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Fri, 09 April 2010 10:45  |
zhagrieb
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Has anyone installed one of the new portable inverter generators such as the
Honda 3000 in their GMC?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Honda 3000 [message #79903 is a reply to message #79900] |
Fri, 09 April 2010 12:21  |
zhagrieb
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I have that unit, the 2800, and you can tell your friend it works quite
well. The only advantage to the Honda would be its quietness.
Mine was installed with the internal muffler and the exhaust exiting out a
rear bottom corner making it difficult to remove the unit for service. Tell
your friend that there is a variation that brings the exhaust out the right
front making service easier. That unit has an external muffler.
Thanks, Glenn
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I have not seen that one installed. Apparently Onan has a 2.8 that they say
> will run one 15k air conditioner with 600 left for other use. I don't know
> the details but have a friend that is installing one now.
> dan
> --
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| Re: [GMCnet] Honda 3000 [message #79909 is a reply to message #79888] |
Fri, 09 April 2010 13:15 |
Gerald Wheeler
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That friend is me. The Onan we are talking about is an Onan Camp Power
2800w. My muffler is an external Onan muffler and it exits out the bottom
and points towards the rear of the coach. I'll take some pictures of the
set up for my daughter's 23 foot coach when I get it installed later this
weekend. I also put a fan in the rear of the generator compartment to
pull air into the compartment; it is similar to the one Ken H talked about
today. I'll get Dan Gregg to help me get the photo's up on the GMC photo
site.
I did have some problems with this unit. I bought it in September of
2007; just now got around to installing it. Of course, the warranty is
only good for one, two or three years from delivery date. One year on
electrical components, two years on something else, and 3 years on the
motor and generator parts. I tried to start the unit yesterday and when
it first fired, I saw a spark inside the unit. A fuse was blown. Put a
new fuse in and tried to start it again. It wouldn't start and the starter
wouldn't stop spinning the motor. Had to remove the start wire from the
stud there in the compartment. The start/stop switch would not work, so
pulled the unit yesterday and drove 25 miles to an official Onan repair
shop. They called Onan and Onan told them the warranty had run out, even
tho the unit was still new and un run. They called me later in the day
saying the control board was fried; it would be $180 for a new one. Having
no choice, I said go ahead and repair it and I'll deal with Onan down the
road. They just called me an hour ago and told me there was a wire that
got pinched somehow and it had shorted, blowing the fuse, but the control
board was OK. I will go pick up the unit later today and install it
tomorrow.
JR Wheeler 73 Painted Desert NC/OR
jrwheeler7@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: Glenn Giere <glenngiere@gmail.com>
> To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> Date: 4/9/2010 1:21:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Honda 3000
>
> I have that unit, the 2800, and you can tell your friend it works quite
> well. The only advantage to the Honda would be its quietness.
>
> Mine was installed with the internal muffler and the exhaust exiting out a
> rear bottom corner making it difficult to remove the unit for service.
Tell
> your friend that there is a variation that brings the exhaust out the
right
> front making service easier. That unit has an external muffler.
>
> Thanks, Glenn
>
> On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I have not seen that one installed. Apparently Onan has a 2.8 that they
say
> > will run one 15k air conditioner with 600 left for other use. I don't
know
> > the details but have a friend that is installing one now.
> > dan
> > --
> > Dan & Teri Gregg
> >
> > danandteri.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> >
> > ///Halon Automatic Fire Extinguishers
> > _______________________________________________
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| Re: [GMCnet] Black Vent Box, Passenger side [message #79915 is a reply to message #79912] |
Fri, 09 April 2010 14:53 |
Mr ERFisher
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go here
http://gmcmotorhome.info/heat.html#which
click on 74-76 -no recirc- the first link
the read zay brand's writeup
gene
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Fin Beven <FinBeven@msn.com> wrote:
> When I open the front hatch on the passenger side, there is a black
> vertical vent box which seemingly draws air from the cabin area above the
> passenger's feet, and exhausts up near the windshield, in front of the
> passenger.
>
> There is a vacuum actuator on it, and (if it worked), it would seem that it
> could open and close some sort of internal door.
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> There does not seem to be any sort of blower that would cause this vent to
> work.
>
> What does this vent do, and how does it work ?
>
> Fin Beven
> Pasadena, CA
> 1976 ex-Edgemont
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| Re: [GMCnet] Honda 3000 [message #79917 is a reply to message #79909] |
Fri, 09 April 2010 15:24 |
zhagrieb
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Hi Gerald. Boy I wish you hadn't said all that. Kinda goes along with the
Onan rep. Hope mine hangs in better but I did have to pull it out and
re-screw the control module to the bottom of the case. it had come loose
and knocked the primary lead off the coil. Other than hard starting after a
period of disuse it has been OK. But the Honda still beckons.
Glenn Giere
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Gerald Wheeler <jrwheeler7@earthlink.net>wrote:
>
> That friend is me. The Onan we are talking about is an Onan Camp Power
> 2800w. My muffler is an external Onan muffler and it exits out the bottom
> and points towards the rear of the coach. I'll take some pictures of the
> set up for my daughter's 23 foot coach when I get it installed later this
> weekend. I also put a fan in the rear of the generator compartment to
> pull air into the compartment; it is similar to the one Ken H talked about
> today. I'll get Dan Gregg to help me get the photo's up on the GMC photo
> site.
>
> I did have some problems with this unit. I bought it in September of
> 2007; just now got around to installing it. Of course, the warranty is
> only good for one, two or three years from delivery date. One year on
> electrical components, two years on something else, and 3 years on the
> motor and generator parts. I tried to start the unit yesterday and when
> it first fired, I saw a spark inside the unit. A fuse was blown. Put a
> new fuse in and tried to start it again. It wouldn't start and the starter
> wouldn't stop spinning the motor. Had to remove the start wire from the
> stud there in the compartment. The start/stop switch would not work, so
> pulled the unit yesterday and drove 25 miles to an official Onan repair
> shop. They called Onan and Onan told them the warranty had run out, even
> tho the unit was still new and un run. They called me later in the day
> saying the control board was fried; it would be $180 for a new one. Having
> no choice, I said go ahead and repair it and I'll deal with Onan down the
> road. They just called me an hour ago and told me there was a wire that
> got pinched somehow and it had shorted, blowing the fuse, but the control
> board was OK. I will go pick up the unit later today and install it
> tomorrow.
>
> JR Wheeler 73 Painted Desert NC/OR
> jrwheeler7@earthlink.net
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Glenn Giere <glenngiere@gmail.com>
> > To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> > Date: 4/9/2010 1:21:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Honda 3000
> >
> > I have that unit, the 2800, and you can tell your friend it works quite
> > well. The only advantage to the Honda would be its quietness.
> >
> > Mine was installed with the internal muffler and the exhaust exiting out
> a
> > rear bottom corner making it difficult to remove the unit for service.
> Tell
> > your friend that there is a variation that brings the exhaust out the
> right
> > front making service easier. That unit has an external muffler.
> >
> > Thanks, Glenn
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Dan Gregg <gregg_dan@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have not seen that one installed. Apparently Onan has a 2.8 that they
> say
> > > will run one 15k air conditioner with 600 left for other use. I don't
> know
> > > the details but have a friend that is installing one now.
> > > dan
> > > --
> > > Dan & Teri Gregg
> > >
> > > danandteri.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ///Halon Automatic Fire Extinguishers
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > GMCnet mailing list
> > > List Information and Subscription Options:
> > > http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
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