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F-20_Tigershark
Explorer
Oct 02, 2017

Onan 4k Microlite runs 10 minutes, quits, will start later.

Hey all you Onan experts out there, I have an Onan Microlite 4000 genset in a 1999 Winnebago. It starts and runs fine but quits after about 10 minutes, under load or no load (maybe a couple minute...
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F-20_Tigershark
Explorer
Oct 08, 2017
Well, gentlemen. This week I tried to use the genny to run the microwave. It ran for about a minute (I had to eat my falafel lukewarm). The next day I pulled the fuel line off and there was fuel in it. But it would not start.

I'm starting to suspect the control board. But I suppose I need to pull the thing out so I can clean out the mouse nest. ****.

First, I'll check if there is spark.

Edit: Sorry about the language. I didn't think it was that bad of a word.

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