4k BGE generator turns over slowly
Last weekend my 4k BGE Onan generator was doing fine. I changed the oil just like I have done every time for years and then fired it up and let it run for a while. When I shut it down it was doing g...
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Sam Spade wrote:falconbrother wrote:
The battery is two weeks old. I suppose it could be bad but, seems unlikely. I'm going to run jumper cables from my car to the battery and give it a try tomorrow.
And if that doesn't work either, before you go tearing the starter apart consider removing the spark plugs to see if any fuel or oil blows out the holes when it turns over that way (the problem might be hydro-lock).
It is also possible that the contacts in the solenoid are burnt, in which case jumping at the battery wouldn't help.
The solenoid clicks rapidly while I hold the start button down, like it would with a weak battery. I need to see what the voltage drops too when I hit the button. And, try a start with jumper cables maybe from the chassis battery while the RV is running.
