Did a trade for some cool machines and this was thrown in for free. vintage Coleman Powermate 1500 generator. lets see what we have and can we save it.
Mustie, In June of 2018 I was hit by a texting driver while using a crosswalk. While the broken bones have healed, I am still dealing with issues from a traumatic brain injury when I hit the pavement some 15 feet away. Life is certainly different now. It's been a long road. Part of my therapy included puzzle type exercises to help strengthen brain function. Turns out that your videos helped me with order of operations challenges. I am happy to report that I now have a good working knowledge of small engines and tearing into carbeuretors because of your content. Please accept my sincere thanks for what you have done for me. Thank you.
Me too... amazing how there is a range of even youtube videos to exercise the eyes and nervous system. Was chatting on reddit earlier with a game programmer regarding him working on virtual reality projects for those that suffered strokes for now as a group to work with.
I literally don't care what your working on, I'm hooked on your channel! Your skills and your humor plus your child like excitement when you score another win or get an old engine to fire is priceless. Your laughter wether it's at yourself or when you're funning with one of your many toys is just awesome! You were born for TH-cam man! Fan for life mustie!
Reminds me of a buddy of mine. Total motor head. Could put a 4.7 in a focus and make it seem easy. Edit This is probably one of the best prestsart teardown tutorials iv found.
You taking apart that solenoid is one of the many reasons why I watch your channel and what you do! Because we live in such a throw away society that people don’t take the time to investigate equipment (or anything for that matter) to fix things! Sometimes it’s simply because they just don’t have any knowledge about things but taking things apart is exactly how you get that knowledge!
Only in a Mustie1 video will you see a guy leave with a good generator and come home with a “bad” one. Love your videos sir, and enjoyed the trip down memory looking at the past projects that were part of this deal.
Another lovely hour of knowledge and entertainment on a Sunday here in the UK. I actively seek these Mustie vids out if their not in my TH-cam feed. All the best Mustie 1 from the UK.
@@marcelcanuck right its like he's taking us along for the ride, I enjoy that also. I like his young adult almost pushing it sense of humor and how he chastises himself for what he might of said. I love it I am always waiting for the next video.
I change the fuel out yearly in my generator. Years ago after doing this, I wanted to make sure it would fire up. It had electric start and after much cranking and choking, I realized the kill switch was off. I flipped it on and after half a crank it shot a fire ball the size of a basketball out the muffler! Sounded like a shotgun going off! Fortunately I was slightly off to one side. Still, it burnt all my facial hair. I can still picture the fireball. Generator wasn't hurt and fired right up. My wife was mad as hell for scaring her and my buddy thought it was hilarious. Fun memories.
Darren, two cousins made a spud gun, and couldn't get it to work after using it for a while. Their propellant was WD-40, and it seems that it worked well. The igniter was from an old grill. The one cousin asked the other to open the threaded cap, then he tells his brother, I'll click it if you want to check for spark. Having just sprayed it, it was "fuelled up". Well the elder says to the younger check for spark, and sure enough, when he clicked it, there was there was, and he singed his eyebrows. It's amazing how experience can teach a few things.
OMG! I didn't think anyone had a story similar to mine. My dad had found a different type of twist igniter instead of the push button electric ones. He had just installed the new igniter into a new spud gun, and he was excited to see how the new igniter spark looked. He looked down the tube and spun the new igniter to see the "greater amount" of spark. Well... Not thinking all of the glue fumes were still in the gun!!! He singed his eyebrows and some hair on his head. No one was with him on the garage when it happened, but he came in the house looking like he had seen a ghost. Dad passed away in 2005, but we've all laughed about that episode many times before he passed and still today.
To add a horror story, a coworker came in to work one Monday morning and looked a wreck. It turned out that his son, a concert pianist, had made a spud gun but it wasn't impressive enough for him. So he loaded it up with rocks. When he tried to fire it out jammed. So he put some more fuel in it then tried to clear the jam. Some how it fired while his hand was over the end of the gun. He ended up losing half his middle finger along with all of the ring finger and pinky on his right hand. The saving grace was that after it healed he taught himself how to play with the missing fingers. Listening to him you would never know. Singed eyebrows is a much easier lesson.
53:52 I believe that the remote start functions like it does on 100% of the vehicles that I've tried it on. Single press of the lock followed by double press of the start button. Clicking the lock once is like turning your car's ignition to the on position. If you listen carefully, you'll hear the relay latching. It is very clear on film. If you wait too long or click the lock again, it will unlatch. They made it so you have to double click the start button to prevent accidental starts I assume.
Bought a new car( used)the dealer showed me the auto start and then at home press nada. Watching a mustie Sunday video read your comment and sure enough. Was going to have the fob replaced tomorrow. Thank for the info better than the car dealership. Haha. So happy.
I love these small engine videos. I've revived quite a few power tools using what I've learned from this channel. The Tygon fuel line I've always seen is yellow. If you buy the actual Tygon brand, I've never had it harden. The generic yellow stuff does. The blue stuff is different all-together and that stuff can harden pretty quick.
I Remember that ice storm you're talking about. I worked in southern NH at the time, every tree and bush looked like a giant crystal chandelier. One of the most beautiful things I ever saw.
For the remote start I think you have to double click the start button. It's probably an off the shelf remote start module so it has safeties in place.
Your test hz without the jigsaw is accurate. The hertz jumped around with the jigsaw because your meter is very sensitive. The jigsaw injected interference back into the line and the meter couldnt process it.
Man have I missed these videos. Took a little break and I'm glad that the content has not changed. I watched these 10 years ago when I was 15 and learned to much along the way. Thanks
was not expecting a double feature! When I saw the length of the video I thought the kwak was packing a hidden surprise... Worked on one of these same excell generators for a friend.. For the remote start.. click the lightning button twice in quick succession to remote start (key doesn't need to be in the generator only the remote start switch on) regarding the generators.. the traditional type (like the kwak) is usually called a synchronous generator.. line frequency is tied to RPM hence the 3600 for 60hz with a 2 pole / 1800rpm for a 4 pole generator head.. the inverters rpm is only dependant only load as it uses a computer to output the sine wave at correct frequency, those Hondas and Honda clones are something like 5000rpm at full load (you'll need an owners manual to find specifics for your model)
Burned my hair off , sinuses and throat with a 70's Pontiac grand prix. Distributor was in wrong. That was back in the early 80's still suffering from the damages today.
Those clamps are known as ‘constant tension’ clamps since if things sharing or expand a bit with fuel or temperatures they adjust to keep the joint tight.
Darren if you grab yourself a cheap gravel guard gun and put a flexable gas tubing on the gun, hook it up to your air and Wa La than you can drain the fuel out of a gas can. Works well, especially on small gas tanks like what's on those generators.
I was purchasing a used lawn mower from Marketplace and the gentleman threw in an older Coleman generator. The side shields were missing from it and the carry handle. I had to do minimal work to it and it fired right up! I couldn't figure out why they disassembled it to begin with. I am just keeping it around for the fact no one will want it because there are parts missing. If I can find another one that's junk, I can salvage the missing parts and get it back to original condition. I did scrap a generator like yours a few years ago, it was pretty trashed.
The best part of your videos is the way you talk to the camera. Just like two buddies tinkering around in the garage. Makes me feel like I'm right there with you trying to figure things out together. Thanks for what you do.
For your camp, have you ever looked into setting up a solar panel driven, motion detection camera, like is used for wildlife observation? You might be able to find out who has been raiding the cottages.
Mustie talking about his Satellite's carb popping off in his face (9:00) reminded me of my brother when he worked at a Pontiac service department back in the '60s. He was adjusting the Tri-Power setup on a '66 GTO (no one else wanted to work on it) when it backfired into his face. Took off his eyebrows, a nice amount of the ends of the hair on his head, and gave him a nice Florida tan. The look on my mother's face was priceless when he stopped by to visit. Definitely had an 'android' look to him! 😃😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣🤣
I live in Southern nh. And i work as a Welder and tinker on my off time. I've watched you since you made videos at your house. Watched you mess with your moped bikes you've built etc. I love watching you
For cleaning the last bit of gas and debris from the tank you can just toss a rag in there and hit the inside of the tank with a blow gun-compressed air and it does the scrubbing for you. Check it out. It works surprisingly well.
Fixed one of these 10-12 years back for a friend. The tank had a leak and the carb needed going through. I think the leak was a crack from metal fatigue due to the vibrations, but I don't remember exactly. I didn't do a complete restoration like this, but did spend a fair bit of time cleaning it up, TIG'd the crack in the tank, repaired few things, replaced a few other little things, and eventually got it running like a top and then gave all the paint work a good buff and polish. Lol.......... and then the guy accidentally backed over it with his truck two weeks later. DOH! I didn't show it when he told me, but I was a little heartbroken for sure. Not because of the work I had into it but because it was a cool old unit that was pretty cherry.... ohh well, that's life.
There are 5 species of widow spiders found throughout the US, including the Northern and Southern Black Widows that are widely distributed. There are also several spiders that look like widows. Venomous or not, I would quickly introduce those ladies (the big ones) and gentlemen (the little ones) to Mr. Shoe (the big left one); I don't particularly like spiders.
Yeah heard the same thing ref the steam car. Glad he's on the mend as could have been far worse! I also rate the Honda generators. I don't have to deal with the cold as I live in the sub-tropics, but I keep a Honda 2KVA to plug the fridge into when the power goes out. Those clamps are called constant tension clamps.
You were talking about the ice storm of 2007. I was there for that! Wow that's the most intense thing I've ever been through. Some 20 thousand homes had no power around Christmas. I will never forget that.
Some of the WD 40’s don’t have the top with the hose connected to it, but just have a top that connects to a normal tube that comes out of am enclosed spray can, like the set up for the original WD40 cans. You can still pull the new WD 40 top off, and shove it down on the small tube, or even on to an old WD40 can (so that you don’t have to use the straw that used to come with it, that you’re always losing.).
1500 watt, might power a hairdryer, I too am hooked on your channel. Since watching you, I did get inspired to get out a 65 year old Moped that I had lost hope on a few years ago, but thanks to you I got it running and even rode it, keep the videos coming...happy wrenching
The ice storm you mentioned, I remember that, it hit the US and Canada really bad, the sale of portable generators skyrocketed after that storm. Now the common thing is, whole home generators, that run off of natural gas or propane. When you picked up that go-kart ice rider the other day, I saw this generator sitting on the floor, I kind of figured you were bringing it home as well. Personally I got an almost identical generator from an auction a while back, worked the way it should and sold fast.
Are we on the ice storm of '98?. Hydro Quebec's complete system shut down due to the fact that power lines ran over granite, which covers most of the province and shorted out the system. Details are vague after 24 years but, ill never forget the sound of trees splitting in two and large branches falling from the accumulated ice on their branches.
I remember that storm Mustie , i was living in Methuen Ma. at the time , and we lost power for 3 days , and i had a generator , and wired up my furnace, fridge and 1 end table light ...exactly how you said , cut an extension cord and wired it directly to the furnace and plugged it in , lol i remember it being VERY cold during that ....
I like those older type generators and I never owned one with the Kawasaki engine but that's my favorite brand engine for any types of lawn and garden equipment for sure... I just traded up a 5000 watt generator with a 10hp Briggs and Stratton side shaft engine on it and it doesn't have the pull rope top for it and I have looked around my area locally for one now for about a month and haven't found one yet LOL I guess I'll have to search EBay for one as much as I don't want to because I end up buying other things and spending to much 😅
Remember the fidget spinning craze. We put a outdoor storage tent together and the 1/4 inch drive ended up on the couch at some point. Granddaughter found it and played with it all day. Could of made a fortune. sigh.
Awesome detail as always and I never seen a solenoid repaired. I think I've went through most all the switches and other parts. Now I think about... never cleaned or repaired an ammeter, voltmeter or hour meter. Otherwise... will have to try a solenoid next since doesn't really need to be calibrated or small wires rewound. Thanks for sharing! Stay warm!
I guess most of us don't even think about it being repairable, just go out and buy a new one. That's our society today. Disposable everything, Growing up poor, we had to either fix what broke or do without.
The frequency reading might be interfered with by electrical noise from the reciprocating saw, they use brush style motors that generate line noise. I think an electric heater or water kettle would be a cleaner load, simply a heavy duty resistor!
You should use a resistive space heater for load testing not a power tool. I think the noise from the power tool's brushes may have been skewing your HZ readings.
Back in the day when I lived in California, we had power going out all the time. I bought a 20kW diesel generator for $150. A wealthy guyhad it and the run solenoid burnt out twice so he said to one of his helpers to get rid of it so that's what he did. It used about 1/2 gallon an hour. Had many years of good service. When we moved here I had no room for it so I had it under a tarp. One day I was using an extension cord and when I was done I threw it over the tarp to keep it off the ground. A few days later at some point I noticed the tarp was gone. At first I thought it had blown off but then I realized the whole generator was black. The extension cord had shorted out and burnt everything down. The generator had been so hot the aluminum timing cover melted. Now I had a predator inverter generator which seems to do a good job. One of my projects is to build a utility shed and I want to put an inverter with batteries and solar in there, and I have one of those 1 cylinder 600 rpm lister engines that should give me really good fuel economy. For most uses those little generators are good though. I bought a 900W 2 cycle gas generator for $160 and it does quite well actually.
The best stories are the ones you can tell on yourself 😂. I haven't heard which car Jay was trying to start. But I seem to remember him talking about something like that when starting one of them. Stanley steemer?
Oh my goodness! I've got the same model generator out in the garage. When I got mine, the output voltage was very low - like 60 volts. Traced the problem to a bad diode on the rotor. Replaced the bad diode with new and it works nicely. I don't care for the plastic end cap on the stator housing, but so far, it seems to work fine. Not a bad unit, especially for free!
I had an after market remote start and the switch had to be pressed twice within 5 seconds of each press, any more or less delay would result in it not starting. Then a 30 second period of rest before another attempt would be accepted. your remote seems similar. Good luck & Happy Holidays.
Love these videos! You are truly a treasure. So relaxing to pop this on and cook a meal or do some chores. This was an excellent generator special. Thank you for what you do!
My Original Introduction to mustie1 was Years ago.. when I was google searching for Coleman Generator Repair, Darren showed me how to repair mine ( the exact same one he was working on) I have been a loyal follower Ever since... Even my wife asks about your videos on Sundays. My generator runs well and it now needs a freshen up for the Winter and I have the inside knowledge to fix it and keep it running. Thank you !! 👍👍
I do service to our pressure washers at work. One had a solenoid issue on the OEM one, and I put a Ford style one in with a waterproof push button switch. It starts so much easier now. The trombetta solenoids are not always a good choice. My Honda HT3813 engine needed a solenoid, and the OEM one was $90, but one for a motorcycle was under $10.
I've got what I guess is a little newer version of this, its a small frame mounted Powermate 1500 (was given to me). Its sole purpose in life is to run my sump pump during power outages. I do have a larger gen, but unless the outage is extended, no need to bother. As long as my basement isn't flooding, I'm good, lol.
Inverter generators use an asynchronous AC generator that runs at varying speed. The electronics converts that varying frequency AC to DC then it creates a 50 or 60 HZ AC output from the DC. That way the generator engine does not have to run at a constant 3600 rpm. The speed varies according to the load. I think the reason your meter doesn’t want to read frequency with no load is because the inverter output isn’t a very good sine wave. Probably closer to a square wave with no load. When you apply some load, the wave gets “rounded off” a bit and has fewer harmonics, so the meter does a better job of measuring frequency.
I remember that ice storm. It was closer to 20 years ago. We weren't without power that long, so we were able to host some family who were. They were with us for about a week.
I had one of these in 1988, it was ALL of my power living in my RV for 3 years, never a problem, it got 6 hours run time on a gallon of gas and ran my microwave, tv, charged the house batteries and more, I ran it 8-10 hours a day. Loved how the oil drain is on BOTH sides.
Love these small generators !! A must have for the winter, just in case. Mine will run my sump and furnace ( just ). It's a old chinese knockoff, but I take great care of it.
Odd tangent, but seeing the oil specifications marked on the generator made me think of it. I was a mechanic when 5W-20 started to become a thing, with Ford changing almost all their gas engines over to it and modifying the specification for many of their older engines to use 5W20 as the recommended oil, along with Honda, Mazda, etc. When that happened, a lot of people (many of them older) started screaming that 5W20 was “like water” and would destroy any engine it was used in. This old thing calls for SAE20 in the winter. Uhhh, 5W20 and SAE20 are *the same thing* at operating temperature. This old generator seems to have survived on it just fine. The trick with adding a plug to the gas furnace to keep it running in a power outage is on my to-do list. The first year we moved into this house (last year), we had a freak ice storm that absolutely annihilated the trees around here. Somehow we avoided having any of the old growth trees around the house from being destroyed or destroying the house (had some really close calls), but we were without power for several days during sub-freezing temperatures. My electric vehicle has a 120V/16A AC output, plenty to run the furnace and the fridge. It has a 77kwh battery, so it should be able to supply power for a few days if we use it with moderation. When you’re testing these things and want to put a load on it, you should use a resistive load, like an electric heater or an old filament lightbulb. Using something like a motor as your load will introduce a ton of electrical noise and screw up your readings.
Ol classic OG style video here mustie. Great video as usual, I had two of them in the past and are great little runners. The carb is quite rare on those.
I picked up a red Honda 2000 watt generator at the side of the road the other day! One of those little quiet ones. It actually fired right up and runs beautifully, checked the oil and oil isn’t in worst shape, gas smelled bad though.. Just doesn’t have output so that be a project for a day when we get snowed in. It probably be a fuse or something simple. the guy who was out there at the time said they didn’t get much use from it power been reliable since the move 10 or so years ago..
I picked up a 5 gallon container of old diesel fuel about 5 years ago so it's probably 8-9 year old diesel. I've been mixing it with gasoline for my lawn mower and am nearly done with it, heh. I even tossed in some paraffin lamp oil too. Lawn mower eats it right up so as long as the mix isn't too strong, then it starts very, very hard. Runs best when motor is already hot! Just an experiment with a free Toro mower, no issues to note thus far after months of usage.
I put a bit of citronella lamp oil in my rider to see if it would drive the flies away! Yeah, can't put too much in or it won't run right... More than 2 "glugs" in a gallon and it ran lean, but it smelled like citronella! Didn't bother the bugs though.
@@volvo09 Exhaust occasionally stinks like kerosene. I just recently watered it way down with gasoline so the mix isn't nearly as strong anymore. They were talking about 20-40 inches before Christmas but we ended up getting about 1.5 instead.
Hey, I liked that one. It is so nice to watch a constructive project video. That is, as opposed to the wacko stuff in the news. Truly appreciate your work. Thank you. It was a ton of fun....
Yes the fuel line was in the wrong place... I was staring in shock when you rolled it over. someone made a dumb mistake and you got a nice as a Honda generator for free. These little guys can be real handy. Besides running just the furnace, they can keep your refers cold by moving them around for like 30 min at a time.
I like a good story from 35 yrs ago lol. In my case I was the 6yr old, my dad was working on an old lawnmower and was checking for spark. I kept bugging him about wanting to "help daddy with the lawnmower", so he hands me a screwdriver and tells me to "hold it right there". I was just happy to be helping dad in the shop lol. I think you know what happens next. Yup, it had spark alright! I didn't know I could jump that high lol.
I always called the torsion clamps spring clamps. And the other clamps screw clamps . I like the torsion clamps because they tend to not leak overtime. Screw clamps losen overtime because hoses tend to shink due to age and heat cycles and vibration, you have to periodically check and tighten them up vs the torsion clamps are self tightening and adjust for these problems on their own. Application also can be a factor in which clamp is best but for lower pressure connections I definitely prefer torsion clamps and if you have the right tool for them they are easier and faster to install I think.
My family went 5 weeks without electricity during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and no generators. It was still hot and humid here in South Carolina and there were a lot of mosquitos. I think I lost a gallon of blood. ;) I watch all your videos.
Both are fine and handy gensets, but I am particularly grateful for your getting a good look into that 2nd red _Excel_ one, since I have a near identical one in yellow with the _Ramsond_ brand name. Like yours, my unit's little electric start battery went south years ago, but dangling its leads out from holes in the battery compartment is a fine idea. The little specialized batteries are just too expensive for what they are, and don't last very long, but I've always got a jumppack or 12V battery around if I don't feel like using the pull cord. Thanks again!
Great video, I had one just like it ! only branded Kubota . Thing ran like a champ . Big ice storm in Vermont and it kept my heat running for 5 days . Think I traded a 1/4 0z for it . Thank you for the great videos .
You just inspired me to pull out a dead vintage Woolworths one I was given! I`ve managed to get it running on carb cleaner after cleaning the plug, but it doesn't stay running.. I think I`m going to need to get the carb out to clean it.. 😎😎
Mustie, you know a lot about generators. What brand/model would you recommend for a house generator for emergency use? Something I could get hooked up to my home natural gas? Seems to be very many contradictory opinions out there.
My brother has a furman generator that's dual fuel and he hooks it up to natural gas and so far it's worked great for him. But there's generac ones too that will work well too.
I know you asked Mustie aka Darren for his recommendation, however, I will offer my 10¢s. I’ve owned a Honda EM7000is inverter/generator since 2004 and it has served us well after hurricanes knock out power. I connect it via a transfer switch that handles 10 breakers. It powers all my lighting loads, fridge, microwave, tv, clothes washer, all except 220v. It runs for 14 hours at half load consuming 4.7 gallons of gasoline and they can be adapted to propane. I paid $3K in 2004, unfortunately, now they are $5K. Finally, you may want to checkout TH-camr “Gavin’s Garage” he has excellent content on everything generators…
When I built my home and put in the new furnace I wired it up with two switches one switch on the side turns off the furnace of course that eliminates it from the circuitry of the house. And the other switch connects it to an extension cord that has a mail plug on the end and I can hook up a small generator yeah that's just for the furnace. I always had a general bigger generator for the house and now I've got a pretty much full House generator it doesn't fire up immediately but it runs great on propane or gasoline and I backfeed it through the compressor plug in the barn. Watching you tinker with this reminded me tinkering with the generators I've had over the years
Another Sunday morning in Mustie church. I have a 2hp Honda outboard that I bought 2 years ago non running. After cleaning the carb it ran similar to the red generator. I dumped in a strong dose of seafoam and ran around the lake for about 45 minutes. Whatever was in the fuel system got cleaned out. It ran like a new one. Good job on the generators.
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Mustie,
In June of 2018 I was hit by a texting driver while using a crosswalk. While the broken bones have healed, I am still dealing with issues from a traumatic brain injury when I hit the pavement some 15 feet away. Life is certainly different now. It's been a long road.
Part of my therapy included puzzle type exercises to help strengthen brain function. Turns out that your videos helped me with order of operations challenges. I am happy to report that I now have a good working knowledge of small engines and tearing into carbeuretors because of your content.
Please accept my sincere thanks for what you have done for me.
Thank you.
I myself suffered a major head injury in 2001.
I'd have been one happy puppy if he'd been around then.
Good luck with your recovery.
I too am a TBI survivor. These videos are entertaining as well as therapeutic for sure.
There's something oddly therapeutic about troubleshooting. Good you're doing better Pierro.
Me too... amazing how there is a range of even youtube videos to exercise the eyes and nervous system. Was chatting on reddit earlier with a game programmer regarding him working on virtual reality projects for those that suffered strokes for now as a group to work with.
Thank you for sharing your experience D D. It makes me realise there's more to this process than I ever knew. Good luck on continuing your recovery.
I literally don't care what your working on, I'm hooked on your channel! Your skills and your humor plus your child like excitement when you score another win or get an old engine to fire is priceless. Your laughter wether it's at yourself or when you're funning with one of your many toys is just awesome! You were born for TH-cam man! Fan for life mustie!
I’m the same way
Yup. I agree.
Так он познаёт мир умерших цивилизаций...
Reminds me of a buddy of mine. Total motor head. Could put a 4.7 in a focus and make it seem easy. Edit This is probably one of the best prestsart teardown tutorials iv found.
QAAW❤
Impressed by the one handed allen wrench technique at 32:54.
"You'll remember better than I will", hell I can't remember what I just had for breakfast.
Wow, that makes me wonder if i had breakfast!
Whats breakfast??
You taking apart that solenoid is one of the many reasons why I watch your channel and what you do! Because we live in such a throw away society that people don’t take the time to investigate equipment (or anything for that matter) to fix things! Sometimes it’s simply because they just don’t have any knowledge about things but taking things apart is exactly how you get that knowledge!
ppl dont take the time because the globalists trained them to
Finally…Mustie getting back to his roots…these are the videos I enjoy the most!
Only in a Mustie1 video will you see a guy leave with a good generator and come home with a “bad” one. Love your videos sir, and enjoyed the trip down memory looking at the past projects that were part of this deal.
Another lovely hour of knowledge and entertainment on a Sunday here in the UK. I actively seek these Mustie vids out if their not in my TH-cam feed. All the best Mustie 1 from the UK.
Just love the stuff Mustie does. Although this one has just come out, I can’t wait for his next one. His personality really makes me smile.😁👍🔧🇬🇧
Absolutely !!! There is always missing something, if mustie does´nt have any wrenching videos....especially on weekends.
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Like the way he includes us in the video think that's part of the channels success
@@marcelcanuck right its like he's taking us along for the ride, I enjoy that also. I like his young adult almost pushing it sense of humor and how he chastises himself for what he might of said. I love it I am always waiting for the next video.
Definitely one of my favorite channels, would be great to make somewhat of a living doing what he does.
I change the fuel out yearly in my generator. Years ago after doing this, I wanted to make sure it would fire up. It had electric start and after much cranking and choking, I realized the kill switch was off. I flipped it on and after half a crank it shot a fire ball the size of a basketball out the muffler! Sounded like a shotgun going off! Fortunately I was slightly off to one side. Still, it burnt all my facial hair. I can still picture the fireball. Generator wasn't hurt and fired right up. My wife was mad as hell for scaring her and my buddy thought it was hilarious. Fun memories.
That spider sure looked like a black widow.
Darren, two cousins made a spud gun, and couldn't get it to work after using it for a while. Their propellant was WD-40, and it seems that it worked well. The igniter was from an old grill. The one cousin asked the other to open the threaded cap, then he tells his brother, I'll click it if you want to check for spark. Having just sprayed it, it was "fuelled up". Well the elder says to the younger check for spark, and sure enough, when he clicked it, there was there was, and he singed his eyebrows.
It's amazing how experience can teach a few things.
OMG! I didn't think anyone had a story similar to mine. My dad had found a different type of twist igniter instead of the push button electric ones. He had just installed the new igniter into a new spud gun, and he was excited to see how the new igniter spark looked. He looked down the tube and spun the new igniter to see the "greater amount" of spark. Well... Not thinking all of the glue fumes were still in the gun!!! He singed his eyebrows and some hair on his head. No one was with him on the garage when it happened, but he came in the house looking like he had seen a ghost. Dad passed away in 2005, but we've all laughed about that episode many times before he passed and still today.
Yes, been there too. As my finger was squeezing the igniter button I thought 'this probably isn't such a good idea...'
This is Redneck inventions not a MENSA meeting. Missing fingers and eyebrows are the only entrance requirements. ... lol
To add a horror story, a coworker came in to work one Monday morning and looked a wreck. It turned out that his son, a concert pianist, had made a spud gun but it wasn't impressive enough for him. So he loaded it up with rocks. When he tried to fire it out jammed. So he put some more fuel in it then tried to clear the jam. Some how it fired while his hand was over the end of the gun. He ended up losing half his middle finger along with all of the ring finger and pinky on his right hand. The saving grace was that after it healed he taught himself how to play with the missing fingers. Listening to him you would never know. Singed eyebrows is a much easier lesson.
WD 40 no longer contains flammable propellant.
53:52 I believe that the remote start functions like it does on 100% of the vehicles that I've tried it on. Single press of the lock followed by double press of the start button. Clicking the lock once is like turning your car's ignition to the on position. If you listen carefully, you'll hear the relay latching. It is very clear on film. If you wait too long or click the lock again, it will unlatch. They made it so you have to double click the start button to prevent accidental starts I assume.
Bought a new car( used)the dealer showed me the auto start and then at home press nada. Watching a mustie Sunday video read your comment and sure enough. Was going to have the fob replaced tomorrow. Thank for the info better than the car dealership. Haha. So happy.
@@hippitydippity Oh wow, didn't expect it to help out anyone. Awesome it saved you a trip to the dealership.
I like how Mustie asks the viewers opinions about what he should do
I love these small engine videos. I've revived quite a few power tools using what I've learned from this channel. The Tygon fuel line I've always seen is yellow. If you buy the actual Tygon brand, I've never had it harden. The generic yellow stuff does. The blue stuff is different all-together and that stuff can harden pretty quick.
Yep, Stens Tygon is what you want. I get it in eBay
I Remember that ice storm you're talking about. I worked in southern NH at the time, every tree and bush looked like a giant crystal chandelier. One of the most beautiful things I ever saw.
For the remote start I think you have to double click the start button. It's probably an off the shelf remote start module so it has safeties in place.
Came here to say this, each time it kicked it seemed like 1) unlock button 2) second press of start button.
Yep, double click on the lightning bolt button for remote start, and single click padlock button or lightning button to stop👍
Your test hz without the jigsaw is accurate. The hertz jumped around with the jigsaw because your meter is very sensitive. The jigsaw injected interference back into the line and the meter couldnt process it.
The jigsaw either didn’t have or has a burned out suppressor capacitor in it. That’s one of the first times I’ve seen that happen.
Agree inductive loads are harsh especially brushed motors
You say sensitive, I say cheap, tomato/tomatoe. The meter couldn't handle the distortion/dirty power.
Man have I missed these videos. Took a little break and I'm glad that the content has not changed. I watched these 10 years ago when I was 15 and learned to much along the way. Thanks
was not expecting a double feature! When I saw the length of the video I thought the kwak was packing a hidden surprise...
Worked on one of these same excell generators for a friend.. For the remote start.. click the lightning button twice in quick succession to remote start (key doesn't need to be in the generator only the remote start switch on)
regarding the generators.. the traditional type (like the kwak) is usually called a synchronous generator.. line frequency is tied to RPM hence the 3600 for 60hz with a 2 pole / 1800rpm for a 4 pole generator head.. the inverters rpm is only dependant only load as it uses a computer to output the sine wave at correct frequency, those Hondas and Honda clones are something like 5000rpm at full load (you'll need an owners manual to find specifics for your model)
I’m enjoying the storytelling from Mustie’s past.
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Good video as always.hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
Burned my hair off , sinuses and throat with a 70's Pontiac grand prix. Distributor was in wrong. That was back in the early 80's still suffering from the damages today.
Those clamps are known as ‘constant tension’ clamps since if things sharing or expand a bit with fuel or temperatures they adjust to keep the joint tight.
Darren if you grab yourself a cheap gravel guard gun and put a flexable gas tubing on the gun, hook it up to your air and Wa La than you can drain the fuel out of a gas can. Works well, especially on small gas tanks like what's on those generators.
I was purchasing a used lawn mower from Marketplace and the gentleman threw in an older Coleman generator. The side shields were missing from it and the carry handle. I had to do minimal work to it and it fired right up! I couldn't figure out why they disassembled it to begin with. I am just keeping it around for the fact no one will want it because there are parts missing. If I can find another one that's junk, I can salvage the missing parts and get it back to original condition. I did scrap a generator like yours a few years ago, it was pretty trashed.
Now you have 2 working generators. Awesome content always nice to see how these things work and if it's possible to resurrect them from the dead 😀
Good to see you Good Folks this Sunday Morning
Good morning sir.
The best part of your videos is the way you talk to the camera. Just like two buddies tinkering around in the garage. Makes me feel like I'm right there with you trying to figure things out together. Thanks for what you do.
For your camp, have you ever looked into setting up a solar panel driven, motion detection camera, like is used for wildlife observation? You might be able to find out who has been raiding the cottages.
Mustie talking about his Satellite's carb popping off in his face (9:00) reminded me of my brother when he worked at a Pontiac service department back in the '60s. He was adjusting the Tri-Power setup on a '66 GTO (no one else wanted to work on it) when it backfired into his face. Took off his eyebrows, a nice amount of the ends of the hair on his head, and gave him a nice Florida tan. The look on my mother's face was priceless when he stopped by to visit. Definitely had an 'android' look to him! 😃😃😃😃🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hopefully next time we might see the go cart that you got trading the moped for!!! Well done as always doctor!!!
I live in Southern nh. And i work as a Welder and tinker on my off time. I've watched you since you made videos at your house. Watched you mess with your moped bikes you've built etc. I love watching you
For cleaning the last bit of gas and debris from the tank you can just toss a rag in there and hit the inside of the tank with a blow gun-compressed air and it does the scrubbing for you. Check it out. It works surprisingly well.
Just be sure to use cotton and not microfiber, if fuel fumes are around! Compressed air can cause static charges to appear.
Andrew camatara tip
I've seen Mustie do this very thing.
Fixed one of these 10-12 years back for a friend. The tank had a leak and the carb needed going through. I think the leak was a crack from metal fatigue due to the vibrations, but I don't remember exactly. I didn't do a complete restoration like this, but did spend a fair bit of time cleaning it up, TIG'd the crack in the tank, repaired few things, replaced a few other little things, and eventually got it running like a top and then gave all the paint work a good buff and polish. Lol.......... and then the guy accidentally backed over it with his truck two weeks later. DOH! I didn't show it when he told me, but I was a little heartbroken for sure. Not because of the work I had into it but because it was a cool old unit that was pretty cherry.... ohh well, that's life.
I'm no expert, but that spider looked an awful lot like a black widow 😬
There are 5 species of widow spiders found throughout the US, including the Northern and Southern Black Widows that are widely distributed. There are also several spiders that look like widows. Venomous or not, I would quickly introduce those ladies (the big ones) and gentlemen (the little ones) to Mr. Shoe (the big left one); I don't particularly like spiders.
Sunday morning and a new Mustie1 vidya. Awesome, cheers from RI!
Mustie scored a generator and some natural pesticide! Good deal. 👍
I love how comfortable you are with talking in the camera in your videos, it makes it that much more enjoyable to watch.
Yeah heard the same thing ref the steam car. Glad he's on the mend as could have been far worse!
I also rate the Honda generators. I don't have to deal with the cold as I live in the sub-tropics, but I keep a Honda 2KVA to plug the fridge into when the power goes out.
Those clamps are called constant tension clamps.
You were talking about the ice storm of 2007. I was there for that! Wow that's the most intense thing I've ever been through. Some 20 thousand homes had no power around Christmas. I will never forget that.
Some of the WD 40’s don’t have the top with the hose connected to it, but just have a top that connects to a normal tube that comes out of am enclosed spray can, like the set up for the original WD40 cans. You can still pull the new WD 40 top off, and shove it down on the small tube, or even on to an old WD40 can (so that you don’t have to use the straw that used to come with it, that you’re always losing.).
1500 watt, might power a hairdryer, I too am hooked on your channel. Since watching you, I did get inspired to get out a 65 year old Moped that I had lost hope on a few years ago, but thanks to you I got it running and even rode it, keep the videos coming...happy wrenching
The ice storm you mentioned, I remember that, it hit the US and Canada really bad, the sale of portable generators skyrocketed after that storm.
Now the common thing is, whole home generators, that run off of natural gas or propane.
When you picked up that go-kart ice rider the other day, I saw this generator sitting on the floor, I kind of figured you were bringing it home as well.
Personally I got an almost identical generator from an auction a while back, worked the way it should and sold fast.
Are we on the ice storm of '98?.
Hydro Quebec's complete system shut down due to the fact that power lines ran over granite, which covers most of the province and shorted out the system. Details are vague after 24 years but, ill never forget the sound of trees splitting in two and large branches falling from the accumulated ice on their branches.
I remember that storm Mustie , i was living in Methuen Ma. at the time , and we lost power for 3 days , and i had a generator , and wired up my furnace, fridge and 1 end table light ...exactly how you said , cut an extension cord and wired it directly to the furnace and plugged it in , lol i remember it being VERY cold during that ....
I like those older type generators and I never owned one with the Kawasaki engine but that's my favorite brand engine for any types of lawn and garden equipment for sure... I just traded up a 5000 watt generator with a 10hp Briggs and Stratton side shaft engine on it and it doesn't have the pull rope top for it and I have looked around my area locally for one now for about a month and haven't found one yet LOL I guess I'll have to search EBay for one as much as I don't want to because I end up buying other things and spending to much 😅
Remember the fidget spinning craze. We put a outdoor storage tent together and the 1/4 inch drive ended up on the couch at some point. Granddaughter found it and played with it all day. Could of made a fortune. sigh.
Awesome detail as always and I never seen a solenoid repaired. I think I've went through most all the switches and other parts. Now I think about... never cleaned or repaired an ammeter, voltmeter or hour meter. Otherwise... will have to try a solenoid next since doesn't really need to be calibrated or small wires rewound. Thanks for sharing! Stay warm!
Yeah the solenoid thing was interesting. I've never thought of repairing one either. Every days a school day!
I guess most of us don't even think about it being repairable, just go out and buy a new one. That's our society today. Disposable everything, Growing up poor, we had to either fix what broke or do without.
In a pinch yes.. their sooo cheap
The frequency reading might be interfered with by electrical noise from the reciprocating saw, they use brush style motors that generate line noise. I think an electric heater or water kettle would be a cleaner load, simply a heavy duty resistor!
Great content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
You should use a resistive space heater for load testing not a power tool. I think the noise from the power tool's brushes may have been skewing your HZ readings.
Afternoon mate
Back in the day when I lived in California, we had power going out all the time. I bought a 20kW diesel generator for $150. A wealthy guyhad it and the run solenoid burnt out twice so he said to one of his helpers to get rid of it so that's what he did. It used about 1/2 gallon an hour. Had many years of good service. When we moved here I had no room for it so I had it under a tarp. One day I was using an extension cord and when I was done I threw it over the tarp to keep it off the ground. A few days later at some point I noticed the tarp was gone. At first I thought it had blown off but then I realized the whole generator was black. The extension cord had shorted out and burnt everything down. The generator had been so hot the aluminum timing cover melted. Now I had a predator inverter generator which seems to do a good job. One of my projects is to build a utility shed and I want to put an inverter with batteries and solar in there, and I have one of those 1 cylinder 600 rpm lister engines that should give me really good fuel economy. For most uses those little generators are good though. I bought a 900W 2 cycle gas generator for $160 and it does quite well actually.
The best stories are the ones you can tell on yourself 😂. I haven't heard which car Jay was trying to start. But I seem to remember him talking about something like that when starting one of them. Stanley steemer?
I believe it was his White Model G (1907)
Jay was working on his green 'White' steam car
Oh my goodness! I've got the same model generator out in the garage. When I got mine, the output voltage was very low - like 60 volts. Traced the problem to a bad diode on the rotor. Replaced the bad diode with new and it works nicely. I don't care for the plastic end cap on the stator housing, but so far, it seems to work fine. Not a bad unit, especially for free!
I had an after market remote start and the switch had to be pressed twice within 5 seconds of each press, any more or less delay would result in it not starting. Then a 30 second period of rest before another attempt would be accepted. your remote seems similar. Good luck & Happy Holidays.
Mustie, there is some fuel tubing that is ethanol proof for aircraft that never gets hard
Considering the major storm that hit new York I can understand why checking generators was on your mind
Stay warm
Love these videos! You are truly a treasure. So relaxing to pop this on and cook a meal or do some chores.
This was an excellent generator special.
Thank you for what you do!
My Original Introduction to mustie1 was Years ago.. when I was google searching for Coleman Generator Repair, Darren showed me how to repair mine ( the exact same one he was working on) I have been a loyal follower Ever since... Even my wife asks about your videos on Sundays. My generator runs well and it now needs a freshen up for the Winter and I have the inside knowledge to fix it and keep it running. Thank you !! 👍👍
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AWESOME! A video just like the old times at your home garage. 🥰
I do service to our pressure washers at work. One had a solenoid issue on the OEM one, and I put a Ford style one in with a waterproof push button switch. It starts so much easier now. The trombetta solenoids are not always a good choice.
My Honda HT3813 engine needed a solenoid, and the OEM one was $90, but one for a motorcycle was under $10.
I've got what I guess is a little newer version of this, its a small frame mounted Powermate 1500 (was given to me). Its sole purpose in life is to run my sump pump during power outages. I do have a larger gen, but unless the outage is extended, no need to bother. As long as my basement isn't flooding, I'm good, lol.
Inverter generators use an asynchronous AC generator that runs at varying speed. The electronics converts that varying frequency AC to DC then it creates a 50 or 60 HZ AC output from the DC. That way the generator engine does not have to run at a constant 3600 rpm. The speed varies according to the load.
I think the reason your meter doesn’t want to read frequency with no load is because the inverter output isn’t a very good sine wave. Probably closer to a square wave with no load. When you apply some load, the wave gets “rounded off” a bit and has fewer harmonics, so the meter does a better job of measuring frequency.
I remember that ice storm. It was closer to 20 years ago. We weren't without power that long, so we were able to host some family who were. They were with us for about a week.
This is like getting an early Christmas present.
A new Mustie1 episode om Sunday morning before Thanksgiving.
I had one of these in 1988, it was ALL of my power living in my RV for 3 years, never a problem, it got 6 hours run time on a gallon of gas and ran my microwave, tv, charged the house batteries and more, I ran it 8-10 hours a day. Loved how the oil drain is on BOTH sides.
Love these small generators !! A must have for the winter, just in case. Mine will run my sump and furnace ( just ). It's a old chinese knockoff, but I take great care of it.
Odd tangent, but seeing the oil specifications marked on the generator made me think of it.
I was a mechanic when 5W-20 started to become a thing, with Ford changing almost all their gas engines over to it and modifying the specification for many of their older engines to use 5W20 as the recommended oil, along with Honda, Mazda, etc. When that happened, a lot of people (many of them older) started screaming that 5W20 was “like water” and would destroy any engine it was used in. This old thing calls for SAE20 in the winter. Uhhh, 5W20 and SAE20 are *the same thing* at operating temperature. This old generator seems to have survived on it just fine.
The trick with adding a plug to the gas furnace to keep it running in a power outage is on my to-do list. The first year we moved into this house (last year), we had a freak ice storm that absolutely annihilated the trees around here. Somehow we avoided having any of the old growth trees around the house from being destroyed or destroying the house (had some really close calls), but we were without power for several days during sub-freezing temperatures. My electric vehicle has a 120V/16A AC output, plenty to run the furnace and the fridge. It has a 77kwh battery, so it should be able to supply power for a few days if we use it with moderation.
When you’re testing these things and want to put a load on it, you should use a resistive load, like an electric heater or an old filament lightbulb. Using something like a motor as your load will introduce a ton of electrical noise and screw up your readings.
Ol classic OG style video here mustie. Great video as usual, I had two of them in the past and are great little runners. The carb is quite rare on those.
I picked up a red Honda 2000 watt generator at the side of the road the other day! One of those little quiet ones. It actually fired right up and runs beautifully, checked the oil and oil isn’t in worst shape, gas smelled bad though..
Just doesn’t have output so that be a project for a day when we get snowed in. It probably be a fuse or something simple. the guy who was out there at the time said they didn’t get much use from it power been reliable since the move 10 or so years ago..
After my engine went off in a fireball right in front of me, my daughter asked me to do it again! 🤣
I picked up a 5 gallon container of old diesel fuel about 5 years ago so it's probably 8-9 year old diesel. I've been mixing it with gasoline for my lawn mower and am nearly done with it, heh. I even tossed in some paraffin lamp oil too. Lawn mower eats it right up so as long as the mix isn't too strong, then it starts very, very hard. Runs best when motor is already hot! Just an experiment with a free Toro mower, no issues to note thus far after months of usage.
I put a bit of citronella lamp oil in my rider to see if it would drive the flies away! Yeah, can't put too much in or it won't run right... More than 2 "glugs" in a gallon and it ran lean, but it smelled like citronella! Didn't bother the bugs though.
@@volvo09 Exhaust occasionally stinks like kerosene. I just recently watered it way down with gasoline so the mix isn't nearly as strong anymore. They were talking about 20-40 inches before Christmas but we ended up getting about 1.5 instead.
Picked up a few of those over the years, great Little Kawasaki engine on them
Hey, I liked that one. It is so nice to watch a constructive project video. That is, as opposed to the wacko stuff in the news. Truly appreciate your work. Thank you. It was a ton of fun....
Old school generator time
Yes the fuel line was in the wrong place... I was staring in shock when you rolled it over. someone made a dumb mistake and you got a nice as a Honda generator for free. These little guys can be real handy. Besides running just the furnace, they can keep your refers cold by moving them around for like 30 min at a time.
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I like a good story from 35 yrs ago lol. In my case I was the 6yr old, my dad was working on an old lawnmower and was checking for spark. I kept bugging him about wanting to "help daddy with the lawnmower", so he hands me a screwdriver and tells me to "hold it right there". I was just happy to be helping dad in the shop lol. I think you know what happens next. Yup, it had spark alright! I didn't know I could jump that high lol.
The hose clamps are called torsion spring clamps. The other ones are called worm screw clamps
The correct term is constant tension
Just spring clamp is good enough for me.
I always called the torsion clamps spring clamps. And the other clamps screw clamps . I like the torsion clamps because they tend to not leak overtime. Screw clamps losen overtime because hoses tend to shink due to age and heat cycles and vibration, you have to periodically check and tighten them up vs the torsion clamps are self tightening and adjust for these problems on their own. Application also can be a factor in which clamp is best but for lower pressure connections I definitely prefer torsion clamps and if you have the right tool for them they are easier and faster to install I think.
Screw clamps also known as Jubilee clips.
Thingama things. Old school for wgas
My family went 5 weeks without electricity during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and no generators. It was still hot and humid here in South Carolina and there were a lot of mosquitos. I think I lost a gallon of blood. ;) I watch all your videos.
Both are fine and handy gensets, but I am particularly grateful for your getting a good look into that 2nd red _Excel_ one, since I have a near identical one in yellow with the _Ramsond_ brand name. Like yours, my unit's little electric start battery went south years ago, but dangling its leads out from holes in the battery compartment is a fine idea. The little specialized batteries are just too expensive for what they are, and don't last very long, but I've always got a jumppack or 12V battery around if I don't feel like using the pull cord. Thanks again!
I think that was a black widow spider..either way it would've been done right there.
For the frequency, maybe the load wire was too close to the probe leads and was causing interference?
Thanks
Those look like black widow spiders. I couldn't see if they had a red hourglass on their abdomen, but that's a tell tale sign if they are.
Great video, I had one just like it ! only branded Kubota . Thing ran like a champ . Big ice storm in Vermont and it kept my heat running for 5 days . Think I traded a 1/4 0z for it . Thank you for the great videos .
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You just inspired me to pull out a dead vintage Woolworths one I was given! I`ve managed to get it running on carb cleaner after cleaning the plug, but it doesn't stay running.. I think I`m going to need to get the carb out to clean it.. 😎😎
Mustie, you know a lot about generators. What brand/model would you recommend for a house generator for emergency use? Something I could get hooked up to my home natural gas? Seems to be very many contradictory opinions out there.
My brother has a furman generator that's dual fuel and he hooks it up to natural gas and so far it's worked great for him. But there's generac ones too that will work well too.
James Condon is the TH-cam generator expert. It's practically all he works on. Watching his videos they seem all about the same to me.
I know you asked Mustie aka Darren for his recommendation, however, I will offer my 10¢s.
I’ve owned a Honda EM7000is inverter/generator since 2004 and it has served us well after hurricanes knock out power. I connect it via a transfer switch that handles 10 breakers. It powers all my lighting loads, fridge, microwave, tv, clothes washer, all except 220v. It runs for 14 hours at half load consuming 4.7 gallons of gasoline and they can be adapted to propane. I paid $3K in 2004, unfortunately, now they are $5K.
Finally, you may want to checkout TH-camr “Gavin’s Garage” he has excellent content on everything generators…
@@LAP1050 zero percent inflation, Jack!
When I built my home and put in the new furnace I wired it up with two switches one switch on the side turns off the furnace of course that eliminates it from the circuitry of the house. And the other switch connects it to an extension cord that has a mail plug on the end and I can hook up a small generator yeah that's just for the furnace. I always had a general bigger generator for the house and now I've got a pretty much full House generator it doesn't fire up immediately but it runs great on propane or gasoline and I backfeed it through the compressor plug in the barn. Watching you tinker with this reminded me tinkering with the generators I've had over the years
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Usually when I'm invited over for a chat, they serve tea and cookies.. but with Mustie, I get float bowls, gasoline, dirt, and spiders.. LOVE it.
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Another Sunday morning in Mustie church. I have a 2hp Honda outboard that I bought 2 years ago non running. After cleaning the carb it ran similar to the red generator. I dumped in a strong dose of seafoam and ran around the lake for about 45 minutes. Whatever was in the fuel system got cleaned out. It ran like a new one. Good job on the generators.
If he doesn’t ask I will, subscribe and hit the like bottom . If there’s anyone who deserves support its mustie
This takes me back. I found your channel from all the mower and generator videos you used to do