It’s an inverter generator which means the engine runs at variable speeds depending on the electrical load. Could there be an issue with whatever controls the carb? Also, have you tired a new spark plug?

If it's an Inverter generator with all of those side panels that carb might be a bitch to access .

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Isn't this where someone comes in and says....SEAFOAM!

I've been using it as an aditive and stabilizer for a few decades. But before it will work the jet will have to be cleaned out.

Small generators are a hot item around here. Everyone uses them to power their ice fishing houses. Honda's EU2000I's were about all you seen being used until a few years ago. They always seemed to be hard starters. Guys said they called them 2000's because that's how many pulls it takes to start them. Now you see a lot of Predator generators from Harbor Freight, Wen has become popular, Champions and Westinghouse are others I see more of. Many are dual fuel because guys already have propane tanks on their houses for heat so they run their generators on propane as well.

You can get a dual fuel 4600 watt inverter generators for hundreds less than the Honda 2000. More than twice the power at almost half the cost. These generators have come a long way in the last five years or so. The lithium battery option is driving competition for the generators. Lots of guys are finding they can buy enough battery power to run their house for a weekend or more on the lake for the price of a new generator. I just got 265AH of lithium ion phosphate batteries for about $500.

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Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
Small generators are a hot item around here. Everyone uses them to power their ice fishing houses. Honda's EU2000I's were about all you seen being used until a few years ago. They always seemed to be hard starters. Guys said they called them 2000's because that's how many pulls it takes to start them. Now you see a lot of Predator generators from Harbor Freight, Wen has become popular, Champions and Westinghouse are others I see more of. Many are dual fuel because guys already have propane tanks on their houses for heat so they run their generators on propane as well.

You can get a dual fuel 4600 watt inverter generators for hundreds less than the Honda 2000. More than twice the power at almost half the cost. These generators have come a long way in the last five years or so. The lithium battery option is driving competition for the generators. Lots of guys are finding they can buy enough battery power to run their house for a weekend or more on the lake for the price of a new generator. I just got 265AH of lithium ion phosphate batteries for about $500.

There’s a YouTube guy I follow “Kenny of all trades” who uses his truck camper all year camping in various places in Minnesota. He has a Predator 3500 and that generator starts with one pull 99% of the time.

Minnesota seems like a beautiful state.

Install a fuel shut off valve between gas tank and carb. At engine shut down, turn off fuel valve and let the carb run dry. No remaining fuel in carb to clog jets.

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Originally posted by sunburn:
Install a fuel shut off valve between gas tank and carb. At engine shut down, turn off fuel valve and let the carb run dry. No remaining fuel in carb to clog jets.

This is a great idea. Just don’t let the machine sit idle too long, or the gaskets will dry out and when you turn the fuel back on the gas will leak all over the floor. Got tired of this BS with the Honda quads and put them on the same program as the Honda small motors on the ranch - run 100LL exclusively, leave the valve on, and don’t worry about it. 100LL (aviation fuel) is long term stable and cuts out all the BS that you get with the dog feces that you can buy at the average gas station.

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Originally posted by slosig:
100LL (aviation fuel) is long term stable and cuts out all the BS that you get with the dog feces that you can buy at the average gas station.

How does a fella get that? Could I simply drive over to East Boofoo Regional Airport with an empty can and say, "hey, man, sell me some gas"?


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If I ran airplane fuel in my mower, would it take less time to cut the grass?

Buy it, use it, forget it.....

Link StarTron Fuel Treatment

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Originally posted by vthoky:

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Originally posted by slosig:
100LL (aviation fuel) is long term stable and cuts out all the BS that you get with the dog feces that you can buy at the average gas station.

How does a fella get that? Could I simply drive over to East Boofoo Regional Airport with an empty can and say, "hey, man, sell me some gas"?


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If I ran airplane fuel in my mower, would it take less time to cut the grass?

Yes, just go to the airport and ask to buy 100LL. It's very common, my buddies with airboats do it all of the time.

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Originally posted by vthoky:

How does a fella get that? Could I simply drive over to East Boofoo Regional Airport with an empty can and say, "hey, man, sell me some gas"?

The pumps at Our Little Airport are self-service, so it's easy enough to fill your gas can.

Perfectly legit for any off-road use, but not legal for use in a road vehicle, as highway taxes are not paid with AvGas.

Take a look at AirNav.com -- find airports near you, and you can see whether they have self-service fuel.

Thank you, jimmy and Mr. V-Tail.

Here's what I found at the listing for the nearby airport:

"Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:PPR FOR FUEL WHEN ARPT UNATNDD"

What does PPR mean?

Prior permission required.

I used to buy 100LL for my race car all the time at a local airport. It was self-serve and I could get it any time, day or night. Just type my CC number into the pump and go.

As far as the generator goes, I would 100% just clean that carb and expect it to be as good as new. If you were closer, I'd give you $100 for it just so you wouldn't need to stress over it.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by vthoky:

How does a fella get that? Could I simply drive over to East Boofoo Regional Airport with an empty can and say, "hey, man, sell me some gas"?

The pumps at Our Little Airport are self-service, so it's easy enough to fill your gas can.

Perfectly legit for any off-road use, but not legal for use in a road vehicle, as highway taxes are not paid with AvGas.

Take a look at AirNav.com -- find airports near you, and you can see whether they have self-service fuel.

Not so fast...It's not quite that simple. I visited the Concord Airport in Concord, NH in search of AvGas a while back and was told absolutely not! Apparently Concord Aviation Services, which is in charge of refueling operations at the airport was visited by representatives of a few three letter agencies several years ago and told in no uncertain terms that it was not legal to pump AvGas into anything but an aircraft. I challenged him a bit re: the off-road use case, and even countered with a potential exception re: the fueling/refueling of experimental aircraft, but he wasn't buying it at all. He did provide a document with references to the statutes pertaining to these restrictions, but I didn't pursue it any further.

I did check with Nashua Airport, and Infinity Aviation Services operates there, providing 'Full-Service' Refueling at that airport. It's not even that convenient to go there (55 miles round trip!) if it was an option (at least Concord is only about 10 miles from my home), but both of those airports are Full-Service Refueling, so Nope...No AvGas for you!

There appears to be only one airport that will apparently sell MoGas to the General Public in my state, Hampton Airfield, but that's over 75 miles round trip from my house! And even there, though they have AvGas that is 'Self-Serve', it's a NO go! They indicate that using an airport's AvGas in anything other than an aircraft can, and has caused airports to lose their license to sell AvGas, sooo Nope.

Honestly it's the same for Pure-Gas here in NH as that's not available anywhere near me either. It's a lot more convenient to buy canned VP Racing Fuel...Just sayin'

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Originally posted by smlsig:

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Originally posted by lastmanstanding:
Small generators are a hot item around here. Everyone uses them to power their ice fishing houses. Honda's EU2000I's were about all you seen being used until a few years ago. They always seemed to be hard starters. Guys said they called them 2000's because that's how many pulls it takes to start them. Now you see a lot of Predator generators from Harbor Freight, Wen has become popular, Champions and Westinghouse are others I see more of. Many are dual fuel because guys already have propane tanks on their houses for heat so they run their generators on propane as well.

You can get a dual fuel 4600 watt inverter generators for hundreds less than the Honda 2000. More than twice the power at almost half the cost. These generators have come a long way in the last five years or so. The lithium battery option is driving competition for the generators. Lots of guys are finding they can buy enough battery power to run their house for a weekend or more on the lake for the price of a new generator. I just got 265AH of lithium ion phosphate batteries for about $500.

There’s a YouTube guy I follow “Kenny of all trades” who uses his truck camper all year camping in various places in Minnesota. He has a Predator 3500 and that generator starts with one pull 99% of the time.

Minnesota seems like a beautiful state.

I passed his truck camper on the way to our lake cabin this summer. He was heading north towards the BWCA. He had his You Tube sticker on the back of his truck so I checked out a couple of his video's. Does a nice job and finds some backwoods places most people would never find. Sadly other people who search out those kinds of places are often times are up to no good. There's a lot of editing in these video's so you probably don't see the 25 times he pulled on that generator to get it started initially.

If Amoco no ethanol is available anywhere, it is just as good as 100LL.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by vthoky:

How does a fella get that? Could I simply drive over to East Boofoo Regional Airport with an empty can and say, "hey, man, sell me some gas"?

The pumps at Our Little Airport are self-service, so it's easy enough to fill your gas can.

Perfectly legit for any off-road use, but not legal for use in a road vehicle, as highway taxes are not paid with AvGas.

Take a look at AirNav.com -- find airports near you, and you can see whether they have self-service fuel.

Not so fast...It's not quite that simple. I visited the Concord Airport in Concord, NH

Hmmm ... There are three states involved in this discussion. You say that it's a no-go in New Hampshire. I know for a fact that it is absolutely legal here in Florida, provided that there is no violation re highway use. The third state is Virginia, where vthoky is; I have no idea what the law is there, but I will reiterate that here in Florida, highway tax must be paid for fuel that is used for road vehicles. Off-road use is no problem. Our Little Airport sees a brisk business in fuel sales to airboat operators, and fuel for farming equipment, etc., all perfectly legal.

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Originally posted by slosig:
100LL (aviation fuel) is long term stable and cuts out all the BS that you get with the dog feces that you can buy at the average gas station.

For the benefit of the uninformed, when you say "the dog feces that you can buy at the average gas station", are you talking about non-ethanol gas or the regular (automotive) stuff? And if you're talking about non-ethanol, what exactly is the problem with it as compared to 100LL from the airport?

I like Mechanic in a Bottle. I use it regularly in my riding mower when it acts up a low idle. Run a bottle through the tank and see what happens. However I dont know where its made