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[GMCnet] Generator problem [message #302770] Tue, 28 June 2016 14:05 Go to next message
rvandcabarkley is currently offline  rvandcabarkley   United States
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I have a 1976 Eleganza. The generator will turn over and run as long as I hold the "run" button down. If I don't hold the button down it dies. Any ideas will be appreciated.

Ron Barkley

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Re: [GMCnet] Generator problem [message #302785 is a reply to message #302770] Tue, 28 June 2016 16:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
A Hamilto is currently offline  A Hamilto   United States
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rvandcabarkley wrote on Tue, 28 June 2016 14:05
I have a 1976 Eleganza. The generator will turn over and run as long as I hold the "run" button down. If I don't hold the button down it dies. Any ideas will be appreciated.

Ron Barkley
Read this: http://www.gmcws.org/Tech/dsimmons/onan/onan.html
Re: [GMCnet] Generator problem [message #302797 is a reply to message #302770] Tue, 28 June 2016 21:35 Go to previous message
JohnL455 is currently offline  JohnL455   United States
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1st thing to check is low oil.
2nd thing to check is is low oil pressure switch and connections.


John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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