Fuel not getting through the carburator

Remove it and soak it in "Sea Foam" carbureator cleaner. Should just be 2 screws holding it on. Get the service manual from Honda. Honda com Official Site of American Honda Motor Co Inc

If it runs at all, then it is not the spark, so it must be fuel.
Flush the tank and put in new clean fuel. If it still does not run right, then you probably need to rebuild the carbureator.

If it runs at all, then it is not the spark, so it must be fuel. Flush the tank and put in new clean fuel. If it still does not run right, then you probably need to rebuild the carbureator.

Probably the fuel float in the carbureator is stuck (or most likely the needle valve connected to the float).

On my generator, I just take the fuel hose loose where it goes into the carbureator and drain it from there.

Possible that the engine is not getting sufficient fuel for running and so the choke action is needed. You need to check if the oil switch is cutting off the power, - if so replace oil.
Secondly the fuel settings might need a check up. You might need to clean/reset the plugs/spark gaps and also overhaul the carburator to solve this issue.

This can happen if there was fuel left in the carburettor for a few months. The fuel forms a gel in the jets which can block the fuel getting through. You could try the following procedure which might help get it going.

• Remove the sparkplug.
  
• Pour about 5ml (or 1 teaspoonful) of fuel into the opening, where the sparkplug came out of.
• Dip the end of the spark plug in fuel so the spark gap gets wet and replace the plug and HT lead.

Try to start the generator. The fuel that you poured in should ignite. This might be enough to get the engine running. You may have to repeat the procedure 2 to 3 times. Don't be tempted to pour too much fuel in as it will cause the engine to flood.

If the jets are blocked in the carburettor this might be enough to **** the fuel through but if not you'll need to get a mechanic to strip down the carburettor and clean the jets.

first if its a honda,is it a gas/oil mix as the gas/oil mix plugs up quicker than a 4 cycle engine ?even 4 cycle engines that get bad gas i.e. water in the gas will plug up the carburator from rust, white rust(from water minerals) corrosion,dirt,etc.,when its running and just as it dies out,pull out the choke and see if it picks back up in r.p.m.'s,if it does,then you know its lacking fuel from starvation from plugged fuel lines/carb to keep running,then you need to re-build the carburator or you could first try a can of carb cleaner while its running down into the carburators intake,but this is a tell-tale sign of a bad/dirty carb,try this,with a small wrench,pull off the carburarors "sediment bowl" located just ubder the carbs body and carefully unscrew the brass nut and remove this bowl(careful to NOT lose the gasket) and see how moch water/dirt,etc., is in the bowl if theres water it will look like droplets in the gas in there,if you have this contamination you need to clean out both the gas tank and carburator and all fuel lines leading to and from these to the engine

try removing the float bowl on the carburator and cleaning, sounds like needle valve is partially stopped up

yes you can be careful and be sure the engine is not hot BUT i suspect the re may be an internal carb isue requiring a rebuild