I pushed the generator start button on my inside RV panel
just before leaving for a week long trip.
The generator wouldn’t start, only a low buzzing could be
heard coming from the generator.
I ended up going on the trip and experienced the same
behavior at our campsite.
The friend who was with me was barbequing some food and he
walked over while I was trying to start it and he whacked the solenoid on my
generator with some tongs he had in his hand and the thing started right up.
I used the “hit it” technique until I got home and then
looked for a place to buy a solenoid.
I ended up finding one for a decent price on anyrvparts.com
I got the new part a couple days later, unfortunately it had a piece broken out of the
corner.
I ended up gluing the piece on with JB Weld and using it. I
sent a note to anyrvparts but never heard back anything. They use newspaper for
packing material to ship, maybe a problem?
Part Number 307-2586
Price with shipping & tax about $46
Anyway, pretty easy to install, just one bolt and the wire connections,
With the new solenoid, the generator starts up every time.
