| [GMCnet] New Onan not working right [message #319885] |
Sun, 02 July 2017 09:40  |
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Hi Carl,
I know the 20% reduction in power number is often quoted but does not hold up in my testing. Propane does have less heat content than unadulterated gasoline, but it also burns more completely partially offsetting that and who knows the power hit when running on today's gasoline. My testing in the Clasco showed that Onan could easily keep up with all the load I could throw at it - AC, electric heater and microwave all at the same time (don't know if the battery charger and water heater were also on or not) so would likely handle two AC units as well.
I don't have a dog in this fight so not trying to push propane but it sure seems to cure a lot of Onan ills for an investment of under $300. And you wind up with an Onan that starts easily, runs smoothly at all loads and will likely out live all of us and the next generation of owners to boot.
Jerry
Jerry Work
Kerby, OR
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2017 19:55:20 -0600
From: Carl Stouffer
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] New Onan not working right
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Mr ERFisher wrote on Sat, 01 July 2017 17:05
> Or propane
No, propane wouldn't work for me. I only have a 7.5 gallon tank (PO installed). Besides, I sometimes need to run both AC units at once and a 20%
reduction in power would prevent me from doing that.
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Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
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Jerry & Sharon Work
78 Royale
Kerby, OR
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