Generator Question

[Amandaw]

We've got a 2002 Endeavor DP w/an Onan 7500 Deisel gen. Does anyone know when the generator is suppose to run out of fuel? Ours seems to run out at half a tank (on a 100 gallon tank). This just didn't seem right.

Thank,
Amanda

[Amandaw]

We've got a 2002 Endeavor DP w/an Onan 7500 Deisel gen. Does anyone know when the generator is suppose to run out of fuel? Ours seems to run out at half a tank (on a 100 gallon tank). This just didn't seem right.

Thank,
Amanda

[nutensteve]

Mine shuts off between 1/2 & 1/4. I think that it is supposed to be around 1/4 tank but who knows how accurate the gauge is. How much fuel do you put in when you are showing half?

[teofff]

I also understood it to be at 1/4....

[ronboc]

Hi Amanda -

Welcome to irv2 We're really glad to have you here as a new member and are looking forward to reading your posts about your RVing experiences and adventures. You'll find a great bunch of folks on this site who are very knowledgeable of RVing, the rigs we use, and the places we go in them. Enjoy the forums and post often, and when you want to be a official member of the forum just let me know.


As far as the generator-fuel question, it's been batted about a lot recently (see related posts in this forum). There is a diptube for the generator into the fuel-tank that is separate from the engine diptube, and it is shorter so it runs dry first. Several of us have taken it upon ourselves to replace the original short gen-tube with a longer one. The main concern with a longer gen-tube is that if one is dry-camping/etc, it is possible to draw the fuel-level down to the point that there may not be enough fuel left for the engine to get to a service-station.

Actual fuel-level for a stock tube seems to be almost a toss-up, my genset quit right at 1/2 tank while others get almost to 1/4 before it quits.


HTH,
Ron