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hotjag1
Explorer II
Jan 30, 2022

Onan diesel generator quits after a few minuthes

I browse this forum fairly often, but now I need some advice or expertise on what is wrong with my generator. It is a 6500 watt Onan. It starts up fairly quickly and generates power within a couple...
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Reisender
Nomad
Jan 30, 2022
gbopp wrote:
Reisender wrote:
Gas or diesel?

It says Onan Diesel Generator in the title of the post.


Ugh. Doh. My apologies.

So this is what I want you to do. Get your iPhone out and start your stop watch as soon as it starts. Then see if it quits at exactly 5 minutes. If so, I think I know what it is.

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