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- j-dExplorer IIIndeed!
- KpackpackkelleyExplorer IIGreat news.
- brisathExplorerGot 110v working. The breaker switch on the right side of the generator had flipped. Everything seems to work good now. Thanks for all the help and troubleshooting here. The new starter with good batteries fired it up.
- brisathExplorerGot it running! Pulled spark plugs and confirmed the flywheel does spin easily without them in. Got it all back together and the generator started. The problem was that the auxiliary battery on/off switch on the dash had been off and even though I had tried to turn it on earlier, the switch is having problems so it wasn't actually turning house batteries on. Once I got the auxiliary power switch to turn on, the power from the 2 new house batteries started it up.
HOWEVER, the generator is not powering any of he 110 volt equipment right now, just everything on the DC. I'm not finding any breaker problems 110 volt equipment works fine on shore power, but not working on generator power. - brisathExplorerI've figured out the 12v house battery power problem, as it was the AUX POWER toggle switch on the dash that was not engaging very well. Some more rigorous pushing of the button got the house power back on. Right now I'm looking for help with that flywheel and getting the new starter to move it. There aren't many generator service technicians in my area and no one knows of one at the RV places so I might have to go a ways to find help. Boise or Tri Cities (Washington) might be the closest help for where I live. If anyone has recommendations for this area please pass it on.
- brisathExplorerI'll see what I can do to find someone to do the internal work. Now my problem is tthst all of the house power I gone and I just put new batteries in. Maybe this is related to the starter but right now no house power.
- KpackpackkelleyExplorer IISome really good manuals here too.
http://www.classicwinnebagos.com/Pages_HTML/FreeManuals/IFRAMEFreeManualsPg4.html - KpackpackkelleyExplorer III'm a member here.
http://www.smokstak.com/
These are the old retired onan and generator techs. They share manuals and info. Its a great site. Come on over youll learn a lot about rv gens and home stand by gens. Pm me with your email address and tell me which manuals you need and I'll send them to you.
http://www.smokstak.com/ - j-dExplorer IIPackPack, you're the in-depth guy here. I'm only trying to stay afloat on the surface. 'Specially if you've got that genset, the manual, and have worked on it.
How'd you get access to the ONAN manuals, parts lists etc. I see links to CumminsOnan, but when I go there I can't seem to get beyond consumer stuff. - KpackpackkelleyExplorer IIJD can explain it a lot better than I can. I sent you a private message with my phone number. If you could find a good retired generator tech that lives close to you with some tools to decarbon the heads and set the valves and decarbon them too. That's not even counting when you get to the carburetor. .
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