Waking up a sleeping ONAN

[Melbo]

I really appreciate all the information available on this site. The post about a long parked engine was excellent and made for a change in my plans
that hopefully will serve me well. Now I'm wondering if there is a similar procedure for the generator to keep it from destroying itself on initial
start up. Oil in the spark plugs -- hand cranking several full revolutions -- new oil and filter (filter full of oil) all are good starting points but
how to run the oil pump? I have not seen any posts about changing the onan to LP which would save the fuel evaporation problem.

Thanks for all the information freely available here.

Melbo

 

[jerry burt]

Here is a presentation Jerry Work did about converting the Onan to LP.
http://gmcws.org/blog/feeding-the-barbarian-by-jerry-work/
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Patti & Jerry Burt
73 Gmc 26' Canyon Lands -
77 Palm Beach
Members: FMCA - GMCMI - GMCWS

 

[Melbo]

pjburt

Thank you for that link. More reading BUT you can never do too much of that before jumping into a project. Better to be prepared than to make a
mistake that gets $$$$ expensive.

Melbo

 

[johnny]

You can only fill the filter a bit less than halfway since it's side mounted. If it was me, I'd pull the spark plugs, toss a spoonful of motor oil
down fill the filter about a third full and put it on, fill the sump wioth new oil, and run the starter for several 20 second runs. Then replace the
sparkplugs, prime it with a bit of gas down the card, and spin it.

--johnny

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76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
"I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased