I bought this gen. about 1 1/2 years ago. i never tried cranking it till about 6 mos. ago. it would not crank until i took the breather cover and filter cover off and sprayed starter fluid in the carb, then it wood run as long as i sprayed. then i emptied the bowl and then removed the carb and soaked it in gas the re installed it . now it will start for about 2 seconds w full choke only. id appreciate any info possible.
thanks,
Troy from houston tx. home of ike
I assume it is a hand start genset. The most common problem if it has been sat for a while is rust on the ignition timing flywheel. If you take the pullcord housing off (recoil) then you will see a big flywheel with what can only be described as a big forked prong with a couple of wires on it. This flywheel should be stainless steel and rusts when sat around for a while without use. Its job is to complete the circuit to the spark plug every time the flywheel passes the forked prong at a given spot on the flywheel, the faster the wheel turns the faster the spark hence the engine runs quicker. Clen the rust off with a releasing agent (wd 40) hey presto!!!!!!!!!!!
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it was getting fire. i figured it out though. i removed the carb and soaked it. that didnt do it, then i removed it and cleaned out the main jet with a small wire and put it back together and it cranked an ran like like a champ on the first pull. but i appreciate the info. you never know when that could be the next problem. Thanks, troy
I soaked and sprayed and cleaned and changed the fuel filter but didnt change to new gas nor take the float out to clean it out I was afraid thast springs parts ect ect ect would fly every where hahahah I will try what this aman did..........!!!!!!!!! D. ATKINS in FLA
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