| Re: Who loves and understands their Original Onan ? [message #365620 is a reply to message #365616] |
Wed, 21 July 2021 23:06   |
Ken Burton
Messages: 10030
Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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My Onan has been very good. After decarbonizing the heads, setting the spark plug gaps correctly, installing Lawrence Gaskins Pertronix upgrade, and setting the timing to a conservative 26 degrees BTDC it has run flawlessly.
I did have a vapor lock problem after mistakenly buying some E-10 fuel and running in 105 degree heat with the AC on. After I returned home I covered the fuel pump and fuel line going to the pump with some foam backed aluminum tape for insulation. I only covered the line inside the cabinet. I have never had another problem with vapor lock. This really was not an Onan problem. It was a 10% craponol diluted fuel problem.
I also did replace the 40 year old motor mounts and the starter bracket with a Ragusa Steel one.
The best upgrade was the Pertronix ignition which Gary Bovee now sells as a kit.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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