Anyone else with a similar vintage may by able to answer this. I think I recall that the Trace remotes need to have the "GENERATOR" settings set to "Off" for the Auto start to work properly. It has not functioned for 3 years and I haven't missed it that much to be honest but I'm stopped over here in MD where the manufacture is going to see me tomorrow to look at it. I'd like to replicate the issue for them. It's been so long I don't recall exactly what it was doing and in the morning I want to run the batteries down and do some testing to recall. Anyone know if that is the correct setting on the remotes and also where the two toggle switches on the Gen Con should be set on ? I had to disconnect the Gen Con because I THINK it was letting the generator start and run all the time.