> Just got back from my pilgrimage to the annual Pyrotechnics Guild
> International, Inc. (PGII) convention at Fargo, ND (this year). Went about
> 1000 miles total w/o a hitch on the coach itself. Love that new DigiPanel!
> What a slick device. Only got an average of 8 mpg
>
> Only issue I had was with the Onan. Out of the blue it started to miss
> occasionally and got so bad it started to die... then catch itself then go
> through the same scenario again till I finally shut it off. Changed the
> plugs to AC 216 (crossed them and only had to goto three different parts
> stores to finally find anything that word fit). No help at all. Seems the
> hotter it gets the worse it gets. Checked the fuel filter and it appears
> fine. Checked and cleaned the points and they too looked fine. Did not check
> the output of the fuel pump but I will do that next. Oil was fine too after
> about 12 hours of operation this all started up. Starting to think it's a
> bad fuel pump, coil or condenser but will check out all the simple stuff
> first. Wished I'd have gotten the pointless ignition now that I read the
> manual says to change the points every 200 hours! Incase I need it does
> anyone have the three Onan P/N's of the pointless ignition?
>
Nate,
Happy that the trip to Fargo was relatively uneventful. On my coach for the
past year and 10,000 miles I average 8.6 MPG.
Your Onan problem sounds just like mine. My Onan was hard to start. I ended up
having to shoot starting fluid into it to get it to start sometimes. Once
started it would run for maybe 2-3 minutes and then start to die. It would
catch itself and run another 2-3 minutes. It turned out the problem was a bad
fuel pump. I did all the other stuff about cleaning the filter and making sure
the ignition was OK and it was. Nothing helped. I finally disconnected the
fuel line to the carb and tried to start to see if the pump would pump. It
would not. An earlier clue, which I ignored, that I had a bad pump was when I
couldn't hear it click anymore when I tried to prime it with the primer button I
installed.
You can get the fuel pump from Onan and expect to pay about $125. Or I guess
you can get it from other sources for less. I was in a hurry and didn't want to
spend time trying to get the pump from another cheaper source so I got it from
Onan.
I installed the electronic ignition yesterday and am pleased with it.
Richard Waters
> International, Inc. (PGII) convention at Fargo, ND (this year). Went about
> 1000 miles total w/o a hitch on the coach itself. Love that new DigiPanel!
> What a slick device. Only got an average of 8 mpg
>
> Only issue I had was with the Onan. Out of the blue it started to miss
> occasionally and got so bad it started to die... then catch itself then go
> through the same scenario again till I finally shut it off. Changed the
> plugs to AC 216 (crossed them and only had to goto three different parts
> stores to finally find anything that word fit). No help at all. Seems the
> hotter it gets the worse it gets. Checked the fuel filter and it appears
> fine. Checked and cleaned the points and they too looked fine. Did not check
> the output of the fuel pump but I will do that next. Oil was fine too after
> about 12 hours of operation this all started up. Starting to think it's a
> bad fuel pump, coil or condenser but will check out all the simple stuff
> first. Wished I'd have gotten the pointless ignition now that I read the
> manual says to change the points every 200 hours! Incase I need it does
> anyone have the three Onan P/N's of the pointless ignition?
>
Nate,
Happy that the trip to Fargo was relatively uneventful. On my coach for the
past year and 10,000 miles I average 8.6 MPG.
Your Onan problem sounds just like mine. My Onan was hard to start. I ended up
having to shoot starting fluid into it to get it to start sometimes. Once
started it would run for maybe 2-3 minutes and then start to die. It would
catch itself and run another 2-3 minutes. It turned out the problem was a bad
fuel pump. I did all the other stuff about cleaning the filter and making sure
the ignition was OK and it was. Nothing helped. I finally disconnected the
fuel line to the carb and tried to start to see if the pump would pump. It
would not. An earlier clue, which I ignored, that I had a bad pump was when I
couldn't hear it click anymore when I tried to prime it with the primer button I
installed.
You can get the fuel pump from Onan and expect to pay about $125. Or I guess
you can get it from other sources for less. I was in a hurry and didn't want to
spend time trying to get the pump from another cheaper source so I got it from
Onan.
I installed the electronic ignition yesterday and am pleased with it.
Richard Waters
