Onan Micro 4000 Generator Won't Start
Generator was working fine, but I turned it off and now it won't start. Seems like a low battery, but they're full. Almost thinking a wire fell off, but don't see anything obvious. The lights on th...
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Beating the Starter or any place you can get access to on the Engine part itself, won't get the crankshaft off of Dead Center.
Going straight to the Starter Cable, AND a good Ground on the Generator itself, with Automotive Jumper Cables, just might let a good starter muster up enough oomph to get a Topped or Bottomed piston moving.
But PLEASE!!! Only Bump it with all that battery power through heavy gauge jumper cables. A good starter motor won't be good long if it gets all that current without being able to spin!
Going straight to the Starter Cable, AND a good Ground on the Generator itself, with Automotive Jumper Cables, just might let a good starter muster up enough oomph to get a Topped or Bottomed piston moving.
But PLEASE!!! Only Bump it with all that battery power through heavy gauge jumper cables. A good starter motor won't be good long if it gets all that current without being able to spin!
