Westinghouse iGen 4500 generator running problems. Carbon fouled. won't start.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- At first I thought the oil was overfilled so please be careful of that level. while I was still working through the running problems, I had to use spray start to get it running. After a new spark plug and it still wouldn't start on its own, I suspected more problems. Turns out that the automatic choke cable became unplugged. I'm not sure how but I'm going to take some steps to reroute the cable so it has more slack in it.
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Have had a problem with starting. Took non pull side off. Turned choke on by hand. Worked fine for a while. 2 weeks ago I had just topped of the tank and went to bed in a Cracker Barrel parking lot. 2 hours later it just stopped. Tried to start with propane a couple of days later, no go.
So I found this video and went at it. Took all three sides off and loosened the front. Found the connection not to be connected. Plugged it in no better. Changed spark plug. BINGO. The SP was burnt from running with the choke open all the time. These 4500's are very very heavy when you keep it in a box behing a 5th wheel. Thank you for your video. Westinghouse should hire a PLUG IN guy.
Several months ago and before there were many videos made about this exact generator stating that the choke cable was not installed upon initial manufacturing. I just bought one a week ago and it was installed. Just FYI for people that may have that issue as well. Otherwise extremely quiet and efficient on fuel
Pretty sure it was a manufacturer's defect for not having the cable connected. That's what the other TH-camrs mentioned. I think mine stopped running because of the same problem. I'm going to return it.
I bought mine a few months ago and used it non stop on a 2wk camping trip. I use non ethanol fuel and after the break in on the engine I changed the oil every 50 hrs. Not one single problem ran flawlessly the only thing that I had to do during the 2wks I was camping was charge the battery 1 time.
Its a AWESOME gen
I removed the screws for the front control board to reconnect the choke cable on my iGen 4500!
My update: I bought a used unit with 2 hours and advertised choke problem. They had a mechanic attempt to fix but no joy. I bought for $250 thinking it may be the notorious choke plug. Yes, I plugged it in and voila, NOT. The unit would start cold but would not restart when warm. All the below is warm engine: I replaced stepper motor, no start.. Then cleaned choke plate, no start. Replaced carb, no start. Finally, I replaced the starting module, YES....All told
, about $70 in parts, of which I have an extra carb and stepper motor. I plan on calling Westinghouse with the news...
Where did you purchase the starting module? I have a brand new one that ran for a few hours, now no spark. Struggling to find parts for it
Thanks.
Hi ,I am having the same problem,would you share a picture or the part number of the starting module
Hi, Iam having the same
@@carlosmunoz753 Yes, when I get home tomorrow or sooner.
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I know you may be having a issue with it but no need to cry man, I hear it in your snorts…. Anyways mines run flawless and yours will to.
SORRY ABOUT ALL THE SNIFFLING 😂 😂
I have a related problem but different. I've checked all wires and the choke seems to move to the full open once it starts. The problem is that is does not run well in full open. I have to manually push it back about 80% of the way to the choke position and that's where it seems to run well. It sputters, struggles and eventually stops in full open. Ideas?
I had one other generator act like this. A simple manual set choke. The carb jet was clogged so it had to be choked to get enough gas to run. Otherwise it would die if I turned off the choke. How long has yours been sitting since it started acting this way? Mine sat for a year or 2 till I needed it and that's when I found the problem
Dirty carb. New carb is $16 if I remember correctly. Or clean the old one really well. Sputtering like you describe is fuel starvation.
I got one of these not working but new from an auction site. Once I got it running with a new 3 light ignition modual. I procced to run the absolute hell out of it for about 15 months. Its just now giving me shit which i hope to solve with a full service and choke plug check.
Who has those? Interested in a back up for parts
My generator has a lot of carbon buildup but I also noticed mine burns a lot of oil after a few hours it will shut off because of the oil
Stopped one evening after a few hours running and would not restart. Later discovered that one wire on the battery post was very loose and never tightened. I'm about to go out and check to see if the choke was stranded in the wrong position.
Has anyone had a problem changing oil? Couldn't get the drain plug out because the access panel was rectangular instead of reverse "L" shape. Had to pry the entire side panel out to get to it.
The brand is KCG4000i. I suspect that this model is in fact a KCG4500i power plant with 4000i side panels and control panel, maybe made at the end of a production run, to continue making that model after a discontinued power plant.
There are a number of similar brands with the exception of plastic colour, labels, and minor front electrical connector types. I suspect that Westinghouse, Cummin-Omar, King Canada etc all came from the same factory.
Ik this video is like a year old but I have the same generator. I can get it to start up but the full mode is running like of the Eco mode how it up goes up and down with the RPMs. Does anybody know why that is?
Por error le entro corriente a la planta. Y se le quemó un transistor de la tarjeta de corriente continúa. Y no se le ve el número. Cómo hago para su valor numérico.