Onan 5500 Marquis Gold Fuel Pump location
Hello all, My genset will not start or fire at all. I changed the oil last month and it started fine. Went to run it last night and it would not start. Not sure I am getting fuel. Will do some m...
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OldF**t wrote:DavidM49 wrote:
I could hear the pump running while trying to prime the carb. It was like a hammer sound more than anything. That being said, I got nothing out of the fuel line when trying to prime the carb.
Well the next step would be pulling the hose off of the pump filter to see if fuel is available from the tank. The tank should be half full or greater as the generator fuel line pickup is not at the bottom of the tank. Also the line to the tank could be bad or have a leak which would cause the pump to suck air instead of fuel.
Yep-- common to have cracks and resultant air leaks in the tank to pump line.
