No hour meter?

[chin_k]

Geez, look like the Chinook folk just cut off the adapter and do the splicing.

The hour meter is wired in parallel to the status light. On the switch, the index of the two wires is #2 and #8. If you look at the maintenance manual for the Onan on the reference section, on page 6-12, there is a Fig 6-7 with the schematic for the remote control.

When the generator is running, the hour meter is getting >12 V DC on the two wires, and there is a motor in there that turns the numbers forward, at least that is how some of them works. If you still don't see how to wire it up, I am sure one of us can snap a picture, and sent it to you.

[chin_k]

Ok, here are the diagrams that I think should help you a bit.

You need to splice in the hour meter (TT) into the switch by tapping the wire that is colored black (a wire crimp with two black wires and one white wire going to the #2 on the switch) to the negative terminal, and the wire that is colored red/orange (two reds, two oranges, and one white going to the #8 on the switch) to the positive terminal on the hour meter.

[FatBuoy]

Thanks guys!!!

Funny story- got it all hooked up, hit start. It clicked, beeped, turned over, made weird noises but wouldn't start. It made NO sense. It's always started, but the only thing I changed recently was this project, so......uh-oh

I went to the gen starter switch in the cab, thinking it could be the wiring, same thing. Went to the starter on the gen- same thing. NOW I'm getting worried. Did I screw something up? Why, oh why did I feel the need to have an hour meter? This thing has been fine for 20 years without one. Can't you just leave crap alone? All this runs through my head in a split second.


BOOM! It hits me. Low fuel. Remember, this Chinook is new to me, so still learning. Sometimes you just gotta laugh at yourself.

[chin_k]

It got me a few days ago too. Try to get it started, and after 8 or 9th attempts, was thinking about cursing, then realized the fuel was too low. They should put a status light on there to let idiot like me knows it is not going to start due to low fuel level.

[chin_k]

Thanks guys!!!

I guess Blue is not the only one who tried to get you into trouble? I see that your wife was not too fond of the hour meter clicking sound in PM? Well, considering how loud the genset is, it never bother me, so I never take a good look at it. As for the frequency of the clicking sound, I do not know how frequent it clicks, but I am sure it clicks more often than every 6 minutes (1/10 hr). In fact, every ten seconds or so sounds about right.

If you have to get rid of the noise, you have a few options:
1, disconnect the hour meter, ("wow, brand new genset!" )
2, replace it with a voltmeter.
3, replace it with an electronic hour meter, or a silent type.
4, remove it, and put a black plastic cover over the hole.
5, if you like challenge, see if you can take the hour meter apart and make it less noisy.

Knowing that you have a upcoming trip, I would advice you to go with 1 for now.