![]() ![]() Its not especially fuel effecient but in a power outage, not that big of a deal. If its been running off of NG, will be no problem to make it run with propane. Serial number indicates it was built May of 1976. Hopefully, I may be able to help someone else in the future. Thanks in advance for any help you are willing to provide to me. Keeps the fridge running, a couple of lights and one or two small fans. I have an old 1 cyl Onan from a RV that I have used for years in emergencies, I mounted it on a rolling dolly, hooked up an outlet box, made a mount for a boat gas tank and 12V battery and it has always performed flawlessly. Is this the right unit for me? Hurricane season down here can get a little scary. I am hoping to use this for an emergency home unit at my house. Will this be a big deal and if so what do I need? I have all of the Natural gas set-up(regulator, metering valve,selenoid, etc.). It was set-up to run on Natural gas but I want to run it off propane. This little Onan is immaculately clean it was housed in an enclosed room and is barely dusty. Recently the facility installed a monster Cat straight 8 diesel that can run the whole building except window air conditioners. About 5 years ago there was an extended power failure and the facility brought in a poratable unit that could run more of the facility besides just lights and emergency circuits. This was mandatory because of the "Nursing Home" Status. I have records of all state inspections and all work done with the name of the repair/maint person and date. This is a model number 15.0 JC-18R/2731AA Serial number E760132774 The unit has a grand total of 1600 hours of use since new(early 70's ?). I have everything including all transfer switches, Annunciator panel, manuals and records from day one. This was primary emergency power for a Nursing Home where I work. I have recently become the proud owner of an old Onan Gen-set. ![]() I have to say I have been reading alot of posts and I am really impressed with the knowledge and character of the members of this group. ![]()
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