How much do you use your generator?
We are trying to sell our motorhome and the generator wasn't working so I took it in. Turns out my Onan 7500 generator is totaled. Probably $10K to fix or replace and this on a 1999 Fleetwood. So I'...
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mlts22 wrote:
I wonder what is exactly wrong with it. Carbs are a few C-notes but that is the first thing that fails. I can see a generator "totaled" if the copper windings are so corroded that they have snapped, but even then, it might just be a set of brushes. If it isn't giving electricity but the engine is running, it might need a "field flash", and there are plenty of instructions on YouTube to re-energize that.
Not sure the exact cause but probably an overspeed issue. The rotor shattered taking out the stator. During the overspeed, the inverter may have been damaged but no way of telling until all the other repairs are done. There may also be a problem with the governor. Kind of a cascading effect. Parts alone are potentially up over $6K and if you got it all done and it worked, it would still be a 16 year old generator. I asked about core value of the engine but was told there wasn't much there due to age. As I mentioned it is already out so putting a broken genset back in is not happening. It is near impossible to get to so to do any work on it after a re-install would be very difficult.
