Onan Backfire - Not A Good Thing
When not traveling I run my Onan 2800 for one hour under a 1500w load every other week. Always, when starting it takes a couple of tries for a few seconds for it to start, drawing up gas from the fuel...
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That's it in a nutshell right there: Backfires are generally NOT harmful, and an isolated backfire is NOT necessarily an indication of some underlying issue.
If pieces didn't fly off and it ran fine afterwards, shrug your shoulders, make a mental note of it, and move on. In the spirit of the "my arm hurts" analogy, it's like going to the doctor and telling him you felt a brief twinge of pain in your arm two weeks ago.
If pieces didn't fly off and it ran fine afterwards, shrug your shoulders, make a mental note of it, and move on. In the spirit of the "my arm hurts" analogy, it's like going to the doctor and telling him you felt a brief twinge of pain in your arm two weeks ago.
