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jtad
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Feb 15, 2015

Onan diesel gen problem

So we bought a new to us 2004 Holiday Rambler Endeavor. It has a 7500 Onan with 570 hrs. Picked it up yesterday. Gen started right up and ran perfectly. That was at 4PM. It ran non stop without problem till about 5AM. It just died, cranked on it 7-8 times. It would just spit and sputter, then started right up. Ran non stop till about noon today..Died, same thing spit sputter try to crank then fired up and ran for 15-20 mins died again, same thing, run for a few mins then die.. Finale started back up and ran no problems for 3 more hours. Pulled in the driveway..died..spit sputter..start back up. When you are trying to start it, it acts like its not getting fuel, lost prime or something. Any ideas??

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  • SCVJeff wrote:
    How much fuel is in the tank?


    You need at least a fourth of a tank of gas as the generator is designed to only draw fuel until your tank is one fourth full. That way you won't run out of fuel if boon docking.
  • If it's not the fuel filter,
    We had a hole in our fuel line going to our Onan generator. The generator gives a fault code. The Cummins service center we took ours to diagnosed it in about 5 mins. They had to replace fuel lines. Quick service, reasonable price. There is a Cummins service center in Fort Worth. They might be able to help you diagnose it over the phone.

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