Generator hours how much is too much
I'm looking at a 2000 model Fleetwood with a onan 7.5 diesel generator with 7500 hrs on it How many hrs are they good for?
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5200 hours in 16 years is 325hr/year -
Generator engines have a relatively good life for an engine so should be good for thousands of hours - generally breathing fairly clean air, run in a steady state mostly at part load, do not idle to "warm up" slobbering fuel into the lube oil, do not get left idling slobbering fuel into their lube oil...
Risks: poor or no owner maintenance. Unlikely in the type of RV that would be equipped with a diesel generator...
Generator engines have a relatively good life for an engine so should be good for thousands of hours - generally breathing fairly clean air, run in a steady state mostly at part load, do not idle to "warm up" slobbering fuel into the lube oil, do not get left idling slobbering fuel into their lube oil...
Risks: poor or no owner maintenance. Unlikely in the type of RV that would be equipped with a diesel generator...
