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Haha I think i discovered that after I had it all apart but good to know for the next time

Same, I cant tell you how many times ive dropped those gaskets trying to get everything all re-attached on these

If the axle is rusty it gets bound up on the bushing in the wheel adjuster..make sure the axle is free of rust and smooth.. clean the bushings in the wheel adjusters. If that doesnt do it open the transmission and make sure the gears are not missing teeth or broken...new belt and check the tension on the self propel cable...

Hey Victor, unfortunately I cant say for sure. You can try the same things I tried in the video, but without being there to test it out I cant tell you difinitively what it needs. Could be voltage regulator module, could be a fuse, could be any number of things. Wish I could be more help

I’m sure you’ll be fine, I never thought I’d be doing rebuilds like this until I started just digging in and giving it a shot, TH-cam has given me a whole new level of confidence in that i can watch numerous videos of others fixing stuff to try and narrow down what the issues are on my equipment. Reddit and TH-cam have changed my life in the last few years, just have to know how to search and narrow down what the results are to see what might work for your situation

It was just wayyy overfilled with oil. so much so that it couldnt even rotate well. I did find a few other things after filming this video, there was a wire in the main harness that had started rubbing through the insulation so i put some liquid tape on there and zip tied it away from the part where it was rubbing. The oil changes on these are such a mess though

Appreciate the reply. I’m about to pick a new one up with a fuel leak for a good deal, not as good as yours, but read that floats hanging and overflowing carb and fuel lines broke not connected from factory are not uncommon. Just trying to get any information on these that I can. Heard a lot of horrible reviews! Most a seem to be minor fixable things from horrible assembly and QC. We’ll see. Thanks again.

Unfortunately i havent had that problem and I no longer own the generator, but is it popping a fuse on the panel, or is it popping the breaker on the GFCI outlet?

couple more questions. is it just plugging in the grinder that causes it to pop or is it when you press the button to make the grinder spin? does the grinder work on a regular wall outlet? the fuse would only really pop on a power surge or if you have a short somewhere in the circuit. you can use a multimeter to test the voltage on the outlets and see what happens when you plug in the grinder

dont know what aceup is but i bought it on Facebook marketplace

No problem. I have an affiliate link for it here amzn.to/41HKKMG As soon as I swapped out those little o-rings it started running perfectly so that idle circuit was definitely suffering from those o-rings

Have same generator (also has the adapter to run on propane ). Having issue running under load. Once Anything large is turned on it bogs down and shuts off. However if you pull the choke out it will help stabilize and will maintain (turned on the clothes dryer) Does this sound like a dirty carb? Previous owner barely ran it on gasoline (5 days) then he switched to propane

@jedmarsh3539 Are you running it on propane or gasoline? If gasoline, id say yes that sounds the carb needs a clean. take the carb off and clean out all the tiny little holes in the emulsion tube the main jet is on, what you're describing where the choke makes it improve/stabilize tells me that some of the holes on the main jet are probably clogged (if you're running it on gasoline). These motors need a pretty consistent air/fuel mix and bogging under load is typically a symptom of rich mixture/too much gas, so when it runs better with less air (choking), that tells me that there isnt enough/the right amount of gas getting in there at the right time when it goes under load. Idling fine means the idle jet circuit is probably doing ok, but its probably your main jet/emulsion tube that need some cleaning and poking through those tiny little holes. I'd start with that but also take a look at those pilot jets on the top like I ran into. if you're running it off propane... id suspect something with that propane adapter not quite delivering enough propane to meet the air/fuel mix needs, but im not as well versed on the LP side of things and cant make any recommendations for that part unfortunately.

@@DenalisGarage yes running on gasoline. Is there a link to those pilot jets? Or do they come with the carb rebuild kit? Also noticed that the stepper motor fluctuates (load or not, but obviously more under a load) - should that be moving much at idle?

@@jedmarsh3539 So the entire pilot jets probably wont be in the carb rebuild kit, but the tiny little o-rings for them will be. The pilot jets(idle jets) are the two on the top that you dont need to remove the carb to get to. The jets youll likely find clogged will be underneath the carb, when you take the float bowl off, youll see them in the middle. I think i showed removing and cleaning mine in the video above, i would do that and suspect that it will improve. I wouldnt worry about the stepper motor moving around yet, though I have seen in my research sometimes those go bad, but i dont know what symptoms they produce when going bad vs proper function. I'd put money on that main jet and emulsion tube on your carb having some clogging, and potentially those 5 super tiny holes i mentioned on the outbound side of the carb in the video also.

So this was at 6000ft, Ive since got it down in florida where there is level flat ground and much thicker air. at 6000ft I was able to get about 50-52mph on flat ground. I'd bet i could be getting closer to 55-57mph now in florida, i would have to gps verify it this week. I also think the carb that came with this bike when I bought it off facebook is not the original carb so it is not quite perfectly dialed in and could probably use a re-jetting now.

Ok Tested it yesterday...52-53mph on flat ground in FL.

I don’t have the unit anymore but i think it said it would do up to 100feet or so

Niiice, I’ve since this video gotta mine to go about 50-51 on gps so not bad at all!

Unfortunately not, i do still have the motor portion sitting in my garage though, what are you looking to do and maybe i can help out?

thats a good point and Ive started making that more of a priority before digging into the engines on these now. This one was only $100 so I figured it was a win win either way if I just ended up with a working 900cc motor to sell for a go-kart or sandrail or something and had to scrap the generator parts. I've learned a bunch even since this video already, but havent filmed as much of them haha. Its a lot of work and time to film and edit these things

They’re so much fun! I put some new tires on and this thing is so perfect now. Slightly larger than stock rear tire and i went with a more aggressive shnko tread and it’s awesome on and off road

Right?!

haha I think the newer tech ones are prob more punch than this 500 from 2007. I believe piaggio even stopped using the 500's for anything but the mp3 and switched everything to the 350's and 400's because they got better mpg and had the same amount of output/better efficiency. Still really fun to rip this thing. I have an x9 evolution 500 as well, ill post some videos of that soon, that one has even more punch off the line with a Multivar2000 clutch pulley and dr pulley slider weights :) it lifts the front tire on take off, barely, but it lifts it. so much fun when people dont expect something that looks like that to take off on ya

Definitely. There’s no chance he was even gettin on it at all, giggling his ass off at me on this stupid thing 🤣 that victory would destroy me if he were actually tryin

@@DenalisGarage lmao aye my friend has a scooter as well ( don’t ask what speed) and the stories he could tell you how bikers would rev up next to him are hilarious.

Full video just posted. He finally goes past me when i turn left up the road

🤣 this is true

Hoping to have a few months of that goin on with this one this summer!

Awesome I’ll have to give that a try! It definitely has a very dry whining sound when it spools up all crazy like that. Thanks for the tip!

This generator has a battery tender plug that I hooked some alligator clips to

@@DenalisGarage any way you could hook it up and post a picture?

@@joshsteele4931 Sorry, sold the generator. Basically you take off the right side grey cover, may or may not have to take the black plastic cover off under that, and in the opening down and to the left of the battery compartment you should see it, its got the battery tender connector on it with the rubber cap. The other option is to plug in a < 1a adapter plug into the battery charger port on the front of the generator.

Last question, if I use the charging port on the front of the generator, does the battery need to be turned on or off or does it matter. Hoping you know before I sit on hold for an hour with the company.

@@joshsteele4931 Oof yikes i heard their customer service isnt great. That part I think it doesnt matter, the trickle charger shouldnt be going through the switch on the front just straight to the battery, the switch is delivering power to the starter motor (I think). Try it both ways, start with it off first for about 5-10 mins on the charger. If you have the battery compartment open, you can actually pull/slide the battery out like a cheapo drill battery and press the button and see how many lights light up on it. Also check the fuse in the front panel, it is not a high powered fuse, so if you put too powerful of a plug into that barrel connector on the front it might pop that fuse preventing charging. The battery should also just charge up while its running... you could just do the pull cord to get it running and let it run for like 10-15 mins and that should have it charged up enough to restart. If not your battery may be dead dead.

Ahh! So i probably could do ok with just a touch more oil to get it to be at the full mark then. thanks for the info!

You're right I just double checked the Service Manual and says exactly what you said, dont screw it in, just insert it so it sits level at the neck and then check. Thank you for commenting!

Cool thanks for the feedback! Yeah sometimes the lighting gets a little tough but I’ll keep workin on improving the setup

I agree, I now have 3 of these honda HRR's and the oldest one is my favorite to use. I did a fun retro paint and emblems on it but still the most trusty

Yessir! Ready for sale! Got a $20 cub cadet mower coming up next that cost me $0 to fix, gonna try and see what kinda profit it’ll make

Yep they’re super simple and like @slightlyreckless said Hondas run forever!!

Will do! Still figuring out this audio recorder but ill make sure to get it more dialed in for the next video. Thanks for watching!

Nice, it was easier than I thought when you remove the whole intake manifold just make sure the gaskets dont drop into the flywheel. Also the carb rebuild kits come with like 6 little tiny rubber o-rings for the plastic slow jets on top, make sure to replace those cause mine were hard and crusty and caused mine to run rich/erratic. Make sure to clean out those 5-6 super tiny little holes on the top side of the outlet too. Good luck and give me a shout if you run into any issues hopefully the video helps.

🤣 lmao someone else said that too, the magic of editing 😜 i dropped the friggin intake gasket behind the flywheel on the first take… it took me about 15mins to find it and retrieve it so i had to do some extra editing and when i finally got that gasket back i had removed the gloves

It did… so that is still a possibility, I’ll have to give it a longer test run with it and see if they start popping after a bit, you might be right and it could be both! I’ll have to dig up some new plugs and test it out to see

Thanks for watching!

Just keep your eyes peeled! The Facebook marketplace and Craigslist has gems but you just have to be quick on the trigger. I think these guys knew it had cooked it so that’s prob why it was so cheap. Location is a big piece too, I’m lucky to be in between two large cities with a lot of farmland in between so there’s a good mix of heavy duty stuff as well as consumer stuff, and sometimes the better deals like this one require a little bit longer drive. Maybe next summer i can get that tapered crankshaft shaved down to a straight 1in and use it for a go kart

Right?!? I was blown away when i found out it was that big and portable setup

Yeah, everything’s gonna have some kind of quirk. Only reason i have this bigass one is cause it was $100 and figured if i couldn’t get it to produce power, i could try and use the motor for a go kart or golf cart rebuild :)

Not bad…$100 for a $3k generator - looks like it is in great shape too.

@@chet3larson right?! I couldn’t pass it up. I ended up having to rent a uhaul trailer cause it was too big to fit under the truck cap 🤣 and it’s 400lb… no way I’d be able to even get it up into the bed

Haha thanks agreed, to be fair I’m just starting out and he’s been doing it for years, but i will keep workin on improving it

Personally I don,t care about production values just like useful diy info . If you want great production values and some drama and commercials watch the discovery channel.

@@12wingwfetech I didn’t think it was too bad for my first two months but 🤷🏻‍♂️ can’t make everyone happy. i wasn’t trying to be as good as James Condon right outta the gate, gotta start somewhere. With time and practice, Im sure the production value will increase and hopefully so will the entertainment value

@@DenalisGarage I'd say your biggest issue is camera placement and zooming in on project. Enjoyed the video, and subscribed. Looking forward to more. Watch James and Mustie1, and you'll see what I mean. Happy New Year! I hope to see you successful.

@@DenalisGarage on the same token, James' numbers are not what they should be for some reason. Same content all the time maybe? Who knows?

Haha yeah burned 2 gallons in the couple hours i was out there farting around with it

Thanks man! And thank you for sending me that service manual a few weeks ago, made a big difference just making sure stuff was dialed in when I did the valves and figuring out that random blue wire capped off.

@@DenalisGarage Glad to be of help!! Do you have the ability to load test up to 15,000?

@@Bassguitarist1985 unfortunately not, i did see a power box on FBMP for about $150 i might scoop up, but i don’t have anything to even go into that outlet at the moment, but the parts from Amazon was supposed to come today to make an outlet box but we got another 8in of snow last night so i suspect that will be delayed. The most i can really test at the moment is about 7500w. Considering finding a way to show it around to the GCs doing construction in the area and gauge interest or see if they have a big welder i can test it with

@@DenalisGarage if you look at my channel I actually made a load bank where currently I can do up to 12.5 k but an additional heater at 5000 Watts would get me to the biggest portable they make

@@Bassguitarist1985 Nice ill check that out!

Hahaha oh man that would have been an ugly start up if i hadn’t removed the gloves, but yes they were removed. I actually dropped one of the intake gaskets behind the flywheel so i edited out a good 10 mins of myself trying to shimmy that sucker out and i must have removed the gloves somewhere in that mess 🤣 As for the gas, it CHUGS. It’s got a 16gallon tank on it and it says in the manual it should run for about 10 hours on a 50-60% load. It’s also super loud too,

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350 on gas? Just dump the gen out of ur house. Stay in the dark

Seemed to help a little bit, it wasnt terrible to begin with, this was mostly preventative maintenance just based on finding the one coil slightly damaged