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Camper_Ken
Dec 04, 2014Explorer
wolfe10 wrote:
ctpres,
Suggestion: 15 minutes, even if under more than 50% load is not enough (per Onan, etc). Remember, you want to run the engine/generator long enough and under enough of a load to get the OIL, not just coolant up to temperature.
Run it for a minimum of 30 minutes with A/C's and/or heaters equaling at least 50% load.
With both motorhomes I've owned one with an Onan 4kw and the other win an Onan 5.5kw generator the manuals recommend running the generator for TWO HOURS each month under 50% load. In the summer run an air conditioner and in the winter run an electric space heater (or two) while exercising the generator.
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