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Camp__Forrest__
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Oct 21, 2016

Getting generator to idle high for small appliances.

I have a 1999 Arctic Fox 1150 with a 4500W propane generator. I believe it is an Onan, but don't quote me. It is the brand that has to crank for about 10 seconds before it fires up. My problem is t...
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Camp__Forrest__
Explorer
Oct 25, 2016
Old-Biscuit wrote:
Also should not have to crank for 10 mins to get it started regardless if Onan, Generac or whatever brand.
Just to be clear, it is seconds, not minutes. I remember reading in the manual when I got it that there is a delay to build oil pressure.

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