Alert Reminder: check your generator coolant level

[Neal]

This for some reason is one of the last things I think about and I remember from the balloon fiesta many found theirs low and Onan/Cummins was on site servicing everyone which was cool. Before departing this morning I checked mine as I run my gen often, especially driving in this heat (96F today) to keep house A/C's running and yep, it was low.

I have the ONAN 8K which takes the Fleetguard CC2825:

https://www.fleetpride.com/parts/fleetguard-antifreeze-coolant-cc2825

I need to find more, almost out. Wish I could get it on Amazon

 

[J&JD]

Walmart has it. Gotta be one near you.

Robot or human?

 

[Headhunter]

I just got back from boon docking at the Gun show for five days. The temp was in the 90's all five days. I ran the generator for almost 30 hrs.

I am taking the coach in for the PA State inspection. I had 120 hrs on the genny so I figured I would do an oil change. Checked the coolant, yep it was very low.

Like Neal said, when you run them hard in extreme heat, check your coolant.

HH

 

[Richpatty]

I agree. Mine was low when I checked it about a month ago…. Not sure where it goes.

 

[Boat Bum]

Well you sent me running to check mine and my Onan QG 5500 gas genny is air cooled. I'm sure I would have noticed it when doing maintenance but I had to check none the less.