1989 Onan Generator ingnition coil question
Hi I have a 4000 watt onan emarald series generator, gas. I am having ignition coil problems and want to be sure someone did not change wires on the coil. Right now i have one wire going to the + an...
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Good news! Prolly had corrosion on the points surfaces. Carburetor is prolly gummed. You may be able to remove part of the fuel line and fill it with carb cleaner. Run it till it quits or long enough to get the cleaner through, then shut down and wait overnight. Run again, repeat. Another way is make up a tank of gas heavily treated with cleaner, like SeaFoam, Berryman, etc.
I couldn't get ours to clean up so sent it to a shop with ultrasonic cleaner. It ran much better but still had a surge. Replacing the Governor Spring solved it. Best $3 I've spent.
I would have thought BGE would support itself once started, like BFA did. Check the manual, it may not. Might be depending on the coach's converter/charger to recharge the battery once the genset started.
I couldn't get ours to clean up so sent it to a shop with ultrasonic cleaner. It ran much better but still had a surge. Replacing the Governor Spring solved it. Best $3 I've spent.
I would have thought BGE would support itself once started, like BFA did. Check the manual, it may not. Might be depending on the coach's converter/charger to recharge the battery once the genset started.
