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Re: Onan generator does not start

Roland Mueller
 

Hi Bill and Ian

Thanks for the hint. We’ve checked this circuit breaker already, and it’s on. It seems that the control unit doesn’t have 12v, although 12v are supplied to the generator. 
So, we try to find a the fuse, which should be there according to the electrical schema (as Ian suggested also).
We cannot find this inline fuse, even when opening the control unit. Where exactly is the inline fuse? Do you have a photo which shows its location?
We have the Onan MDKDP model, but our manuals are for MDKD.

Regards,
Roland 
SM 150, Aventura
currently Reggio di Calabria


On 15 Jun 2022, at 17:44, Ian Townsend <smlocalola@...> wrote:


Check out the wire with a spade connector that goes to the electronic fuel pump. Also, inspect the inline fuse to the starter hiding behind the unit. 





-------- Original message --------
From: Bill Kinney <cruisingconsulting@...>
Date: 2022-06-15 11:06 a.m. (GMT-05:00)
To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io
Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Onan generator does not start

Roland,

Two days after we moved aboard our SM, we could not start the Onan, just as you described. The gear was new to us and we had not to opportunity to learn its tricks yet, so we contacted the previous owner, and asked him...

He knew right away what the issue was:  On the front of the Onan control panel in the engine room is a standard white toggle circuit breaker.  it is in a place that anyone working or moving in the engine room can easily bump it, and it immediately flips to "OFF" and nothing works.  In the next few years that has happened at least a half dozen times.  

If that's not it, then there are others, but if they fail it would be for a reason that would need to be investigated before replacing them.  Do you have the MDKD model?

Bill Kinney
SM160, Harmonie
Le Marin, Martinique

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