Replacement for Onan 4000
My Onan 4000 which only has about 80 hours stops working. I think it is because I do not exercise it monthly. I pay around $300 to replace the caburator, but I am thinking about buying a portable gene...
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We've had the same original Onan 4000 in our motorhome since we bought the MH new in 2006.
However:
1. I run it with a load about an hour every few weeks when the MH is in storage.
2. I use Mobil 1 Extended Performance synthetic oil in it.
3. I use an E3 spark plug in it.
4. I've had it's fuel filter and air filter changed once.
I consider it essential for fully and truly self-contained, convenient drycamping ... with no concern for the weather, the sun, or the location ... because it can heat the RV, cool the RV, cook our food, refrigerate our food, blow up a flat tire, charge the coach and chassis batteries, and blow dry the wife's or dog's hair. It can do all this day or night by pushing a switch while being fueled from up to three-quarters of a 55 gallon gas tank.
We carry a small portable genny along too, just in case ... but it's rarely needed except for backup coach battery charging.
So far ... both the Onan generator and Honda EX650 portable generator have lived up to their legendary reputations.
However:
1. I run it with a load about an hour every few weeks when the MH is in storage.
2. I use Mobil 1 Extended Performance synthetic oil in it.
3. I use an E3 spark plug in it.
4. I've had it's fuel filter and air filter changed once.
I consider it essential for fully and truly self-contained, convenient drycamping ... with no concern for the weather, the sun, or the location ... because it can heat the RV, cool the RV, cook our food, refrigerate our food, blow up a flat tire, charge the coach and chassis batteries, and blow dry the wife's or dog's hair. It can do all this day or night by pushing a switch while being fueled from up to three-quarters of a 55 gallon gas tank.
We carry a small portable genny along too, just in case ... but it's rarely needed except for backup coach battery charging.
So far ... both the Onan generator and Honda EX650 portable generator have lived up to their legendary reputations.
