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down_home
Explorer II
May 30, 2014

Obtaining and installing larger Onan generator.

Our Revolution is now 9 years old. It appears we will have it for life. It has a 7500 kw Onan diesel generator, in the green case up under the cab area. How difficult is it to change it out for a 10...
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CA_Traveler
Explorer III
May 31, 2014
Both our 7.5 and 10K gens were on slides and both were in the front which helps with load balancing. You'll probably need heavier slides and if you're very lucky the space will be adequate. Due to the weight I'm not sure lowering/raising the unit is practical.

The 7.5 should be adequate for the new refer. But electric range type thinking might put you in the 12K gen league.

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