You need to get a secondary code from the generator.
Onan generator service fault 3.
3 flashes a pause and then one flash tells you that your onan generator is going faster than 3 400 rpm.
Note the highlighted letter code in this case p which denotes the specification type of the particular generator which can then be referred to as spec p.
Press stop once to cause the two digit second level fault code to blink.
What to do if my cummins onan generator blinks 3 times.
Press the stop prime button 1 time to prompt a second two digit fault code.
If field flash voltage seems pretty normal the regulator could be the source of problem which you could determine simply by running 12 volts through a diode to the regulator.
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Fault shutdown the indicator light will repeatedly blink 2 3 or 4 blinks at a time.
Here is a representation of the tag on onan qg 4000.
These rules may allow you to run your generator later at night in rv parks with noise limits too but you should know their rules rather than assuming you re already compliant.
Only trained and experienced persons with knowledge of fuels.
Each cummins generator has a model spec number description which is shown on the serial number tag attached to the generator.
I have a onan emerald 3 generator with some problems and i talked to hank awhile back and would like to ask him some more questions.
This is an over voltage fault.
Three blinks indicates a service fault.
The service code looks like 13.
If that happens to be the case the onan generator starts then shuts down issue could be taken care of by replacing the unit control board.
Your onan generator won t start and the light blinks 3 times again and again.
It will be set if the controller sees 19v or more at the genset.
That is 60 decibels of noise or less at a distance of fifty feet.
Pressing stop again will stop the blinking the two digit code con.
Two blinks indicates a low oil pressure fault.
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When the light blinks three times in a row it is indicating a service shutdown.