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Default Generac generator (natural gas) starts but won't stay running

On Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 8:44:15 PM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
replying to The Daring Dufas, Dave wrote:
Oil light stays on and it keeps shutting down

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Connect a voltmeter to the AC output and see if you see 240V when it's
briefly running. The controller looks for that and if the generator
isn't generating, it shuts it down after it runs briefly, maybe 15 or
30 secs. In other words, your problem could be in the generator, not
the engine.