Loud Onan 4K Genny
So I recently purchased an new 5er that has a built in Onan 4K generator and am disappointed at how loud it is. Onan really should drop the term "MicroQuiet" from this unit because there is nothing q...
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Wayne Dohnal wrote:
Mine broke both valve springs at about 20 hours. There were hundreds, perhaps thousands of KY series generators that suffered the same fate at various Hobbs readings. I was lucky that my damage was limited to the springs. A lot of them sucked a valve and required total replacement.
Huuuuh??
That's sure not evident reading here in the RV forums. Those MicroQuiets are talked about everywhere and often with respect to the high hours one can put on them. I'm counting on high hours from ours!
I do use Mobil 1 EP oil in ours even though it's not an inexpensive oil, but who cares since you only have to use 1.6 quarts to change it? I also exercise ours every month.
Maybe we need a new thread on how short-lived some 4Ks are. :h
