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Onan generator flooding - Watts Onan Portable Generator - 4000 , Model# 5500

  • Anonymous Jun 06, 2012

    Generator will run for about 20 minutes and then flood out. Geting too much gas.

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Sounds like the carburetor seals are cracking and leaking, time to rebuilt carb

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