Gary,
There could be several reasons for the generator shutting down, including
low oil pressure or low fuel flow. It's a long shot, but I had a similar
experience once. Without going through all of the things I tried
unsuccessfully to correct the problem, it turned out to be a leaking float
in the carburetor. It was a weekend, and there were no ONAN parts
available. The leak was a crack in the brass float. I drilled a hole at
each end of the crack and drained the gas out of it. I then repaired it
with JB Weld. I ordered a replacement and carried it with me for a couple
of years, before I got around to replacing it.
I hope this helps.
Scott Shean
78 Royale
Baton Rouge, LA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of Gary Berry
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 5:45 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Onan shutdowns...
>
>
> Hey All;
>
> I'm having some problems with the Onan shutting down while
> driving down
> the road. In the driveway, it ran for an hour with the AC on while I was
> loading up. On the 45 minute trip to the Crawdad Festival, it lasted the
> first 15mins or so, then shutdown. I restarted it, and it lasted about 5
> mins. After that, it would run for anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds then
> shutdown. I finally just left it off, and opened all of the
> windows (there
> was 7 of us, and it was hot outside)for some ventilation.
> Sometimes when I
> went to start it there would be a backfire, but it started
> everytime, just
> wouldn't stay lit. When we parked at the festival, we sat around
> for about
> an hour having a few beers, with the onan running and the AC on and it
> worked great. Any ideas?
>
> Gary
>
> 76 PB in Ca.
>
>
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There could be several reasons for the generator shutting down, including
low oil pressure or low fuel flow. It's a long shot, but I had a similar
experience once. Without going through all of the things I tried
unsuccessfully to correct the problem, it turned out to be a leaking float
in the carburetor. It was a weekend, and there were no ONAN parts
available. The leak was a crack in the brass float. I drilled a hole at
each end of the crack and drained the gas out of it. I then repaired it
with JB Weld. I ordered a replacement and carried it with me for a couple
of years, before I got around to replacing it.
I hope this helps.
Scott Shean
78 Royale
Baton Rouge, LA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gmcmotorhome
> [mailto
wner-gmcmotorhome]On Behalf Of Gary Berry> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 5:45 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Onan shutdowns...
>
>
> Hey All;
>
> I'm having some problems with the Onan shutting down while
> driving down
> the road. In the driveway, it ran for an hour with the AC on while I was
> loading up. On the 45 minute trip to the Crawdad Festival, it lasted the
> first 15mins or so, then shutdown. I restarted it, and it lasted about 5
> mins. After that, it would run for anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds then
> shutdown. I finally just left it off, and opened all of the
> windows (there
> was 7 of us, and it was hot outside)for some ventilation.
> Sometimes when I
> went to start it there would be a backfire, but it started
> everytime, just
> wouldn't stay lit. When we parked at the festival, we sat around
> for about
> an hour having a few beers, with the onan running and the AC on and it
> worked great. Any ideas?
>
> Gary
>
> 76 PB in Ca.
>
>
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