Could Low Oil in my Generator Cause This?
Hey all, Dry camping on our way to Sarasota and I fired up the genset (Onan 5500 Gas-50 amp) and it ran everything fine for 3 hours. Was running 1 AC and a few lights. We had a couple flickers an...
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Squealers wrote:
Update 2.
Talked to a tech at Lazy Days on the phone. He stated my model, the 5500 has a known issue with a slow oil leak which drips on the drive belt causing it to lose traction and as a result it does what mine is doing and stops electricity generation.
They can't get me in for repairs so I'll continue to search. Thanks again all, and thanks Ij for the numbers and contacts!
You just cannot win. Your previous post about the CW that was screwed up your visit and NOW, a so called RV tech at Lazydays tells you you have a belt driven Genset, which you do NOT. BTW, MOST large RV service centers, you will NEVER,NEVER talk to a REAL Technician. They have better more important MONEY making things to do than talk to a person on the phone. You will usually talk to a wannabe Tech Service Advisor. THEY don't know anything about operation and repair of RV's. Doug
