Onan generator only runs with switch held in
Last month my Onan 2800 ran perfectly, today I can't get it to run at all. Here are the details: (1) Pushing in on the remote start/stop button inside the Roadtrek and also at the access cover at the...
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Jim, If he did that diagnosis without doing any testing, he may have found out he was wrong. Obtaining & replacing the voltage regulator should take about a week, tops.
When my brand-new 2800 failed in the same way, I took it to a nearby RV dealer who claimed to handle Onan warranty repairs. I have almost no doubt that he expected it to be the VR. Went back a few weeks later, it was sitting on bench, top off, not fixed. He finally claimed that 'didn't have a tech who had time to work on it'. Took it to the Onan dealer 80 miles away, proper diagnosis revealed it was a bad stator & rotor. Cost Onan $1600.
It can also be brushes / commutator, from what I think I know.
Jim, "I used to be schizophrenic, but we're OK now."
When my brand-new 2800 failed in the same way, I took it to a nearby RV dealer who claimed to handle Onan warranty repairs. I have almost no doubt that he expected it to be the VR. Went back a few weeks later, it was sitting on bench, top off, not fixed. He finally claimed that 'didn't have a tech who had time to work on it'. Took it to the Onan dealer 80 miles away, proper diagnosis revealed it was a bad stator & rotor. Cost Onan $1600.
It can also be brushes / commutator, from what I think I know.
Jim, "I used to be schizophrenic, but we're OK now."
