Onan 6GO-F User Manual

OPERATION
PRELIYINARY.- Be aure that the plant has been properly installed and
prepared for operation before starting it. Tum on the fuel suppl;r and
check for leaks; correcting any that may be found. See i;.hat the circuit
breaker handle is in the OW position, so that no load is coimected~
CAUTION
If the preparation has been made for ext~emely cold
weather, using diluted No. lOW oil, the initial fill-
ing of the crankcase with diluted oil should have
be~ left. to be done immediately bef'ore starting the
plant. Be sure the crankcase is filled with the pro,:"
per oil to the high level mark on the bayonet gauge.
au was sprayed into the cylinders before the plant was shipped, and
it m~ be necessary 'to remove and clean the spark plugs in gasoline
before the engine w.i.ll. start the first time. Dry the plugs before re-
installing them. .
STARTING THE PLANT ELECTIllCALLY.- See that the ignition slli.tch is set
at the ELEC. START position. If the plant is to be operated on gas-
oline fuel, press the START button firmly'for several seconds to allow
the fuel pump to become full and to pump gasoline into the carburetor.
The carburetor is automatically choked, and the engine should start
after a few seconds of cranking. Hold the start button in until the
plant has reached running speed. If it does not start J do not press
the START button continuously, but for periods of not more than five
secollds at a time, 'With equivalent stops between. If the plant fails
to start after a few attempts, check the fuel and ignition systems and
repeat the procedure after correcting the trouble.
If the plant is equipped for natural or Liquid Petroleum Gas operation,
see that the arm of the choke control mounted upon the exhaust manifold
is locked do'WIl. so as to make the choke inoperative. No choking is nec-
essary when .operating on gas. and the carburetor choke valve should b't
wide open. See tnat the gasoline supply is tumed ofr, and that there
is no gasoline in the carburetor bowl. Turn on the fuel supply and press
the START button. The regulator primer button, at the center of the
regulator, may have to be pushed to start the engine the first time. Do
not overprime. Unless the fuel to be used is of appro.x:i.mately the same
BTU rating as that used by the manufacturer (1000 BTU) it will be nec-
essary to readjust the carburetor gas. adjustment valve to insure srttooth
and economical operation. See the section headed ADJUSTMENTS.
STARTING THE PLANT MANU.AIJ..I.- If gasoline tuel is used, use the hand
crank to. tum the engine over enough times to fill the fue:\. pump and
carburetor. Throw the ignition switch ~o the HAND START position.
Crank the engine with a quick upward pull. Have some one pull up on'
the automatic choke arm .while cranking. Do not spin the crank or, press
down on it. If gas fuel is being used, it m~ be necessary to press .the
regulator priming but:ton ,at the center of the regulator, to start the
engine the first time. Do not overprime. For manually starting a plant
equipped for gas fuel, the gas should have a BTU rating above 800 BTU ..
per. cu. ft. •. The temperature should be above 30
0
F. (_10 C.). Seeth~t
the automatic choke arm is locked do'WIl..' AtI;.erthe carburetor gas adju.~'t:""'
ment valve has been properly adjusted, it should be unnecessarytQ u~~,,;;~I:
the priming button. After the plant starts, be sure to re1-.um the i~...,
~tch to the ELECT. START position.
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Onan 6GO-F Specifications

General

Brand	Onan
Model	6GO-F
Category	Inverter
Language	English