Onan

[thomas g. warner]

As long as you have it secured so it can't run all over your garage, go for it.

>Anybody have any input on my post about 6 hrs ago, that follows below?
>
>
>Thanks, Scott HREF="http://members.aol.com/adohen/advice/index.htm">NEHODA'S BACK YARD
>
>
>Subj: Onan
>Date: 5/10/99 3:09:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>From: Adohen
>To: gmcmotorhome
>
>
>Gmcers!
>
>I want to bench run my 6000 Onan. It is out of the coach. All wires are
>removed from coach but still attached to Onan, hopefully exactly where I
>removed them from. I would like to test the engine however I am concerned
>about what I need to do. I don't want to get shocked today and I don't want
>to do any harm to the generator. What do I need to do?
>
>Scott HREF="http://members.aol.com/gmcgrlk/club/index.htm">Adohen Scott
>Nehoda (Odds and Ends site)
>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
"The beautiful Mohawk Vally"

 

[richard waters]

Scott,
That sure sounds like the symptoms I had after I washed down my Onan.
I ended up having a new control board installed. That board cost me
$200! Not such a good thing for an innocent thing like washing an
Onan. Rick Staples had some advise a few weeks ago on how to repair
the control board.
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
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>
>
> I stuck a hose on the electric fuel pump and put the hose in a gas can. I
> attached battery to leads that normally are attached to the tray and positive
> terminal at battery. I jumped 9 and 11 on circuit board. Fuel pump started
> clicking but did not stop, it slowed down a bit but did not shut off
> completely. I removed the jumper on 9. Removed spark plugs and squirted
> starting fluid in each. Replaced plugs and jumper to 9. I pressed the start
> button. It started right up. I tried to start it again doing the same thing
> however it would not start with the start button. Leaving jumper attached
> bwt. 9 and 11, I jumped the terminals on the starter instead and the Onan
> fired up again. What happened that the start switch does not work now? Any
> suggestions?
>
> Scott INSIDE GMC
> PHOTOS(sound on?)
>

 

[richard bachert]

Scott, We Clevelanders have undeserved reputations for being "shorted" in
that area, but it isn't our testicles...
I think that malicious story was started by some Texans.
Dick 75 PB in Atlanta

>In a message dated 5/10/99 11:24:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wdrew
>writes:
>
>> I joined the "real men just grab their distributor and
>> turn to set the timing club"
>Thanks Walter!
>I joined that club along time ago. I hated that feeling of being a "real
>man". I think I shorted out my testicles when I grabbed a distributor.
>Ouch! oh ah! , ....
>
>Scott http://www.gmcmotorhome.com t=_self]Patrick's Place[/url]
>

 

[richard bachert]

Yep, was gonna say that but figgered all Scott wanted to do was see if it
ran (after that Niagra level wash down he gave it).
A prolonged unloaded run is a no-no.
Dick 75 PB in Atlanta

>In a message dated 5/10/99 8:49:28 PM Central Daylight Time,

>
>> tape off
>> (INSULATE) the leads off the geny (115V)and/or just stay the hell away from
>> the "hot" side of the geny and make sure the sucker is on a solid surface
>> before the run, just hook the sucker up to a fuel line (probably gravity),
>a
>> battery (WATCH THE SPARK/FUMES THING!) and fire her up. If
>
>It ain't nice or proper to run her long without a load, though.
>FWIW
>Lanier
>

 

[richard waters]

Rick,
Gee I need to give credit where credit is due. Sorry about that, Emery
Stowa was the one that told me how to repair the board. I gave you
the credit because you are another one from the net that seems to have
a good answer for most things.
Richard

>
> > Rick Staples had some advise a few weeks ago on how to repair
> > the control board.
>
> Richard,
> Thanks for the kind words and vote of confidence, but it was not I. I did
> discuss finding a replacement bridge rectifier, but I must admit I know very
> little (yet) about Onan control boards. (Mine still works, so haven't gone
> there. Yet.)
> BTW, I hope I have not invoked that corollary to Murphy's Law known as
> "The Unspeakable Law", ie: "As soon as you mention something, if it's good,
> it goes away, if it's bad, it happens." ;-)
>
> Rick Staples
> '75 Eleganza
> Louisville, CO