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How old is it???? Does it have a read out that tells you what's wrong?????When is the last time you did a maintaince tune up on it???? Mine is fueled by propane and I changed the oil and plugs and it's been fine since....Sometimes it's the starter/ignition..I would do a complete tuneup first, then clear codes, then try starting it up manually....If that works put it back on auto..Good Luck
Unplug the oil sensor. The oil sensor is located behind the oil filter. I unplugged the oil sensor and it fired right up. Plugged it back in and it runs fine. It might be because it is cold. I don't know why but I turned it off and it starts right up now.
The "mag" is a magneto and it generates the high voltage pulse to fire the spark plug. The "coil" is about the same thing but it uses a set of points or an electronic ignition to control when the spark is delivered.
what a **** generator, worked for 100 hours and now wont start anymore. did all the checks and replacing of spark plug and oil etc, simply wont start, ****, ****, ****..... service is horrible too. they just give you the runaround.
The problem is that the printed circuit board inside the generator draws a little current from the battery even when the generator is not running. Over the course of a few days this can make the battery weak enough to be unable to get recharged by the built in running charger which results in not enough power to run the electronic governor on the generator. Usually the spark plugs will work even with a fairly low battery.
Most of the Generac generators come with a built in trickle charger that runs off of the transfer switch load terminals. If your built in charger isn't doing the job it's either broken or you have the wrong sort of battery installed in the generator.
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