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   >>>>    I just received a reply from Brian (Champion Support).  He told me   
   >>>> to disconnect the low oil sensor as a test.   Note: There is a wire   
   >>>> that has a quick disconnect for the oil sensor.   He said sometimes   
   >>>> the sensor sticks.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    I will try that in a month (unless there is a power loss) and   
   >>>> report back.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>I have a generator that was a freebie that I finally traced down to   
   >>>exactly that   
   >>>problem. I disconnected the oil sensor and it started right up, and   
   >>>continued to   
   >>>work afterwards.   
   >>>   
   >>Hi Bob,   
   >>   
   >>    Thanks for telling me.   
   >>   
   >>     I think I will try to start my generator this coming Thursday   
   >> (weather   
   >>permitting),  a week after running the generator.  I am not going to   
   >>wait a month.   
   >>   
   >              UPDATE:   
   >   
   >      I decided to try Brian's (Champion support) procedure today,   
   > Wednesday,   
   > since the temp. is about the same as it was the last time I ran the   
   > generator.   
   > Note: I keep generator in the shed.   
   >   
   >      I still had a hard time starting the cold generator.   Thank goodness   
   > I   
   > made that "rigging" so I can stand up while pulling on the recoil starter   
   > cord.   
   >   
   >      I sent an email to Brian regarding his suggestion did not work.   If   
   > I   
   > learn anything more,  I will post it here.   
   >   
   >                     John   
      
   We maintain remote communications towers and have employed bock heaters in   
   all of our standby generators.   The result we've cut repair/outage trips   
   where the gen set does not start drastically.   
      
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