Onan 6.5KW generator Electronic Ignition conversion

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:58 am

yes, you have the nub won't fit the gen-set hole, it's a real pain in the a$5 to get the allen bolt holes line back up.but just take your time.

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:17 pm

So you didn't have to trim any metal from the length of the EIK per the instruction on smokstak?

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:50 pm

sorry yes I cut the nub off, you could file it to fit the hole, but cuttin' it works

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:00 am

did you get the gen set done ?

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:43 pm

Well,

I did get the carb rebuilt (Not bad to do) and figured I would run it with the old ignition system first to burn off the fogging oil. The generator would not start. Now I am not getting fuel to the carb inlet. I suspect that the fuel pump is bad. I ran out of daylight.

We have been rebedding the bow rail and I had to enlarge the hole and epoxy to keep form getting deck rot. I will get to the EIK later this week or next.

davidsmith · Post by **davidsmith** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:13 pm

If you have the fuel pump shaped like a round pipe you can remove one end and remove the plunger. Clean the bore so the plunger slides easily. There is a strainer in the pump you can clean also. You should be able to shake the pump when finished and hear the plunger sliding up and down. Will save you $$

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 3:57 am

if your gas pimp is bad let me know I've got a place for the replacement for $113.00 bucks, mine went bad, also I'm replacing the head temp switch found that for $34.00

alexander38 · Post by **alexander38** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:50 am

pegasusautoracing dot com item # 1107 Facet low pressure fuel pump is what you need.

ltbrett · Post by **ltbrett** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:30 pm

Gardner,

I read you're enlarging the holes for the bow rail. I'm hoping you know that the bow rail is bolted into metal threads, not fiberglass.

Brett

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:17 pm

On the midcabin, there is a 1/2" bolt welded to the stanchion that goes through the deck and is fastened with a fender washer, lock washer and nut.

What I am doing is enlarging the hole, filling with epoxy then redrilling the holes so that no deck coring can be exposed to water.

gardnersf · Post by **gardnersf** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:19 pm

Thansk for the tips on the fuel pumps. Didn't get a chance to look at it today but I did find the facet fuel pumps on line for about $90. I wasn't sure if I needed the LP fuel pump or the silver top (1105). (2-4.5 psi) i think the latter as it is designed to run at 2psi and that is the spec in the Onan manual.

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