'Day after Hurricane Fran in '96, tried to fiind 5KW generator. None available locally. 'Called SIL in Charlotte; he bought one and met me with it 'bout half way here (near Greensboro). Got it home, checked it out, got ready to hook it to my system, and started pulling on the rope to start it. Pulled many, many times - really didn't need or want that workout. After several sessions of pulling and resting, disconnected the oil level safety switch; 'started right up and ran fine.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill R" <billr32...@comcast.net> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Backup generator > I highly recommend getting lucky at a garage sale. 4500W for $25 because > after a professional tune up and then sitting for a year it wouldn't start. > You guys on the list diagnosed it for me - the oil pan had warped just a bit > and the oil level was low. Added oil and it started on the 2nd pull. Still > have not used it for real, but very nice to know it is there, especially as > we are on a well. > BillR > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of Jim Cathey > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:49 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Backup generator > > > So sitting around thinking about how I'd like to have a little > > generator to run my sump pump. > > I've always wanted something like that, a really small and light > one. Cheap would be good too. But I think that for one's first > generator you should get one that's capable of starting your > refrigerator. I have a 1600W Coleman that will run ours, or > our freezer, and a couple lights, a TV, the fan on the fireplace, > etc. I've got many more, much bigger ones, but that is the one > that saved our bacon, literally. The bigger ones allow for much > more convenience, but you never forget your first time... > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
