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I am but a simple Generator Mechanic. I could ask a friend, but I am normally more at home wiping my oily hands on my shirts and cussing at thinks. If you really want to know, tell me. I will try and wake up Obi Wan.
The E/A, (Electric Actuator) is mounted to the IP. The MPU, (Magnetic Pick Up) counts teeth on the flywheel, and when the right RPM is reached, turns the E/A on, it opens up a solenoid to allow fuel to flow into the IP and from there to the engine. When the MPU reaches another speed trip point...
I’m not sure if a fuel leak in the return circuit would cause an engine miss. Sorry for the confusion 🙄
Should not cause a miss. Its in effect, low pressure side of the system. But should be addressed, and its a place for the set to lose fuel. Another way to see if a jug is not firing is to...
The -24 TM has several levels of troubleshooting. Look in them all.
Is the set in 60 hertz mode? Do not change the hertz while the set is running. Bad thing can happen.
What position is TB1, (voltage reconnection panel) in?
Kinda sounds like one jug is not firing.
I have an 805b that was started and ran using an alternate fuel source and manipulated the electric fuel pump and shutoff to achieve that.
My question is where to start and any likely culprit or culprits?
(I would fill the tank up after charging the batteries. And you need very much to get into...
You simply need to pull up on that sleeve (the cap is attached to it with a chain) and when it gets to the top where it won't pull out anymore, rotate the assembly to line up the tabs on the bottom of the sleeve with the notches in the fuel fill neck and it will simply pull all the way out where...
Looks like the fuel line to the Act, (Electric Actuator) is pinched, but not closed off. It looks like that the reason is because the Act. was changed.
go back to post #4. Did you do those things? If so, will it start?
I have an 805b that was started and ran using an alternate fuel source and manipulated the electric fuel pump and shutoff to achieve that.
My question is where to start and any likely culprit or culprits?
(I would fill the tank up after charging the batteries. And you need very much to get into...