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bjhamlyn
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Dec 17, 2014

Onan 4KY F series Gen Only runs while I hold the choke open

I know there are a million Onan posts out there, but I haven't found quite what I am looking for yet, so I figured i'd ask here. I have an Onan 4KY F series generator with a little over 200 hours o...
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PaulJ2
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Dec 20, 2014
TEXAS wrote:
If holding the choke open makes it run. There is nothing wrong but the choke. Linkage is most likely wrong. Easy to do on this model. If I remember correctly. The linkage should pull the choke open. Not push


I agree. If the choke is trying to close after the engine starts--THE LINKAGE IS BACKWARDS!!

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