Jim aboard m/v Sea Eagle "Semper Fi" In a message dated 1/9/2008 12:03:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, whitestone1corp@aol.com writes: Hi all.. ?? need help with an old Onan 7.5-MDJE-3CR, it wont shut down with the off switches, niether the remote panel or the onboard, i have to manually?push the lever on the injection?pump down to shut the unit off, what could it be On my Westerbeke The fuel solenoid is pulled in during start and stays there until you push the stop switch which disrupts the ground and releases the solenoid. I believe that Onan fuel solenoid is only activated to turn the fuel off.. The off switches are in series so both switches have to be good for the circuit to work. Probably the easiest thing to do would be have a helper check by activating the stop switch while you take readings at the solenoid. That should help you determine if the solenoid is bad, a bad switch, or wiring in between. **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

From: <JSpence47@aol.com> I believe that Onan fuel solenoid is only activated to turn the fuel > off.. The off switches are in series so both switches have to be good for > the > circuit to work. Probably the easiest thing to do would be have a helper > check by activating the stop switch while you take readings at the > solenoid. Actually, if the solenoid is only activated to kill the engine, then the switches would have to be normaly off, momentary contact switches, and they would not be in series. They would have to be in parallel. If neither switch is working, it's probably not a switch, unless by some chance they both went bad at the same time. More than likely a bad wire, loose contact at the end of a wire, or bad solenoid. Brent Hodges Friendship 43 Albin Seabrook, Tx

Negative. On the Onan MDJE the fuel solenoid is energized to provide fuel flow. When power is interrupted anywhere on the safety circuit, power is cut to the solenoid shutting off the fuel. I would check the wiring going from the main panel to the generator. Broken wire, loose connection, something is not cutting power to the fuel solenoid. Walt Konieczko Annie Sez Too 34 Maine Trader (with Onan MDJE) Lanoka Harbor, NJ > > Hi all.. > ?? need help with an old Onan 7.5-MDJE-3CR, it wont shut down with the > off > switches, niether the remote panel or the onboard, i have to > manually?push the > lever on the injection?pump down to shut the unit off, what could it be > > > On my Westerbeke The fuel solenoid is pulled in during start and stays > there > until you push the stop switch which disrupts the ground and releases the > solenoid. I believe that Onan fuel solenoid is only activated to turn the > fuel > off.. The off switches are in series so both switches have to be good for > the > circuit to work. Probably the easiest thing to do would be have a helper > check by activating the stop switch while you take readings at the > solenoid. That > should help you determine if the solenoid is bad, a bad switch, or wiring > in > between.