Generator won't Start
Just purchased this DP new a couple of months ago and I have a lot to learn. When I try and start the generator you hear "Click-Click-Click" sounds like the battery is dead. This is where my problem i...
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koda55 wrote:
I have the Onan 8 thousand generator. At times it has taken 45 to 60 seconds for the generator glow plug to get hot enough to start the generator. All it does is click till it starts. How long have you held the start switch? Try holding it to start for up to one minute and see if it will start. Sounds like what you describe is normal procedure.
After it sits it takes sometime for it to start.
Our Onan 7500 Quiet Diesel clicks for at least 10-20 seconds down here in Mexico at 80 - 90 degrees. Much longer when it is cold.
