Any experienced Onan generator guru's out here? My genset shuts down after start button is released

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Check the oil, do you have a auto transfer switch?

If the oil is a tad bit low it will trip the low oil safety switch, it's fine when starting but when the engine get running the oil is lower in the crankcase and then shutsdown.

What sort of message are they sending by naming their products Onan? Repent sinners!

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I think you start'em one-handed.

Reciprocating single cylinder ?


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That was my first hunch oil ok and oil shutdown relay is good. Did get my hands on a schematic at lunch. Looks like if the relay board gets a bad signal from the generator it will shut down. Going to look at brushes on generator.

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What type of fuel? If the transfer switch relay is bad you could have the problem that you are experiencing.

I must add aside from tinkering with boat generators my knowledge is very limited.

does it work with the main breaker off?

No off/on do difference in operation - fuel = gasoline

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OK - Bad brushes in the generator $20 for a new set and all is well. Evidently if the brushes are bad the starter control card shuts the motor down

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Two Stroke.

Suffers from premature injection.

Wont this thread about service help for an ONAN ?


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