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jayhorowitz
Explorer
Apr 08, 2015

Onan 4KY Consuming Oil After Change, Breather Tube/Crankcase

In an effort to get more hands-on in my generator maintenance I inadvertently caused some trouble. Last week I changed my generator oil myself for the first time. I suspect that I didn't allow all of ...
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Kpackpackkelley
Explorer II
Apr 16, 2015
You need to find a good small engine mechànic to tighten all the gaskets around the carb , air filter housing , and head. Gasket to spec and then set the valves to spec.
If it's not cold weather run 30 wt oil as the manual specs.
If you need the service manual pm me your email and the complete model number.

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