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Re: Onan oil filter threads damaged
Hi all, I am the original poster. I thought it would be appreciated if I provided an update on my oil filter issue. People on this site never disappoint. I think that I now have all the info I need thanks to all of you that provided the great feedback. To answer questions: Model and Serial: Onan Marquis 7000 7NHMFA26106D, serial H933071141. Who installed the last filter? I did. The filter that was so hard to remove was a Fram XG3614 installed hand-tight about this time last year, the generator was used 41 hours over the last year. I ran the generator for an hour under load (both air-conditioners and a 1500 watt heater) before shutting down and removing the filter and draining the oil. I stuck a small camera under the generator shroud and took some macro pictures: Enblethen has it 100% correct - my unit has the Onan filter adapter, and thanks to RLS7201 (Richard?) for posting the image of the adapter. To jwmll and your comment about metric vs US threads: That's a good question. I wonder if the Fram XG3614 filter has a slightly different thread? That could certainly cause the thread damage. This was the first time I've ever used the XG3614 filter. I have the Bounder all winterized and wrapped up. Next Spring I'll remove the generator and perform a full service (it's about time anyway) and clean up the threads if I can or replace the filter adapter if I can't. Either way I've now got enough info to not stress about it all winter Thanks everyone!!331Views0likes0CommentsRe: Onan oil filter threads damaged
Thanks for the replies already. wolfe10: I'll get the part and model number, all I know off the top is that it's an Onan Emerald 7000 in my 1994 Bounder. enblethen: I'm hoping it's an adapter screwed into the block. With a flashlight yesterday it looked like aluminum threads and didn't look like an adapter. I'll remove the generator and take off all the shrouds, it's about time for an out-of-vehicle service anyway. I'll probably wait for next Spring: our winter weather arrived with a vengeance this morning and we're expecting at least 2 inches of rain a day for the next several days. After that it'll just be regular rain for the next 6 months. We cant Wait: 'Dis-similar metals fusing together usually occurs only after a prolonged period of contact - like YEARS' I agree with you. I don't use the generator much but do change the oil/filter once a year. I've never seen anything like it.149Views0likes0CommentsRe: What was your best DIY road side repair?
Way back in the 70's. Recently broken up with a girlfriend, driving across town to visit my best friend. 2 blocks from his place I heard a popping and pinging from under the hood: V-belt! The alternator light came on and I lost power steering. I knew that I'd also lost the water pump. I coasted up to his place and stopped on the street right in front of his house. Jumped out of the car, looked around, and there in the drive-way is my ex-gf's car. Looked at the house: in full view through the big picture window in the living-room is my best friend and my ex all wrapped up on the couch! Luckily I was prepared. For car trouble, anyway. As quietly as I could I got the tool box out of the trunk and the spare V-belt I always carried, and that was the fastest and quietest belt replacement I'd ever done. I got the hood closed, engine started, and as I was very carefully driving away I glanced at the house again. They were still doing whatever they were doing and hadn't noticed me performing a kamikaze car repair just outside the window. I lost touch with my 'friend' after that, haven't seen or heard from him in over 40 years.454Views0likes0CommentsOnan oil filter threads damaged
Onan 7000. Performing the season-end oil change yesterday, the oil filter was really hard to get off, had to use a breaker-bar on the oil-filter socket to break the filter loose. That's a really bad omen. Instead of spinning right off, I had to really work to unscrew the filter. Once the filter was removed, I had a look at the threaded mount on the generator: all the threads are damaged and the tip, with the last couple of threads, was missing. Looked into the oil filter and there's the broken section stuck in the oil filter threads. I am assuming that I've run into the age-old problem of dis-similar metals fusing together - the steel threads on the oil filter bonding to the aluminum threads on the generator. In any case: now what? The generator has to come out so I can get at the damaged filter mount. But then what? If there is enough material left I might be able to clean up the remaining threads with a die. Maybe. Has anyone had this issue? How did you fix it? can it be repaired?6.6KViews0likes33CommentsRe: 1995 Bounder water heater inside access
On my 94 Bounder I was surprised to discover there is no access panel. The steel pan underneath is a sealed unit, the forward compartment contains the water tank and the rear has only the bypass valve handle protruding through the compartment divider. There is no access from inside the house. I finally removed the heater by grabbing the exterior control panel and giving it a good yank (after disconnecting the propane and wiring), which snapped off the plastic fittings on the tank and allowed me to remove the entire unit. I replaced all the original plumbing lines, back-check valve etc. When I installed the new unit I rested it on supports next to the opening. For the cold-in, hot-out and bypass hoses I used 4 foot stainless braided washing-machine hoses connected in such a way that they neatly coiled up against the rear of the compartment when the tank slid into place.800Views0likes0CommentsWhy so many blowouts?
I see a lot of posts on this site about blowouts... Is it due to extreme heat? Exposure to sun? Speed? Low tire pressure? A combination? The majority of posts seem to be from southern areas where it's typically much warmer, with a lot more sun. I live in a coastal rain-forest in BC: things that aren't covered up turn green in a hurry. I don't get much sun - it's usually overcast or raining and temperatures stay low through most of the year. In over 40 years of driving I've never had a blowout and I don't know anyone who has. I've had punctures and I've popped tires and wrecked rims due to hitting stuff in the road but I've never had a tire blow for no apparent reason. When we travel we head north. We've done thousands of miles in Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories and northern BC and Alberta, much of it on what I would call primitive gravel roads that will rattle your teeth out. I've had overhead cabinets fall off the ceiling on the way to Telegraph Creek and once in my old Itasca had the ignition key and cylinder rattle out of the dash and hit me in the foot while I was driving. Heading to Fort Simpson a few years ago we had the front wheels airborne several times hitting frost-heaves at speed which has got to be tough on tires, but I've never had a blowout. So what is it that causes blowouts? The only thing I can think of is the cumulative effects on the tire of extreme temperatures over long periods, and long exposure to the sun. Am I delusional? Am I just lucky?5.6KViews0likes40CommentsRe: Cracked coolant expansion tank
I am the original poster: I was going to patch the crack but I had a good look at the tank today and it's riddled with hairline cracks and will probably shatter once I start handling it. I agree with 'RLS7201': the original tank capacity is much bigger than it needs to be so I'll buy one of the smaller generic replacement tanks and throw out the original. Thanks for all the replies.605Views0likes0CommentsCracked coolant expansion tank
I have a 94 Bounder, F53. The plastic coolant expansion tank has a vertical crack that runs almost top to bottom on one of the front corners. The previous owner patched a small crack at the bottom of the same corner but the patch material (grey, looks like a 2-part epoxy or similar) is aged and is coming off, and the crack is now much longer. 2 question: 1. Does anyone know if I can get a new tank somewhere? or 2. Does anyone know what to use to patch the tank? I think that the tank material is polyethylene. There are a variety of plastic repair kits available on-line but I'm wondering if I'd be paying a lot of money for a 'kit' that contains something I could run down to my local hardware store and purchase for a fraction of the 'kit' cost.3.5KViews0likes12CommentsRe: Vacuum noise or ? 1994 Ford 460 28 ft Bounder
Sounds pretty much like the Idle Air Control, mine was making a similar sound once in a while, took me about 2 years to figure it out. It wouldn't do it while accelerating but would do it under steady throttle, decelerating and idling. If you're handy with tools it's an easy fix. The IAC is under the 2 big hoses that go into the throttle body: it's a quick and easy replacement.329Views0likes0Comments
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