Generator hours
After almost ten years of usage I have 2230 hours on my generator,this includes running 7 straight days after a hurricane until power was restored. I change oil and filters every 150 hours as well the...
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jorbill2or wrote:
I have read and Onan says that you need to have the valves adjusted at 1000 hours. Is this really needed for those of you that are over that amount? It requires pulling the Gen out and off the slide to access.
Onan service quotes about ..a grand to do ..and thats all labor to pull and replace.
That's expensive for a valve adjustment. On the other hand, given that wear is likely to reduce clearances, which if not accounted for by periodic adjustments, will lead inevitably to valves not closing, and thus getting burned as hot gases escape the combustion process, necessitating a much more expensive full valve job, I think I'd be inclined to spring for the adjustment, or better yet, learn how to do it on my own.
