Great news:

Jeff finally got our new generator to start! He had tried so many times that the battery for the generator had lost power, so we picked up a set of jumper cables at a Bosselman truck stop along our route.

When Jeff attempted to start it previously, we thought that the problem may have been air or something in the propane line. We had run the propane tanks dry (the gages do not work… yet another project), so we thought the line might need to be purged.

Well, after connecting the jumper cables and repeated priming and attempts to start it with no joy, Jeff noticed a small grey connector dangling from a wire that was not hooked up to anything. We checked the manual, but could not easily identify the connector, so he plugged it in where it looked like it should go, and about 5 attempts later, the generator began purring like a kitten. Hurrah!

Ultra-slick generator installation by Overland Engineering. Jumper cables thanks to owner incompetence.