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Old 07-08-2011, 04:12 PM   #1
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I have a 99 class c Coachman with a onan generator and when i try to start my generator it just clicks (from the remote or on gen.its self. Checked the breaker and fuses.Is there a reset that i cant fine? Any suggestion on what to check. Thanks for any help.

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Old 07-08-2011, 04:20 PM   #2
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The clicking you describe sounds like what I would expect hear when a battery is low?

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Is your battery charged?
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The battery is new. Cleaned the connections.
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Loose or dirty connections at the starter of the genny?
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Hello Bum and welcome. I'm in over my head here but that sounds like what I would hear on one of my cars when the starter solenoid was bad.
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Maybe it is the starter.I will check it out. Thank you
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Hi have you been able to get your genny to start?

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