Onan Generaor - 10 yr old
We have a Onan Marquis Gold 5500 watt generator. It is 10 yrs old. I service oil and air filter. We have never had a problem with it. It has 500 hrs run time. When it used to start it would crank...
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TC&Z wrote:
We have a Onan Marquis Gold 5500 watt generator. It is 10 yrs old. I service oil and air filter. We have never had a problem with it. It has 500 hrs run time. When it used to start it would crank then run smoothly almost immediately. Now when cranked it sort of putt, putt, putt, putt, putts, for 10-20 seconds then runs smoothly. Trying to decide if I should take MH in to get generator serviced. However not sure what they would do. Would they clean carburetor, or replace it? other? Or would they tell me it is 10 yrs old and I ought to buy a new one? Or is this the expected behavior when 10 yrs old and it is ok, this is normal, no service needed.
Wish I had more confidence in the service folks. Seems like when you have a MH they think money is not an issue for you. We are still making payments. What are your thoughts?
ALWAYS, unless you have fuel leaking or a complete blockage, run some seafoam thru the system before taking it for repair.... in nearly every case where the motor has ran fine, and then sat for a spell, and now it doesnt run as good, the seafoam will dissolve the gum and varnish that is causing the problem... and it usually only takes 4-5 hours to do its thing...
one can always drop 200-500 dollars at the mechanic shop later, but if the problem can be solved right now with the purchase of an $8 can of seafoam, its a better way to go, in my opinion...
