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Kubota Generator and Wrico
If you have a Kubota generator and a NAPA AITA card, you need to read this. Our last trip out the genset was operating sporadic and on/off was the name of the game. Not a good idea when you are wanting to be cool in the heat of the day.
I called Wrico International in Oregon and spoke to Justin about my problem. We narrowed it down to three possible issues:
- Water in the fuel
- Air in the fuel lines
- A clogged up air filter.
Started with the air filter, which turned out to be blacker than a West Virginia coal miners butt, which in itself says the thing is sucking up exhaust from outside the door. Sure enough, it was the air filter. Kubota’s are tied to the fuel pump and the air filter, if the air filter is dirty, it will send a message to the pump and shut it down, same with the air separator, water in the line, you are screwed. Also if the generator fails to shut down after hitting the kill button, that is a indicator you have a stuck starter switch somewhere in the coach.
As I recently changed out everything BUT the air filter, that is where I started to diagnose the problem. Pulled it in about five minutes.
Now I trot my body down to the NAPA store, show him the filter and tell him I need two. He comes back with them, $27.97 each and I almost die. Then he looks down at the NAPA Card on the counter, and says, “Why didn’t you tell me you had this first?” and he rings it up again, drops the $28 item down to a little over $13 each.
I end up buying both filters for $26.00 and some change after taxes.
If you don’t have this card, you should get you one, it will save you some serious money every now and then. And in this day and age, that is a good thing for sure.
Jus Sayin
Now repeat after me … “I Love My Bus …I Love My Bus …I Love My Bus …I Love My Bus …I Love My Bus …I Love My Bus … I REALLY love my bus.”
BCO
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I used to have a 5.5KW Kubota in a hush-box. The air filter could turn as black as coal if I was a bit lax on maintenance, and there was no way that generator could suck up exhaust.
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BCO,
You sure you been working on the bus? My wife says I get dirtier then that just thinking about working on the bus. Grease and dirt jump off the bus right onto my clothes as soon as I get close to it with a wrench in my hand.
Glad it was an easy fix and you saved money in the process!
stay safe.
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Apply the savings to your dues. Tom needs to buy that 4 slide H for Nancy.
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