My first toyhauler

[ebomb]

So I purchased a 2008 fusion 362, prettty clean except the stickers pealing of and a soft floor in the master bed room slide. But it was under 10,000.00, my question is the generator has never been ran since 2008 , any advice on starting it would be appreciated . Thanks

[Brentw]

Oil change, drain fuel tank, pull fuel line off at carb and blow or pump fresh fuel thru it. Pull carb and give it a cleaning. I would give the cylinder a bit of light oil and roll it over before starting it up.

[Brentw]

Oh ya, congrats and enjoy. We love the extra room when there is no toy in the back.

[notanlines]

Ebomb, all good advice from Brent. I would also start a fresh thread with a headline of "Starting an onboard generator." Or something similar. That rascal is going to be dead in the water after eight years. And the fuel in that tank will be just awful. I'd be very surprised if you don't end up with a new carb before it is over.

[Tinner12002]

Congrats on your new hauler!
I don't understand why tank makers don't put a drain plug in their tanks, sure would make it easier to drain and get the old gas out! After you do what Brentw suggested and before I'd try running the gen from the fuel tank, I'd see if there was somewhere close to gen that you can get the line apart and get some non ethanol gas in a can and let it try and pull it through with some carb cleaner in it too.

[Ksupaul]

Unless you’re a carb repairman, I would replace the carb to begin with.

[AbHDToyHauler]

Buy a can of Seafoam as well. If you get it running this will help clean things up!

[whcarr]

Let us know how you make out, did you try starting it?

[travelin texans]

This all sounds strange to me, I'd of been WAY more concerned with the "soft floor in the bedroom slide", the genny starting is the easy fix.
Soft flooring is usually the indication of a water leak of some sort, either a roof leak or piping leaks which can be a huge headache locating & repairing.

[wiredgeorge]

The carburetor has a large hex nut on the bottom that is actually the main jet. When gas sits in the bowl, the jet is going to get gummed. Remove and clean with a fine wire and carb cleaner and the carb won't likely be your issue.

Can't imagine water lines in a slide. Most likely some Eternabond tape is in order.

[JRTJH]

Originally Posted by wiredgeorge

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Can't imagine water lines in a slide. Most likely some Eternabond tape is in order.

All of the kitchen slides that have the sink in the slide have water lines. Most of the residential refrigerators that are installed in slides have a water line that provides water for the ice maker. All of the Montana fifth wheels with the washer/dryer in the slide next to the upper bath have hot/cold water, the drain and the dryer vent in the slide....

It's becoming very commonplace to plumb water in slides, just like it's becoming common to expect air conditioning and a microwave as standard equipment. Just 10 years ago, those were still optional, extra cost equipment. 20 years ago, who would have thought about leveling systems and 40 years ago, nobody had gray water tanks, you just let it run out onto the ground. Things change, usually for the better, but water in slides still has some "perfecting" to do.... namely keeping it from freezing during cold weather camping.

But, yeah, water in slides is more common than you might think.

[ebomb]

Originally Posted by travelin texans

This all sounds strange to me, I'd of been WAY more concerned with the "soft floor in the bedroom slide", the genny starting is the easy fix.
Soft flooring is usually the indication of a water leak of some sort, either a roof leak or piping leaks which can be a huge headache locating & repairing.

I think it’s coming from the window , I haven’t picked the unit up yet as I’m in the middle of selling my other camper. This unit needs some tlc , slide floor on master bed room , decals peeled off and no awning as they had a screen room put on cause this unit was seasonal since new and a one owner. Other than that it’s realy clean inside and the garage is immaculate , gates not rotted and the roof looks good for under 9,000.0