Generator Blowing Black Smoke
Here's another issue I'm having besides my furnace... :) My generator... an Onan Gold Marquis 5500, is blowing black smoke intermittently. It didn't run for the better part of six months because I...
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Black smoke is from a to rich condition. Possible causes are choke that is not opening fully when warm or a carburetor float and needle seat that are not working properly. Check to see if the choke linkage is binding and free to move. We had a problem with ours not going to full choke and we would have to crank for a very long time to get started. Most likely carburetor has dirt and a sticky float.
