When I recently did mine I didn't have any luck at all in trying to use a
feeler guage upside down and backward. So I disconnected the points from the
coil and used an ohmmeter to find the point where they open. Then with some
trial and error I managed to get that point lined up with the hole in the
sheetmetal. I then used a timing light for a sanity check when I was all done.
I had mine torn down to replace the starter bracket so I decided to decarbon
the heads while I was at it. They need it badly and I also found the cooling
fins were crudy to the point of restricting air flow, so check yours
carefully while you"re in there.
When all the sheetmetal is off there are timing marks visible on the end of
the casting. After much consternation I found that the hole in the
sheetmetal is the only correct reference and that the cast marks don't
correlate to the timing marks on the flywheel.
I changed my points just to be complete and the old ones weren't too burned.
Can someone jump in here and tell me how often these need to be changed?
Mark Grady made another post about converting his to solid state. Is this a
conversion using standard onan parts or is it salvage or aftermarket parts?
Let us know the details Mark. This may be an upgeade that the gang wants to
consider as their points need replaced. Good Tech page project!
FWIW a friend of mine presently has the flywheel off a renault chucked in
his lathe. He's drilling a series holes for the sensor to convert it to
solid state. I don't know any of the details but once he's done he's through
messing with points. The Onan flywheel is easily accessible enough so even
flywheel mods are necessary this approach would be within reason.
Dick
>Any tips on how to set the points on the Onan generator? I know the
>settings they should be at, but because of the housing it seems that
>you would have to be a contortionist.
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