2014 Onan 4000 fuel leaking from carb
I have an Onan 4000 generator on my Shockwave. It's always been a little finicky to start. However, this past week when I went to start it for the monthly run, it just would not catch. I noticed fuel ...
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I'll get a model number. I'll have to wait until next Friday since I'm working all this week. I store it undercover at a friend's house who has acreage, so it's not as simple as walking outside my house.
I topped the gas tank in August, which is 6 months. The previous top off was in April. I filled about 1/2 tank in August but I'm not sure how much I filled in April. Probably not much, unfortunately. I'd like to offload all the gas, but have no idea what to do with it. 30 gallons worth in a 40 gallon tank. That would take forever to burn through in a lawnmower. I just know I don't want to use it in my truck since I have direct injection. If I cut it with some new gas (say a 1:1 ratio), do you think it might be ok for an older truck? My friend has an 03 V-8 Dakota and he's said he would be willing to use the gas up, but I don't want to mess up his engine too.
I got the unit in August of 14, so I thought 18 hours was right on schedule doing 1 hour a month. Instructions say to run 1 hour a month with 30 minutes loaded. Last ran in January. Going forward, I'm not going to put nearly so much gas in the toy hauler unless I'm positive I'm going to use it.
I might already have the torx bit. I do have the socket. I will have assistance this weekend. It's kind of funky because the carb is in the side. I haven't encountered an engine like that. I'm used to auto engines.
My plan is that I'll first use an inspection mirror to look inside carb and see if I can spot anything obvious. I'll get the manual out as well and take pictures of the linkages before I do anything. Then I'll try "tapping" the bowl first. If I get it running, I'll load it and run it for a few extra hours. If it still doesn't run and I think I can get it off, I'll do that next. If it looks beyond my skill, I'll just take it to the shop. I looked up Onan repair shops from a previous thread I found and it looks like there is a shop much closer to me than the Wood Village Camping World.
Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. At least I now know where to start. I'll update this later.
I topped the gas tank in August, which is 6 months. The previous top off was in April. I filled about 1/2 tank in August but I'm not sure how much I filled in April. Probably not much, unfortunately. I'd like to offload all the gas, but have no idea what to do with it. 30 gallons worth in a 40 gallon tank. That would take forever to burn through in a lawnmower. I just know I don't want to use it in my truck since I have direct injection. If I cut it with some new gas (say a 1:1 ratio), do you think it might be ok for an older truck? My friend has an 03 V-8 Dakota and he's said he would be willing to use the gas up, but I don't want to mess up his engine too.
I got the unit in August of 14, so I thought 18 hours was right on schedule doing 1 hour a month. Instructions say to run 1 hour a month with 30 minutes loaded. Last ran in January. Going forward, I'm not going to put nearly so much gas in the toy hauler unless I'm positive I'm going to use it.
I might already have the torx bit. I do have the socket. I will have assistance this weekend. It's kind of funky because the carb is in the side. I haven't encountered an engine like that. I'm used to auto engines.
My plan is that I'll first use an inspection mirror to look inside carb and see if I can spot anything obvious. I'll get the manual out as well and take pictures of the linkages before I do anything. Then I'll try "tapping" the bowl first. If I get it running, I'll load it and run it for a few extra hours. If it still doesn't run and I think I can get it off, I'll do that next. If it looks beyond my skill, I'll just take it to the shop. I looked up Onan repair shops from a previous thread I found and it looks like there is a shop much closer to me than the Wood Village Camping World.
Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it. At least I now know where to start. I'll update this later.
