Onan finally runs

Well, after finding the oil leak last weekend I was starting to get a bit more positive attitude towards the onan project. Got the new sending unit in and the engine back in and no leaks! Finally no leaks. Lol. The sad part was the governor didn't work. No governor at all. So back out with the engine and take it apart again to see what the issue was. I couldn't see anything wrong, no broken or worn parts and everything was free. So back together and fired it up on the bench again. Still no governor. So I left it for a couple days to stew on. Last night I woke up at 2 am thinking about it. I know what's wrong, there is a little pin that sticks into the governor plate and you can't see it when assembling and I know I was missing the hole. But how to get it right. So I looked it up on YouTube and wasn't disappointed, there was a video addressing the problem. The guy explained a simple test to confirm if you have it right before you bolt the cover. So tonight after work I went out again and took it apart and put it together doing the test. Took three tries but I did get it right and sure enough you could hear the dinging of the disc when it was right. Put everything together and put the motor back in for the 27,384th time, plus or minus a few thousand. Lol. Anyway, it runs right now and no leaks. So now I just need to figure out why it doesn't charge and all will be good. I believe the problem is that little box I think they call a rectifier or regulator. I have one in order, so when that gets here hopefully I'll have a completely working skid loader. At least that's the plan.

God for you! Perseverance pays off....I probably would have given it a good swift kick and break a toe in the process....

Ben

Well congratulations you finally figured it out!
Liikely drove you haft baffy in the time to find the issue. DOUG

Great news.

I worked in lawn and garden in the early 70's. Before that, at home, I was familiar with Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, and Clinton. I quickly became familiar with Kohler. It took a while, but finally an Onan showed up. I soon named them the "Oh No" engine, as I didn't like working on them.

And who is to say he didn't do that too?

As Roger Penske says:'Effort equals results'. There was no shortage of effort on your part.

Jon to check if the stator is putting out check the voltage between the 2 wires coming from it should read 20 volts AC .

Jim

Ain't it funny how many times you wake up in the middle of the night and see the solution plain as day? I have done it a lot over the years. Glad it finally worked out for you.

jon, glad you got er going!! now if knew of a welder guy he could make you a bunch of handy attachments for it! i have an old prime mover L 1200 skidder, have the dirt bucket, snow plow, brush grapple, a set of three way forks i modified off an old hyster forklift, and i am working on a landscape rake for it next.

Good news. Now for the test. You will have your eyes covered. You have 1/2 hour to remove the motor. Stan

Did you get heat in the shed or are you just that dang tough?

Glad you got that going . Sure is nice when the bell finally dings isn’t it

Most common thing is the regulator fails. Or you have a bad connection problem. Do you have a manual for it. Model and serial number. I can show you where to get a manual. That pin can be tricky to match up. Until you get used to doing it.

1-903-536-2816

Reading this, what a nightmare ! Lesson learned is persistence typically pays off. Heck of a story about this one !

I have the case service manual which is very complete. Thank you tho.

Lol, just a torpedo heater blowing on me. Not too bad for this job.

I managed to stop just shy of physical injury. I used all my naughty words tho, several times over.

Ok that is good. When I first started with Onan. That pin to cup line up got me also. Until I was shown how to check it. Also never check the oil with the engine running.The oil will come out to meet you.

I doubt it would take me that long even blindfolded.