Cvans 1,009 #51 Posted November 19, 2022 I'm really sorry to hear about your problems. Sometimes it just seems like the sn!t never ends. How many bolts hold that starter in? Over the years I was never able to own a Onan because of the things I'd heard about them. Now it's hard to sit here and watch you struggle with yours. And two of them no less. Best of luck with your project. Have you contacted the seller and showed them your pictures? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,390 #52 Posted November 19, 2022 48 minutes ago, Heatingman said: Are you saying the starter sits below that hole? If so how close? Im thinking you could reinforce that extrusion by wrapping that cracked area with steel tube with a bore diameter just over the size of the extrusion. Ideally a purpose made bushing, but a Piece of conduit, maybe some washers stacked up, even a worm drive clamp would add a ton on tensile strength. Cast aluminum that thin just does not have that much shear strength. Yes, starter body sits flush with the bottom of the boss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,390 #53 Posted November 19, 2022 35 minutes ago, Cvans said: I'm really sorry to hear about your problems. Sometimes it just seems like the sn!t never ends. How many bolts hold that starter in? Over the years I was never able to own a Onan because of the things I'd heard about them. Now it's hard to sit here and watch you struggle with yours. And two of them no less. Best of luck with your project. Have you contacted the seller and showed them your pictures? I told him the engine had block damage and wasnt usable. Showed cracks. No response at all...basically "dang that sucks sorry bout your luck" without actually saying it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,390 #54 Posted November 20, 2022 All welded, ill check mesh tomorrow 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,390 #55 Posted November 23, 2022 Meshes nicely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 10,085 #56 Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 4:24 PM, RED-Z06 said: All welded, ill check mesh tomorrow Good to see you found someone to weld it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RED-Z06 2,390 #57 Posted November 23, 2022 26 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said: Good to see you found someone to weld it. Yeah, my neighbor, i thought he got rid of all his welding gear last year but he kept his mig and aluminum spool gun so he mig welded it for me. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
