Generator vapor locking
So I've been trying to track down this issue I have been having with my 5500 Cummings/Onan generator. It will die out intermittently. I finally tracked it down to it dies when you hit a very rough hig...
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4x4van wrote:
If it was vapor lock, it would not start right back up; it would require a bit of cooling down time. JMHO.
I agree. And the more I have been thinking and researching, the extended crank time after it dies leads me to believe the carb is running empty. And the extended cranks fills the float bowl. I may end up trying an oil pressure switch. The fuel pump from Airtex (the company that supplies them to Onan) is on back order. And I don’t want to spend $150 for a fuel pump just because it says Onan. So I may try that first.
