Late last night I found what I thought would be a simple find, I was surprised that of the 6 places I called, most people had no idea what I was looking for.
I called three Tractor Supply stores and the last one had 1 Ignition coil in stock. I drove an hour to pick it up and installed it this morning.
The old generator fired up faster than it ever has, and ran for 90 minutes until I shut it off. I let it sit to cool down some for five minutes. I hit the starter and it fired back up again.
It went from 30 minutes on and had to cool for 30 more minutes before it would start again. The coil WAS the problem after all.
I learned a lesson about a back up generator, let it run for at least an hour during a test.
I'll try to post a pic with the side panel off. Thanks to all for a great discussion about my problem. I hope my problem with a bad coil helps someone else that's looking for help.
I called three Tractor Supply stores and the last one had 1 Ignition coil in stock. I drove an hour to pick it up and installed it this morning.
The old generator fired up faster than it ever has, and ran for 90 minutes until I shut it off. I let it sit to cool down some for five minutes. I hit the starter and it fired back up again.
It went from 30 minutes on and had to cool for 30 more minutes before it would start again. The coil WAS the problem after all.
I learned a lesson about a back up generator, let it run for at least an hour during a test.
I'll try to post a pic with the side panel off. Thanks to all for a great discussion about my problem. I hope my problem with a bad coil helps someone else that's looking for help.