Replacing a Onan 4.0, same model, How hard is it?
I got it off the internet, I can handle the weight, and my generator is mounter on sliders. How difficult is to remove the old and install the new one?
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Depends on your RV. On my 1990 Winnebago, it's pretty easy. I bought a $10 rolling dolly from Harbor Freight, and stacked 4x4 pieces on top of it like a log cabin until I was close to the height of the generator belly pan. Then I used a hydraulic jack to lift the outboard side of the genset so that I could remove the brackets there, then I lowered it until it rested on the 4X4s. Then I moved the jack to the inside side of the genset, and jacked it up lightly. I removed the "keepers" on the two hinges, then jacked the genset up slightly until it came off the hinges. Lowered the genset back onto the 4X4s, and then rolled the genset out of the compartment.
Before I did any of that I disconnected the battery and fuel.
There is enough service loop for the 120 VAC output that after I rolled the genset out of the compartment I could disconnect it. It terminated in a junction box under one of the kitchen table bench seats. I undid the electrical connections from the seat box, then went back underneath and disconnected the armored cable termination. Then the genset was free to be taken to the shop.
Steve
Before I did any of that I disconnected the battery and fuel.
There is enough service loop for the 120 VAC output that after I rolled the genset out of the compartment I could disconnect it. It terminated in a junction box under one of the kitchen table bench seats. I undid the electrical connections from the seat box, then went back underneath and disconnected the armored cable termination. Then the genset was free to be taken to the shop.
Steve
