another ONAN question.
an Onan microquiet 4kw. won't start. Checked all the obvious- fuel, fuel pump, and carb. The problem is " no spark" at the plug when cranking. I talked to Flight Systems who supplied the new control module we'd installed last summer. They say that the engine should produce spark while cranking even with the control module unplugged. The control module puts out a ground on pin 11 to kill the ignition when the stop button is pushed. There is no spark at the plug while cranking either with the module unplugged or plugged in.
This Onan has a very small ignition module at the end of the sparkplug wire. Only one small low tension wire 'feeds' it. My question is "where does this wire go to?". A magnito/points setup under the flywheel? What kind of voltage should I find on this wire? I guess I'd like to know whether the ignition module is bad or if something is amiss in the magnito area. I've looked for replacement points online just to determine if this thing even uses points, never found any points listed for Onan.
This Onan has a very small ignition module at the end of the sparkplug wire. Only one small low tension wire 'feeds' it. My question is "where does this wire go to?". A magnito/points setup under the flywheel? What kind of voltage should I find on this wire? I guess I'd like to know whether the ignition module is bad or if something is amiss in the magnito area. I've looked for replacement points online just to determine if this thing even uses points, never found any points listed for Onan.
