hbarker
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Planing on putting this under or in our small fifth wheel.
Today I found a ONAN 2800 microlite genset at a yard sale for 45 bux.
I asked the man if it worked he said his dad took it out of a motorhome and added a larger gen for a second air unit in bedroom .
So: I get her home thining its probably junk. But hooked her up to some fuel and a good battery and she turns over . Pumped a little sea foam into it to let it sit in carb over nite. fuel dont seem to be getting thru carb.gummed up im sure. A little shot of WD 40 in that carb and SHE FIRES !vrooommmm.
Little smoke outa exhaust but its been garaged for a while.
I think a carb service and this things good to go?
Question should I go thru the trouble adding this to my ultralite fifth wheel? or get another honda 2000i as the companion for the one I have? Running whats this micro lite worth ? 1500 ? 1000? can buy another honda fer that.
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PapPappy
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I'm guessing you want more power, so the 2nd Honda would give you that! Having two different gensets won't match up the way the Hondas will, and basically, you'll have the same size genset if you only use the Onan....
I'd sell it, and get the Honda
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2oldman
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I thought Onan made the microlite. No, you can't parallel them. Oh, I see you said Onan in the heading.
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hbarker
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Fired it up this morning, Runs like a top ..
smoked like hell when first started, must be the seafoam I put in it, butu puuuuur like a little kitty
So whats it worth ? 800 - 1000 ?
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jacksrbet
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I had a microlite 2800 in my 5th wheel took it out to loud and extra weight to carry around when not needed. sold it and bought a honda eu3000 .much quieter better on fuel. also if house batteries are low you cant start the onan its happen to me.
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hbarker
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jacksrbet wrote:I had a microlite 2800 in my 5th wheel took it out to loud and extra weight to carry around when not needed. sold it and bought a honda eu3000 .much quieter better on fuel. also if house batteries are low you cant start the onan its happen to me.
How much ya get for it when you sold yours?
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jacksrbet
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I bought it for 100 dollars with 72 hours on it , ran great . I installed it with a tranfer switch. I sold it and got 800 for it I asked 1100 for it and had lots of hits on craigslist. i let it go to a young couple the where living in a camper van ,they needed it more then the other people
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hbarker
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Decided to keep it and mount it in our fifth wheel,,, Somewhere ?
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