Starting a sleepy Onan Microlite 4000
Hello Travelers. I've got a tip for many that own an Onan 4000 Microlite that has been sitting for a few months without being started. I take the cover from the generator and manually start the unit o...
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I've also discovered - using the Onan remote start rocker switch on the panel inside the coach - that holding the Onan start rocker switch in the position opposite from "Start" for a few seconds runs just the Onan fuel pump so as to fill/prime the Onan gas line and carb float fully. Then hold the Onan start rocker in it's Start position for a fast start in all kinds of conditions.
I didn't discover this dual action of the Onan's remote start rocker switch until owning our motorhome for quite some time. The rocker switch is labeled as "Start" for it's engine starting position, but is not labeled for it's fuel pumping/priming position. I've never had to go outside and use the Onan's local controls under the cover. I just have used the dual action rocker switch for quick starting over the last 9 years.
I didn't discover this dual action of the Onan's remote start rocker switch until owning our motorhome for quite some time. The rocker switch is labeled as "Start" for it's engine starting position, but is not labeled for it's fuel pumping/priming position. I've never had to go outside and use the Onan's local controls under the cover. I just have used the dual action rocker switch for quick starting over the last 9 years.
