2000 Four Winds Generator Specifics
Hello, We are borrowing my MIL's 2000 Four Winds 31S over the upcoming holidays, and she has indicated that the generator is not working. The specific problem that she communicated is that press...
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Handbasket wrote:
I think the Onan Microquiet 4000 has a 'prime' function built into the start switch. It's not uncommon to need a bit of cranking to get fuel to the generator if it's not been run in a while, so priming is a good idea.
Not to be the bearer of bad tidings, but if it hasn't been run for a while, it may not start even when the starter cranks it over just fine. Or it may run poorly, with the RPM rising and falling. This is the result of carburetor varnish. They need to be run for an hour or two every month or so to avoid this. If you're going to be on a tight schedule, there's not much that can be done for this issue in a short amount of time.
Agree... once they get it to crank. I'd say the first objective is to get it clicking/rotating first.
