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Kennyg
Explorer
Nov 20, 2020

Help! Onan 4K generator refuses to start and stay on

Pulled RV out of 6 month storage. Attempted to start generator. Will start, but quit after about 6 seconds. Repeated attempts with no success. When it does start, it runs only briefly. It seems to ...
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klutchdust
Explorer II
Jan 23, 2021
wopachop wrote:
Gravity feed it fresh gas with a multimeter on the solenoid while your starting it. Might need 3 hands if you dont have alligator clips.



Also add some "mechanic in a bottle" to that fuel, follow directions on the bottle. Available at the the big red store in the mower section. Folks, that works wonders for carb issues. As a professional mechanic and a snake oil avoider this stuff works.

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