New Onan generator died
Our 2013 Itasca Sunstar 27N comes with the 2500kw Onan gen running on gasoline. It was always hard starting, taking up to ten seconds of cranking. We were then told to hold down the stop button to p...
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JumboJet, thank you. I understand flooding while starting..., but after an hour of constant running? Luckily the motorhome is parked outside our house for the moment, so after breakfast I'm going to investigate. I'm a past active fireman and the smell of gasoline gives me the willies. Explosive vapors, points of ignition, all that good stuff. This is a single cylinder motor running at 3600rpm. What would make it falter and die, and then smell strongly?
I grew up on a farm and love machinery, so I've had my share of starting issues.
Engines stopping usually means something is seriously unhappy.
And if it died from a breaker clicking, and the engine kept feeding fuel as it wound down, well that would sure create a smelly exhaust.
Engines in closed compartments directly under our bed are a concern to a risk averse guy. Jumbo, I'm looking for loose connections/drips after i start it up, with the door open for lots of air in there. Really don't want a new haircut this morning.
I grew up on a farm and love machinery, so I've had my share of starting issues.
Engines stopping usually means something is seriously unhappy.
And if it died from a breaker clicking, and the engine kept feeding fuel as it wound down, well that would sure create a smelly exhaust.
Engines in closed compartments directly under our bed are a concern to a risk averse guy. Jumbo, I'm looking for loose connections/drips after i start it up, with the door open for lots of air in there. Really don't want a new haircut this morning.
