Onan 4000 gen
I am having a problem starting my generator I have noticed that when i press the start switch it turns over but it is not pumping gas to the carburetor I took it apart down to where the gas pump was a...
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Scott & Jill wrote:Hank MI wrote:
As waterboy said you need 1/4 tank or more of fuel to feed the gen. Also on our Onan 4k holding the switch in the off position runs the pump to fill the fuel bowl before trying to start the engine. You have to hold it in the off position for a few seconds then you should hear the fuel pump start running.
I have a full tank of gas and when I hold the switch to the off position it dose nothing?
That's how ours works. Yours may be different or it's a symptom of the problem, fuel pump not working.
