New Onan 4000 wont start
Hi. I’ve got a Winnebago 2018. Our generator has about 30 hours on it and was last used about 60 days ago. Everything worked fine. I went to crank up the generator today and it cranks, starts, and the...
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awesomeman wrote:
House batteries are on full charge. Warranty one year and no dealers are close by. Cheaper and easier to make some educated guess. I’ve worked on my share of generators and am certain it’s soenthing stupid. Just trying to narrow my plan. Went through the guide. Nothing has low voltage
If it cranks and starts as normal per your original post, but shuts off as soon as you release the start button it is absolutely a ‘sefety’ of some form or an electrical gremlin.
BTW, the starter can be held down for an extended period of time after starting as per Cummins / Onan tech’s when I was diagnosing mine. Sometimes just running a moment longer can clear whatever issue is the problem.
