More Onan 5500 - sputters bad under load
I've had 8 trouble-free years with my Onan 5500 in my 2007 Toy Hauler. I'm just over 400 hrs and have done the basic maint up to now. I had noticed in the last few trips, the gen was harder to st...
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lincster wrote:
Carb is gummed up.
400 hours on a genny that is 9 years old equals hasn't been run much.
I have 1100 hours on my genny and my trailer is a 2006.
Put a new carb on and your issues will go away.
Then remember to run it 1/month at 30 min each time.
Had the same problem on my with 1200 hrs. First tried the fuel pump and didn't help next I replaced the carb. Works like a charm now. Also keep a spare fuel pump and carb just in case. My issue came about from not running it frequently and not adding fuel preservative.
