| Onan Air Filter [message #269698] |
Wed, 14 January 2015 19:54  |
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ljdavick
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
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I've just replaced the air filter on my 6k Onan. I've never replaced the filter before but the manual shows it's just a simple wing-nut to take off the old cartridge and replace it.
If you're Gumby!
Chrimanetly I nearly had to make love to that thing to get the filter and wing-nut back in place. I must be doing something wrong - the filter is in the back left-hand corner of the beast, but the drawer doesn't pull out far enough to do anything but look at it. My left hand was squeezed up on top waiting with the wing-nut for the rod to appear. My left arm was wrapped around and under the thing trying to massage, with fingertips, that rod to get it in the hole. I'm telling you it was nearly a sexual experience!
And the relief once I got the nuts twisted on was nearly as good!
Sorry about that.
As I said I must be doing something wrong. A simple air filter change can't require me to violate my wedding vows.
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: Onan Air Filter [message #269701 is a reply to message #269698] |
Wed, 14 January 2015 20:15  |
Otterwan
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Registered: July 2013
Location: Lynnwood (north of Seattl...
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Are you sure you had the Onan pulled all the way out? The air filter should be reeeeeeeeealy easy to to change. An easy way to tell is if you can see the two rear bolts that hold the Onan onto the slide on the right (rear) side. If you can't see them, it isn't all the way out. Sometimes they get hung up.
1977 Birchaven, Lynnwood WA - "We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us."
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| Re: Onan Air Filter [message #269738 is a reply to message #269701] |
Thu, 15 January 2015 10:46 |
midlf
Messages: 2212
Registered: July 2007
Location: SE Wisc. (Palmyra)
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Otterwan wrote on Wed, 14 January 2015 20:15Are you sure you had the Onan pulled all the way out? The air filter should be reeeeeeeeealy easy to to change. An easy way to tell is if you can see the two rear bolts that hold the Onan onto the slide on the right (rear) side. If you can't see them, it isn't all the way out. Sometimes they get hung up.
Yep - on ours once it is "out" all the way I have push back and slam it out again a few times to get it all the way out. I have cleaned and dry lubed the slides but it didn't get much better.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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