20 Most Recent Honda 3000 Watt Portable Generator - Page 5 Questions & Answers

coils over heating

is gas old? is choke on? is fuel turned on?

sounds like your carburator might be dirty there are a couple of pin sized holes that can easily become clogged in the carb if you work on them take apart the carb and get some carb cleaner . you will be suprized to see the crud that will collect in the bowl . I go to homedepoe or lowes to the welding section and get a torch tip cleaner its like 3 or 4 bucks it has some tiny wires with ridges on it that will clean out the holes on it .Your carb might have several types of plugs or methods of securing the bowl to the carb some have a bolt with a screw in the middle some just a bolt some have a spring clip . if it is a bolt with a screw in the middle you can remove it and catch the gas as it drains out once empty remove the bolt to release the bowl there i a gascket on the top rim of the bowl remove any debree from the bowl and spray carb cleaner there is prob a yellow residue from the gas that is the oxyidation gas oxyidizes after thirty days .if the nut you took out has two holes in it use th tip cleaner to clean out the hole then look at the float it hinges on a pin that pushes up a little triangular pin that pin has a rubber tip on it it controlles the flow of gas into the bowl if any of the parts are fowled up to bad or rusted go to a lawn repair shop and get a carb kit for your motor get all info off tag or cant get the right parts with all the emissions on the carbs each one is different.once cleaned out put back together if it still runs funny there is another part that comes off the side of the carb it should be a coveer with 4 screws holding it in place on the inside there is a gasket with a spring on it the spring has an aluminum cover to keep from tearing the gasket up replace it with a new one the little flap on the other end act like valves close all back up thenthe screw in the bottom of the carb should be screwed all the way in then un screw 2 1/2 turns and it should be set to about the right flow adjust in or out if it isnt right hopes this helps if you need more help on this leave feed back love to help

I would say it can run fine without a battery. Make sure the battery cable terminals are taped up to prevent shorting out and damaging at minimum the charging circuit.

I have the 5kw Honda and have no problem, but I have never tried to run 5,000 watts either. It is reaching max rpms? Air filter clean? Good fuel? Oil? Have you run it much, or does it sit? How do you measure the wattage? Add up a bunch of things like, skil saw, pump, fridge, etc? Let's see, skill saw at 13 amps x 120 volts =1560 watts. Fridge probably idles at 7amps, starter windings use 10 or so amps, tv, 500 watts, computer, I would not run anything electronic with a genny, unless I had a spike protector on it. Check it out, hope this helps.

it will run fine without it. it just wont save power after running.

is the battery charged

check the battery?

check the ' auto start ' voltage sensing fuse. replace the fuse if it is bad.

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What is wrong with your unit? Typical repair places would be a lawnmower shop or chain saw shop.

hmm.... try running it for a while with something plugged in that won't mind the voltage drop... like a light bulb..

Do a deep clean of the fuel ;lines,carb,filter and tank.donot coat the tank inside,if is too rusty try find a used one and also change the spark plug and do ahead clean.

Change the spark plug!

Hi there,

If I remember correctly this model does not use a fuel/oil mix. Please confirm this.

If what you are saying is that in filling the device with gas and checking the oil level, both overflowed, then we are good.

As you have done, drain both to their proper levels.

Now pull the spark plugs, they are most likely fouled with oil.

Turn the generator over a few times to clear the cylinder of excess oil.

Give the plugs a good cleaning. You may need to replace them. I just have a thing about tossing something with life still left in it.

Put the plugs back in and fire it up.

Best regards
Mike