At 08:30 AM 4/5/98 -0400, you wrote:>
>>
>> I just fired up for the first time the Onan 4000 today and it ran
>> fine until it started blowing smoke and leaking dark oil down behind
>> the front and on down to the muffler. Being a new owner I would thank
>> and welcome any advise in these 2 matters. The onan seems to still
>> start fine but I am hesitant to go any further without help from my
>> Experienced Piers. Thanks
>
>Sounds like it might be a bad oil pressure safety switch. There was a
>post about two days ago on this subject.
>
>Patrick
>--
>Patrick Flowers
>Mailto
atri63
>
>The GMC Motorhome Page
>http://www.gmcmotorhome.com
>
>Pat:
Check you oil pressure safety switch. It is located behind the flywheel.
You have to take off the flywheel in order to get to it. A steering wheel
puller will work to remove the flywheel. This happed to me. The switch was
leaking excessively. Good luck
>>
>> I just fired up for the first time the Onan 4000 today and it ran
>> fine until it started blowing smoke and leaking dark oil down behind
>> the front and on down to the muffler. Being a new owner I would thank
>> and welcome any advise in these 2 matters. The onan seems to still
>> start fine but I am hesitant to go any further without help from my
>> Experienced Piers. Thanks
>
>Sounds like it might be a bad oil pressure safety switch. There was a
>post about two days ago on this subject.
>
>Patrick
>--
>Patrick Flowers
>Mailto
atri63>
>The GMC Motorhome Page
>http://www.gmcmotorhome.com
>
>Pat:
Check you oil pressure safety switch. It is located behind the flywheel.
You have to take off the flywheel in order to get to it. A steering wheel
puller will work to remove the flywheel. This happed to me. The switch was
leaking excessively. Good luck
