Onan genset (5500 Marquis HGJAB) with 417 hours locket up while running. Got to where I could put a socket on the fan and freed up the motor (working it back & forth) but now when running it sounds l...
yep....engineers rarely design with a view towards the poor sap who actually has to repair these things. we use a lot of never-seize at our shop, when putting these things back together. And I'm sure you know this, but never run for more than a minute or two without service door installed, exhaust system will quickly overheat without door on. Oil change interval per Onan Op Man., is 150 hr or annually