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ImaginaryNumber
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Jun 17, 2013

Onan 4000 Microquiet KY no start - Oil level switch bypass

My 2004 Trail Lite 235s has an Onan Microquiet 4000 KY generator which has always started right up, but now won't start. The rig has been parked for almost a year on a slight incline with the rear ...
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Handbasket
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Jun 17, 2013
I dunno if you even have a low oil level switch (they're no longe used on 2800's, anyway), but if you've moved to a level spot,that should cure it; I think it's just a float on a swing arm. Have you tried cranking it with the chassis engine running? Sometimes that provides that little bit of extra voltage needed to crank one fast enough to start.

Jim, "Don't get even. Get odd."

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