if you have a coil or pull start it could be a bit tough. I had made that mistake back in the early 90's and during a ice storm I pulled and pulled and then one of my sons pulled until it finally cranked over. Lee
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 11:51:51AM -0600, [email protected] wrote: > Lea: I live in far western central or maybe northern Missouri, so it could > be 65 or fifteen below in Winter, just depends on which way the wind's > blowing. > So, what's gonna happen if I use the 10W30 in cold temps? > > Bill Stephan > Kansas Citty MO > Email: [email protected] > Phone: (816)803-2469 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee A. Stone" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 8:36 am > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > I forgot what state you live in to use that weight oil. for the > > winter here in upstate New York I use 5 w 30. Lee > > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 > > at 08:20:58AM -0600, William Stephan wrote: > > > Ron: The manufacturer's recommendation was 10W30, so that's > > what I put in > > > her. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]]> On Behalf Of Ron Yearns > > > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 20:56 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I might suggest a small tarp just to keep the dirt, leaves and > > blown rain > > > off it. I would run it a minimum of once a month. We set the > > generators at > > > the University to run 15 minutes every week. But of course they > > were on a > > > programmed clock and were a little more critical. That generator > > does have > > > multi viscoty oil in it for cold weather starting doesn't it? > > > Ron > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: William Stephan > > > To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > > yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:35 PM > > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] A Generator Storage Question > > > > > > So, I finally got the 10 gauge extension cord, the oil, the gas, > > the gas > > > stabilizer etc. for my 3.5KW generator from Aldis. I tested it > > yesterday> and things worked fine, it runs off an engine with a > > cast iron block, so > > > it's not nearly as noisy as I expected. > > > > > > Our house has a set of steap concrete stairs leading from the > > backyard down > > > to a foyer with a door into the basement. This foyer is > > sheltered, and > > > there's actually a sort of awning or canapee that prevents water > > from> running down into it. There happens to be a cat door in the > > connecting> door, so my plan is to run the generator in that > > outdoor foyer, run the > > > cables through the cat door and inhabit the basement if things > > get dicey. > > > > > > So, my question is this: Can I store a generator like this over > > the long > > > term in the kind of sheltered foyer I've described? I could > > conceivably,> easily enough wheel the thing on a hand truck and > > keep it in the basement > > > proper and move it when I need to, but I'm superstitious about > > having four > > > or so gallons of gas stored right under the living room. Would > > you guys > > > suggest running this every month or so? > > > > > > Thanks for any ideas on this one. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > -- > > Your aims are high, and you are capable of much. > > . > > -- Your aims are high, and you are capable of much. .
