Onan Microquiet 4000 Generator won’t start, only buzzing sound.

I pushed the generator start button on my inside RV panel just before leaving for a week long trip.

The generator wouldn’t start, only a low buzzing could be heard coming from the generator.

I ended up going on the trip and experienced the same behavior at our campsite.

The friend who was with me was barbequing some food and he walked over while I was trying to start it and he whacked the solenoid on my generator with some tongs he had in his hand and the thing started right up.

I used the “hit it” technique until I got home and then looked for a place to buy a solenoid.

I ended up finding one for a decent price on anyrvparts.com I got the new part a couple days later, unfortunately it had a piece broken out of the corner.

I ended up gluing the piece on with JB Weld and using it. I sent a note to anyrvparts but never heard back anything. They use newspaper for packing material to ship, maybe a problem?

 

Part Number 307-2586  

Price with shipping & tax about $46

Anyway, pretty easy to install, just one bolt and the wire connections,

With the new solenoid, the generator starts up every time.