Mocoondo wrote:
socal77 wrote:
Thanks Mocoondo, I appreciate the guidance. I just talked to a mobile RV repair guy that's been around 10+ years. He has contracted to do work on CA RV's in the past so knows them very well. He's also Onan Certified. (Also has 21 reviews on his company's Facebook page and they are all 5 stars so he sounds legit).
I told him my Onan 4000 has 1,300 hours on it. He is suggesting a rebuild with new fuel pump, etc. Quoted a price of $950. He said he could just do a tune-up but that the generator would not perform at peak condition.
I'd appreciate feedback. $950 seems high...
Rebuild the entire generator?
Seems a bit excessive to suggest that sort of a need without actually performing a diagnosis. 1,300 hours is not a lot of hours in the grand scheme of things. I have seen them with 3,000+ still running strong.
I still contend that if it is running, there is nothing major wrong with it. Consider a tuneup and a new fuel filter and go from there. I can tell you from experience that the fuel filter is almost always neglected on those units because it is in a horrible location for ease of changing. I've seen units with 1,000+ hours on them still running the original fuel filter.
