Onan 5500 fuel pump not priming
Hello everyone...love to hear your feedback. I have a Georgie boy Landau 2005 with a 5500 onan generator. The generator was having problems starting so I took the RV to a repair shop and one test t...
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wa8yxm wrote:
YOu say it primes and runs. then it stops and won't prime. then it primes and runs, then it stops and won't prime.
The fuel pickup in the tank has a strainer (pre-strainer) just like the water pump has. If you've left old gas in the tank (Gasser) or algae has grown (Diesel) that pre-strainer may be clogged.
Then there is the fuel filter it too can clog
And a pinched fuel line not letting fuel through.
all of those will act exactly as you have described Error code will show "No fuel".
A Genset fuel pick up in the fuel tank is just a straight metal tube that is terminates right at the 1/4 tank level of the fuel tank. NO filter or strainer at all. Diesel and Gas are the same. Doug
