Onan Generators ?

Naturaledge

Naturaledge

Any of you guys know anything about these? Mine is a 4000 W Micro Quiet mounted in my Motorhome. Was at the track this weekend and when I would start it up and then plug in the coffee maker it would die! :banghead: It is giving me a "14" fault code which of course says "see your authorized Onan service center" - something about, "unable to maintain frequency". Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
 
timoyz

timoyz

Gas or diesel? I know my little POS started dieing out when I put a load on it. But could then choke it slightly, and it would stay running. After I got it home, I stripped it down, cleaned the carb, filter, and gave it a good tune up, and have had no issues since.:thumb:
 
Naturaledge

Naturaledge

timoyz:
Gas or diesel? I know my little POS started dieing out when I put a load on it. But could then choke it slightly, and it would stay running. After I got it home, I stripped it down, cleaned the carb, filter, and gave it a good tune up, and have had no issues since.:thumb:
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It's gas Timo. Definitely needs a tune-up. Hopefully that's all.
 
payloan

payloan

N-edge first ck the aircleaner. Mine gets really dirty almost every time we go to the dez. Then it runs rich and wont pull a load.

Where do you get the code from???
 
Naturaledge

Naturaledge

payloan:
N-edge first ck the aircleaner. Mine gets really dirty almost every time we go to the dez. Then it runs rich and wont pull a load.

Where do you get the code from???
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Hey Pay - I will change out the air cleaner tonight as I had one ordered in. The code is a two stage code. Its just a light that flashes on the front of the unit. First is three blinking lights which means its a "service code". Then it blinks once quickly followed by a short pause and then 4 quick blinks after the pause. Thererfore, a 14 fault code. Then you go to the useless manual which tells you what the code is and how to fix it - basically telling you to take it to the dealer so they can bend you over and give you the "Russan Popsicle".
 
Naturaledge

Naturaledge

RedRyno:
Sounds like it's shot, send it to me for disposal and get a new one...
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I knew there was two guys that I could absolutely count on for tech advice that I could take to the bank - RR and TMT. Since TMT isn't around, thank goodness RR is.:lol: In any event, I've already got it out of the MH and I'm just packing in up for ya RR - should I send it overnight or is regular shipping O.K.(I'm paying)?:smirk:
 
Rack

Rack

Save yourself the hassle and just order a NEW one online and have it shipped directly to him :smirk:
Naturaledge:
I knew there was two guys that I could absolutely count on for tech advice that I could take to the bank - RR and TMT. Since TMT isn't around, thank goodness RR is.:lol: In any event, I've already got it out of the MH and I'm just packing in up for ya RR - should I send it overnight or is regular shipping O.K.(I'm paying)?:smirk:
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Naturaledge

Naturaledge

payloan:
Did ya fix the thing??? Whats the scoop??
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Hey Pay - I just put the new filter on tonight and had it running for about an hour. The pricks sent me the wrong filter so I marched down there and got the right one. It was running great so I thought I would make it run better - blasted a whole bunch of Carb cleaner right into the intake and the black smoke started to belch like a MoFo :banghead: So I dumped a few oz.s of SeaFoam into the tank and stunk out the neighbours. Then I loaded it up with all the lights, the fridge and the TV and it started spurting and dieing. WTF - guess I'll fool around with it tommorrow. It was running perfect before I started my own experiments with it. :bangshead: :thumb: N-edge
 
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