jkim1990
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All,
We have 2005 300 Sundancer with Kohler 5kW gennie that we purchased at beginning of the season. Change impeller, oil and replaced coolant. At startup after this service, gennie kept shuting down and would display Loss of Coolant (LOC) status. After bleeding coolant system, gennie has run great for several months and many hours.
On the hook over the weekend and left gennie running for 2-3 hours on load. Shut her down for hour or so, cabin got hot so went to fire it up and ran for 10-15 minutes and then shutdown with LOC status again.
Next day, I did the following:
1) Tried starting gennie and it shuts down after 10 seconds or so. LOC status again. While it is running, water is coming out of exhaust.
2) Bled the coolant system, it took a little coolant through bleeder valve, overflow bottle is filled between the lines.
3) Opened stainer basket, nothing in it and with strainer top off and seacock open, water is flowing into bildge at good rate so would not seem link any intake issue.
4) Took off cover to impeller and all fins in place (again, just changed this a few months ago) and started gennie for few seconds to make sure it spun/had water flow.
Not sure what else this it could be. Would appreciate feedback as to other things I could try. Thanks in advance... spent enough money on mechanic this year :smt021 , would be good to solve one more issue on my own!
Best,
Jason
We have 2005 300 Sundancer with Kohler 5kW gennie that we purchased at beginning of the season. Change impeller, oil and replaced coolant. At startup after this service, gennie kept shuting down and would display Loss of Coolant (LOC) status. After bleeding coolant system, gennie has run great for several months and many hours.
On the hook over the weekend and left gennie running for 2-3 hours on load. Shut her down for hour or so, cabin got hot so went to fire it up and ran for 10-15 minutes and then shutdown with LOC status again.
Next day, I did the following:
1) Tried starting gennie and it shuts down after 10 seconds or so. LOC status again. While it is running, water is coming out of exhaust.
2) Bled the coolant system, it took a little coolant through bleeder valve, overflow bottle is filled between the lines.
3) Opened stainer basket, nothing in it and with strainer top off and seacock open, water is flowing into bildge at good rate so would not seem link any intake issue.
4) Took off cover to impeller and all fins in place (again, just changed this a few months ago) and started gennie for few seconds to make sure it spun/had water flow.
Not sure what else this it could be. Would appreciate feedback as to other things I could try. Thanks in advance... spent enough money on mechanic this year :smt021 , would be good to solve one more issue on my own!
Best,
Jason
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