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So, what do you do to get an improperly stored generator running again?
It must have been improperly stored because now I can’t get it to start.
The last time I used it I let it run out of gas, added a gas stabilizer, changed the crankcase oil, and covered it.
Today I tied to start it. No Joy.
I pulled the carb and it’s full of gunk. I’m soaking it over night in carb cleaner.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mike (watching yet another hurricane approaching).
Merritt Island, Fl.
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Good starting point, soaking the carburetor and getting the ick outta it. that's usually why they wont run, after being stored for any length of time. Doesn't take very much old gas, sitting in that little bitty carb, turning to gunky yuk, to put it out of commission.
Then put in new oil again, (cheap insurance that there's no water condensed in there) Pop the plug(s) and squirt a little penetrating oil in the cylinder if it wont turn over , to free up any rust that might've formed in the bore, and pull the cord a few times, to get it coating the cylinder walls. Next check the plugs for gap, cracks in the porcelain, crud, etc. Also, see if it's even MAKING a spark, with a test plug ( like a sparkplug, with an alligator clip on it ) you hook the plug wire to it, clamp the thing to a good bare metal ground, and yank the cord, to see if there's a spark being generated. If no spark, of course, that's your problem....
Most good lawn mower type repair shops will have/be able to get parts for most brands of generators. Just a matter of eliminating each possible problem, one at a time, and eventually you'll figure it out. Luckily there isn't a whole hell of a lot TO a generator, so it shouldn't be too much hassle to get the thing fixed up.
Hope this helps ya maybe
JB