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Sun, 19 June 2011 22:37  |
Arthur Mansfield
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I ran my generator 2 hours every 5 hours or to power refrig and freezer and microwave when power was out for a few days. No problem it ran fine. The load is not very high from those items. I made a trip and had to stop and it was hot so I cracked up the generator and turned on both AC UNITS. It ran for about 20 minutes and quit. It was 94 out side and when I used the generator to power the house it was about 80 out side. It seems every time I make a trip and it is hot out side it quits when I need it. I really need to be able to use it when traveling when it is hot since my wife likes to sit at the table while I drive.
What would be a few things I need to check. The oil level checked ok.
I am planning to run it and load it next wk when it is hot outside; I would like to fix it so I can depend on it when I need it if possible.
Last year: Compression checked out. Installed new point and condenser. Changed coil to see if that was the problem. Made sure no air leaks around the filter. It ran fine when I was checking and it was hot outside. It was also pulled out when I worked on it.
Art & Doris
76 EL
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| Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ?? [message #131005 is a reply to message #130990] |
Sun, 19 June 2011 23:56  |
Ken Burton
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Well it takes, spark, fuel, air, and compression to run. You need to determine which one of these is missing when it fails to run. Usually it is spark or fuel. Once you determine that, we can go from there. There several other issues associated with the control circuits (the board) that could be shutting off the spark or the fuel. Once you determine which of the above 4 is missing we can go into the board if necessary.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ?? [message #131011 is a reply to message #130990] |
Mon, 20 June 2011 00:57 |
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USAussie
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Art,
The first year we toured the east coast in Double Trouble the Onan ran
perfectly.
The second year it developed a problem just like yours. Tom Hampton
discovered that it was the coil failing when it got hot.
Someone reported they had a fuel pump that seized up when hot and I had a
coil that would fail
The other thing I was wondering how much load are you putting on the Onan?
If you're running both A/C units, the hot water heater, AC powered DC
battery charger / convertor, refrigerator, lights, etc. you could be
overloading the Onan.
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of 1104agm
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:38 PM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ??
I ran my generator 2 hours every 5 hours or to power refrig and freezer and
microwave when power was out for a few days. No problem it ran fine. The
load is not very high from those items. I made a trip and had to stop and
it was hot so I cracked up the generator and turned on both AC UNITS. It ran
for about 20 minutes and quit. It was 94 out side and when I used the
generator to power the house it was about 80 out side. It seems every time
I make a trip and it is hot out side it quits when I need it. I really need
to be able to use it when traveling when it is hot since my wife likes to
sit at the table while I drive.
What would be a few things I need to check. The oil level checked ok.
I am planning to run it and load it next wk when it is hot outside; I would
like to fix it so I can depend on it when I need it if possible.
Last year: Compression checked out. Installed new point and condenser.
Changed coil to see if that was the problem. Made sure no air leaks around
the filter. It ran fine when I was checking and it was hot outside. It was
also pulled out when I worked on it.
Art & Doris
76 EL
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Rob M. (USAussie)
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Sydney, Australia
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'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ?? [message #131065 is a reply to message #131011] |
Mon, 20 June 2011 09:51 |
Arthur Mansfield
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Rob
I had both AC running (each 13.5 and newer unites), plus refrig and battery charger. Last year with all running plus the hot water heater the I had the current checked and it drew 28 amps.
Art
On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:57 AM, Rob Mueller wrote:
> Art,
>
> The first year we toured the east coast in Double Trouble the Onan ran
> perfectly.
>
> The second year it developed a problem just like yours. Tom Hampton
> discovered that it was the coil failing when it got hot.
>
> Someone reported they had a fuel pump that seized up when hot and I had a
> coil that would fail
>
> The other thing I was wondering how much load are you putting on the Onan?
> If you're running both A/C units, the hot water heater, AC powered DC
> battery charger / convertor, refrigerator, lights, etc. you could be
> overloading the Onan.
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
> USAussie - Downunder
> AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
> USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org
> [mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of 1104agm
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 1:38 PM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ??
>
> I ran my generator 2 hours every 5 hours or to power refrig and freezer and
> microwave when power was out for a few days. No problem it ran fine. The
> load is not very high from those items. I made a trip and had to stop and
> it was hot so I cracked up the generator and turned on both AC UNITS. It ran
> for about 20 minutes and quit. It was 94 out side and when I used the
> generator to power the house it was about 80 out side. It seems every time
> I make a trip and it is hot out side it quits when I need it. I really need
> to be able to use it when traveling when it is hot since my wife likes to
> sit at the table while I drive.
>
> What would be a few things I need to check. The oil level checked ok.
>
> I am planning to run it and load it next wk when it is hot outside; I would
> like to fix it so I can depend on it when I need it if possible.
>
> Last year: Compression checked out. Installed new point and condenser.
> Changed coil to see if that was the problem. Made sure no air leaks around
> the filter. It ran fine when I was checking and it was hot outside. It was
> also pulled out when I worked on it.
>
> Art & Doris
> 76 EL
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| Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ?? [message #131118 is a reply to message #131090] |
Mon, 20 June 2011 17:13 |
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USAussie
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Mike,
It looks like there's two power supply wires going in and two spark plug
leads coming out so that Toyota coil should work.
The price is right! ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Miller
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:51 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ??
Looked on ebay... They look an awful lot like the coils used in "coil packs"
on a lot of cars. (For example, Item number: 280698593027 ) You would only
need one of the 3 or 4 coils. You would have a spare or three... :lol:
In fact, you might be able to find a pack with at least one good coil in the
trash at a local auto repair garage. Note that a lot of these packs include
the "igniter" in the pack.... so they go bad just as often as the coils.
So.. these coils might be easy to find for free.... (I haven't looked.)
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Mike Miller
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Rob M. (USAussie)
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Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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| Re: [GMCnet] ONAN 6000 ?? [message #131405 is a reply to message #131308] |
Wed, 22 June 2011 04:55 |
Mr ERFisher
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these are the pumps I have listed
http://www.gmcmotorhome.info/generator.html#pump
gene
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:50 AM, 1104agm <1104agm@gmail.com> wrote:
> It was above 90 so I tried the generator. It ran about 15 minutes and
> quit. I pulled out the generator and started right up and quit. I choked
> it and was able to keep it running. After a about a minutes it started to
> run by itself. The filter is new. The carb was cleaned this winter. The
> line to the tank was replaced this winter. Has anyone had a problem with
> the fuel pump when it gets hot?
>
> I assume since it started right back up that coil is good.
>
> Art & Doris
> 76 EL
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:51 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Robert Mueller wrote on Mon, 20 June 2011 08:00
> >> ...
> >> I have mentioned that Harley Davidson's use a dual fire coil on their
> >> V-twins. ...
> >>
> >> ... They
> >> flog the old coils for twice nothing. Do a search on eBay for
> >> Harley-Davidson Ignition Coil.
> >
> >
> > Looked on ebay... They look an awful lot like the coils used in "coil
> packs" on a lot of cars. (For example, Item number: 280698593027 ) You
> would only need one of the 3 or 4 coils. You would have a spare or three...
> :lol:
> >
> > In fact, you might be able to find a pack with at least one good coil in
> the trash at a local auto repair garage. Note that a lot of these packs
> include the "igniter" in the pack.... so they go bad just as often as the
> coils. So.. these coils might be easy to find for free.... (I haven't
> looked.)
> > --
> > Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
> > (#1)'73 26' exPainted D. -- (#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77
> 23' Birchaven Side Bath
> > http://m000035.blogspot.com
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