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Old 10-30-2017, 02:22 AM   #1
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Onan Spark Arrester

Has anyone cleaned the spark arrestor on the Cummins Onan RV QC 5500 Generator? I have read the manual and crawled under the unit and the instructions do not make any sense. The manual said it should be cleaned every 50 hours.
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Old 10-30-2017, 08:06 AM   #2
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Done it on my 4000. Bolt on the bottom of exhaust resonator. Just remove and run generator. May have to prode it a little with a small screw driver. Blew some carbon black junk out of it.

Got 2000+ hours currently on my genny runs like a top.
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Old 10-30-2017, 08:09 AM   #3
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Not sure it is readable, but here is a screenshot of Onan Manual that’s part of FR3 on-line documents.
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Old 10-30-2017, 01:11 PM   #4
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I did it at 50 and 100 then with every oil change. Ive only ever had a small amount of soot come out. But i do it every oil change even though we are rarely in a National Park camping. When we have ive done it right before the trip regardless of oil change.
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Old 10-30-2017, 09:25 PM   #5
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I discovered the bolt, now I have to figure out the tools and how to get it loose.
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