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Originally Posted by zigzag  Im going thru the same issue right now.No repair for me .For you there may be some hope.Because of the new Aqmd ie epa as well tier 2 and tier 3 is the only thing made in your 8 kw size unless you change to a westerbecke,which is a good thing.It meets and exceeds the standards.get out the ck book and write out 12k installed give or take a 500 bucks.Onan Cummins Cal pacific doesent really want to sell any thing they never return phone calls and are allways to busy to be bothered.They do have a mechanical 7,5 and the remaining are 5kw and 9kw.I would do a compression ck and oil test and see what this revealed.As for heat exchangers those can be built to your spec for cheap say 5 to 750 bucks.3 to 4 hun for a water pump.2400 hours is not much time say you get another 1k hours out of it for 2k repair beats 12k all to hell. good luck |
Thats what I did with my YanMar. I heard too many stories about generators of all brands not lasting much past the warranty...if that long. $2,000 for the rebuild will get me the same piece of mind as $12k for a new one.