Lesson learned. BTW I failed to see any warning in the GMC manual.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
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> Sent: Friday, September 04, 1998 11:52 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: GMC Motorhome Digest V2 #5
>
>
> Jim Green
> Water is the worst thing to apply to you Onan. It is not designed for
> bathing with water. The maintenance manual is very clear on this
> subject. You are very lucky that the only failure that has occurred,
> due to the water, is the Bridge Rectifier failure. Water creates
> corrosion on all of the Electrical contacts which deteriorate in time &
> become Big Time Problems in the future. Compressed air & a rag works
> great when the Onan gets dirty. Hopefully everyone else benefits from
> your experience. Bathing the Onan is like taking the back off of your
> Color TV & hosing it down. Damage is done !!!!
>
> Duane Simmons
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of DUANE M SIMMONS> Sent: Friday, September 04, 1998 11:52 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: GMC Motorhome Digest V2 #5
>
>
> Jim Green
> Water is the worst thing to apply to you Onan. It is not designed for
> bathing with water. The maintenance manual is very clear on this
> subject. You are very lucky that the only failure that has occurred,
> due to the water, is the Bridge Rectifier failure. Water creates
> corrosion on all of the Electrical contacts which deteriorate in time &
> become Big Time Problems in the future. Compressed air & a rag works
> great when the Onan gets dirty. Hopefully everyone else benefits from
> your experience. Bathing the Onan is like taking the back off of your
> Color TV & hosing it down. Damage is done !!!!
>
> Duane Simmons
>
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