On 25/04/2017 9:58 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
On April 25, 2017 at 8:49 AM tyee165 via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
But if the thing won't run when you need it, you have lost 100%.
I just did my annual "dump a a little gas into the generator and run it for 20
minutes because you never used it last winter". Took an inordinate number of pulls
to get it to fire (probably didn't have enough gas in it to reliably fill the carb) but
ran just fine after I dumped more gas in and got it started.
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I have one in the shed that has been fine for at least 10 years but
would not start last fall when I tried to test it.
I was doing the same thing. I would fire it up once or twice every year,
usually spring and fall, just to make sure it was ok.
I would let it run for a bit and I would plug something in and make it
work a bit etc. Always went when I asked it to do so.
I don't keep a lot of fuel in the tank and I put fuel stabilizer in it
so I thought that was saving me.
Last fall it would not start. I put it away like that as I was busy with
other things.
Now I need to drag it out and try again. May need to clean the carb.
Might just like a new spark plug? Time will tell.
It is a Generac with a Briggs motor. Cannot recall exact output - 7500
maybe?
I also bought a propane powered one just to avoid that problem but I
have yet to put it all together and fire it up.
It is older and stationary unless I mount wheels under it. 10Kw on
propane but I may set it up to run on natural gas which I am told may
drop it to about 8Kw.
It is powered by a twin cylinder Wisconsin engine.
Will need to pick Dan's brain if it causes me issues when I try to get
it up and running.
RB
RB
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