Generator Fuel Leaks and Safety Issues
Re: Onan Marquis 5500 on a 2002 Ford F53 chassis A month ago there was fuel leaking at the fuel pump - the rubber fuel line had gotten old (14 years old) and was cracking around the hose clamp, whi...
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I had a slight leak in my fuel line going into carb. I took me awhile to see the problem but it turned out to be a crack in the flare at the end of the tube. I had to cut off the cracked end and reflare it to get it to seal again. Another time when I removed the cover of the genset to replace a coil I found nests of dried grass and acorns packed under the cover. Both of these could have started a fire and were not obvious.
