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dbldtop
Explorer
Nov 11, 2014

Onan Marquis 5500 Starts then stops when Load is added

New owner to a used RV Trailer. The Onan Marquis Gold 5500 didn't start. I increased the elevation setting and the generator started fine. My elevation was 3,500 feet. Later in the day, we needed to u...
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Taxman2004
Explorer
Nov 25, 2014
Had similar problem. Had camped in very dusty area for 4 days. Talked to the factory rep at FMCA convention. He thought it sounded like a gas problem. He did show me the choke on the Onan. Had used it for 14 years and knew about the choke. Changed air filter and no problem. Every thing worked great. Old air filter did not look that bad.

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