Onan generators

[GGeorge]

I was told by a mechanic that an onan rv generator has a life expectancy of 800-900 hours. Can anyone confirm this? My generator has 590.9 hours and needs a control panel for $525., plus install. I am wondering if it is worth it. Any thoughts?

GGeorge

[copeland343]

We have over 4500 hours on ours

[romore]

A properly maintained Onan will give thousands of hours of service, yours is just nicely broken in. Yes, they are very proud of their parts but it is definitely worth fixing.

[MrWizard]

i put thousands of hours, on generators
Onan is normally very long lived
lack of use aka low hours, kill more Onans than two much use

moisture collects, things corrode and rust, field brushes stick, voltage regulators get voltage spiked from the sticky brushes and corroded connections

what that guy told you "IS WRONG"

[YC_1]

Run from that mechanic. run run run.

[wolfe10]

George,

First, tell us what you have-- gasoline, propane or diesel.

And that sounds WAY low for hours on any of them. But if we know what model you have, others with the same model can chime in on their experiences.