Generator Base
This is @HomeSweetRoad's (our RV) generator going through repair for an ingested shop towel.
Those of you who know generators like this know that it is exceedingly unlikely the towel got in any way other than by a mechanic leaving it there. We can't know for sure who caused this, but we're thinking it was Able RV. They shut their business down while I had the RV in for work on my backup camera. Did I ask them for an oil change? I don't think so but that was a tough time of year for me personally and I may have just asked them to do the oil at the same time.
Since I did that service last fall and didn't notice the issue until summer, I can't say for sure they did it. But nobody can figure out how else the towel got in. Our new friends at Barrington RV supplied the photos and believe the towel came through the oil filter opening.
What does it cost to clear out a $0.49 shop towel from a generator? Almost $1000. Lesson learned.
Generator Base
This is @HomeSweetRoad's (our RV) generator going through repair for an ingested shop towel.
Those of you who know generators like this know that it is exceedingly unlikely the towel got in any way other than by a mechanic leaving it there. We can't know for sure who caused this, but we're thinking it was Able RV. They shut their business down while I had the RV in for work on my backup camera. Did I ask them for an oil change? I don't think so but that was a tough time of year for me personally and I may have just asked them to do the oil at the same time.
Since I did that service last fall and didn't notice the issue until summer, I can't say for sure they did it. But nobody can figure out how else the towel got in. Our new friends at Barrington RV supplied the photos and believe the towel came through the oil filter opening.
What does it cost to clear out a $0.49 shop towel from a generator? Almost $1000. Lesson learned.