Love the no nonsense video and the way you get STRAIGHT to the point unlike most other videos. This was great information. Thank you for being a professional and not trying to be a comedian.
You are the man ! Fixed it right up after struggling with giving her everything I could think of. Oil changes, slow valve opening , Leveling it like an engineer, brushing the spark arrestor , reading the manual over and over and who knows how many TH-cam videos. Thank you so much ! L.B.
@@donyboy73 hey bro. I have the same 4000/2800 champion Where are the fuses. It worked other day but then power went out and for some reason, no power from outlets.
I live in Northern California, near Lake Tahoe and we survive with generators, wood splitter's and chainsaws! Without this great information, the struggle is real!
Thank you! We had a situation where we were leaving with our RV to camp with our Champion generator for power but day before leave it would not start. I watched your video, made sure the oil was full, unplugged the sensor and we were able to use the generator for a enjoyable RV trip.
Absolutely you can count on Don to provide excellent advice. My Firman generator normally starts on first pull but not today when I really needed it but I pulled and pulled and nothing, no spark whatsoever. I head to TH-cam and watch Don’s advice on the low oil sensor being a major factor in a no spark condition. I get down on my knees to check the oil level and notice the oil plug is wet and sure enough it was not snugged down tight and obviously leaked too much oil which I never spotted the leak as it was covered. Topped up the oil and it started first pull. Thank you Donny from one of your long time viewers and supporters at Lake Talon, Ontario.
Wow, my generator sat for 5 years, I bought it brand new ( my first) and for the life of me I could not get it started. This video helped me figure it did not have enough oil so I added of course and low and behold it started after one crank, thank you very much.
I saw this video a few months ago. Today my generator did not start. Went back to my computer, search this and unplugged the sensor. Magic! I could start it. I will now replace it. Should be easy, but thanks again for your usefull information. You are a great teacher. Greetings from Argentina :-)
Nice tip. Love your channel. You’ve saved me tons of time and money in the past few months. I live in NY and get a decent amount of snow. Your snowblower tips were a life saver. Thanks again keep up the good work.
Thank you! Thank you! For this brilliant information. Following what you said about the low oil switch and a saw you squirt some fuel directly into the carburettor, I finally got the generator started. It wouldn’t start after I shut it off but I’m going to order a new carburettor and an oil switch. Much appreciated 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊
Really helpful video. Thanks. I couldn't get my generator started. I simply hadn't put enough oil in it but it's really useful to know about the sensor. Now working perfectly. Thanks a lot.
Watch how to replace a generator carburetor here; th-cam.com/video/pGih0Oo3Pg4/w-d-xo.html Watch how to "Flash a generator here; th-cam.com/video/lsN9S1luQzA/w-d-xo.html Watch how to fix a generator with no compression here; th-cam.com/video/gK_LP2FQycY/w-d-xo.html
My #1 tip: Make sure the ignition switch is ON. I mean look at the thing and make sure it's pointing to ON. Many times I've turned the switch when it was already ON. Fantastic exercise for your arm and upper back. #2: If oil starts coming out of the plug when you loosen it, the engine isn't low on oil. Just tighten it back down.
I love how the decal on the front even shows an oil can on it. You always have great tips. Keep it up. Mabe you won't show this old dog new tricks but these new kids need someone to help them. lol.
No one knows everything including yourself (old dog) but with the right mindset you can ALWAYS learn something new even if it's not how to do something. Peace...✌
@@GripFreak correct, for the TRUTH, always try to have an 'open mind' as a child in school, but, with mature wisdom, filter out the bullshit....reject it and hold fast ' to the truth '' shalom to you....
Hey I'm in sw Florida after hurricane Ian and this video just helped me out so much. The generator wasn't starting after working fine 8 days in a row, I checked the dip stick and it seemed fine but after watching this I figured I might as well top the oil off before taking off the sensor. I put fresh oil in and it started right up. Thanks so much for your useful and easy to follow video.
Very insightful. This was very useful and saved me much time and headaches. I have a similar 'ALDI Workzone' branded generator. I thought I'd serviced it fully EG, spark plug, air filter , new fuel. It wouldn't run more than 15 seconds. After watching your video, I checked and filled the sump with oil. Runs Now ! thank you.
Great tip! I’ve seen the actual float inside the engine go bad as well due to lack of maintenance and it gets sludged up and sticks during storage, Especially on Tecumseh and Briggs engines
Thank you for this video I’m in Florida today September 28, 2022 and I pull out my old generation and I was frustrated trying to turn it on and I’m less than 40 seconds of this video I was able to find the problem and just adjusted it and… 🎉🎉🎉🎉 it’s on right now 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 3:37pm thanks for your help ❤
You Da Man!!! 👍👍 I appreciate you for posting this video!! I would turn my generator on every 2-3 months as recommended but for some reason when I actually needed it it wouldn’t start. 🤦🏻♂️ Well you video led me right to the issue!The oil sensor was out on my 2 year old generator. Was able to use it because of disconnecting the oil sensor. Thank you 🙏. I appreciate it!
Thank you so much for this fix ! I spent hours trying to clean and do everything else ! Now you need to do a video on how to change the damn oil sensor !! :)
Danny boy you are the best! Now the low Oil sensor begs the question, What did we do before we had them??? Everybody knows the answer here. Simply check your oil level bubble regularly!!!!! 😊
I'd say the first first thing to check is that the switch is on. I had two generators brought to me that started first pull after I turned them on. Good video as always!
People aren’t going to bring a generator to the shop bc the switch was off. The floats stick inside the engine and the loading and unloading of the machine plus the car ride freed up the float.
My generator shut off after running for 30 seconds and wouldn't start again. I disconnected the oil sensor and still nothing. I found out that the needle valve was leaking and fuel diluted my oil to the point the sensor shut it down. I had to install a shutoff valve on the tank. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks so much. I got a Champion 3500watt generator. I have started it put oil and gas in it but I hope I can start it again. It’s remote start and I know I have to enable that switch.
Thank you for sharing, the video encouraged me to continue troubleshooting. Success, the problem with ours ended up being a dead battery. All is well, now!!Thank goodness, just in time for the cold days ahead. 🙏👍
Older generators typically have a mechanical switch inside the crank case instead of an external module. The switch gets stuck during storage, preventing starting. These will usually free up from vibration if you can just get it started, so - same thing, disconnect that wire, start it up, reconnect the wire.
I have one like this, has run every since, there was a video showing how to rest the oil sensor by doing this. Good to know there could also be another part to look for
These generators actually do have the low oil sensor in the crankcase. Just a little float mechanism. This part he is showing is a grounding diode that the low oil sensor connects to so it can cut spark if the oil is low.
@@toddk8555 I was wondering why the object he was displaying had what to me looked like a yellow and black wire, but wire to disengage coming out of the engine was different color. That wire coming out seemed to be connected to a yellow wire. Would that yellow wire be the short yellow wire, along with the black wire, connected to the diode? Would disconnecting the black wire, whatever it is connected to, serve the same purpose ? What the is the usual problem, the diode or the sensor inside the crankcase ?
I bought a new belt drive pressure washer that had a Honda GX390 engine. It ran for about 10 minutes and cutout twice, then died. I could not get any spark. I added more oil than required and it started up and ran fine for 10 hours. Sensors are a blessing and a curse.
Just purchased a new champion generator yet would not start, I disconnected the low oil senor at your suggestion started up after 3 attempts. Thank you very much!
I love the repair videos that bypass this simple check and go straight for the carburetor, wasting your time if this is the problem. I'm sure that you're saving hundreds of people who have been victimized by the genius of shade tree SE repair pros. I saw the very connection you referred to here, and I didn't know what it was. My Champion 4375 generator has been started and used three times in three years, but now it won't even attempt to run. I can't imagine the carburetor being clogged or the spark plug being somehow wasted. A defective part seems much more likely. Thanks for your insightful and informative video,
This is very good advice and presented in a very clear way where clarity is easily understood, or should be. I always wondered how the low oil sensor is wired in a machine that is equipped with one. It seems to be wired it series with grounding the spark output and therefore, disconnecting it, takes it out of the circuit. I wonder what a continuity check would show on the sensor.
Thanks a million! I have a defect oil level sensor on mine. No other youtube video showed this. My generator is almost exactly the same as yours. But mine is called Ferm pgm1008. I unpluged the sensor and the generator started imiatly :-)
@donyboy73 Great video How is the sensor you showed different from a diode? It looks like a diode. The sensor should be on the crankcase where the yellow wire came out. Please send the wiring diagram of of low oil switch and ignition. Why is diode used in the low oil switch off circuit? What type of diode(voltage, current) is it? Thanks
Hello donyboy73 I'm a high student graduating soon and wanting to become a apprentice for a small engine mechanic in Ontario Canada also wanting to start my own business any tips you could share would be great thanks.
I have a generator that has a lite on that flashes if it's low on oil. While cranking it will flash letting you know why it won't start. Thanks great tip. 👍
Question: The square sensor with bolt hole and two wires your holding in your hand. How does it sense oil level if it's not in direct contact with oil?
Excellent tip Don, and you are right. Those low oil shutdown sensors, while great idea and all, sometimes they go out, and leave people scratching their heads for awhile lol. I have a modern Westinghouse 7500-9500 generator, and its even got fancy features like electric start, auto choke, remote start, and emissions control module, as well as the low oil shutdown sensor. lol
Same here. Westinghouse WH7500E with electric start. Mine will start with the pull cord, but the electric start is dead to the world for some reason. Worked fine and then one day nothing. I can short the starter posts and it turns over as well. I assume this sensor is a likely culprit, but disconnect isn't solving my problem.
Hello Dony. Here is an issue I have with a Firman p03607 208cc generator. The recoil starter is hard to pull and will almost pull out of your hand . I've adjusted the valves. With the plug removed it spins easy but once the plug is installed it's really hard to pull start. Any suggestions form you or viewer's would be greatly appreciated. Mahalo
Thank you Thank You!!! This worked for me. I'm puzzled why reconnecting the sensor while the generator was running didn't make it stop. Flakey sensor? Is the sensor simply a thermal device that senses when the engine is starting to get too hot and then makes it shut off? But then why would it prevent the engine from starting while it's cold? I'm puzzled by all this.
Thank you very much for the tip! After the oil, It'll be the first thing I'll check if the generator quits for no apparent reason. Quick Question if i may: Does a good sensor have continuity or no continuity? I'm guessing a good sensor should have continuity. Thanks again for all your videos - they're always helpful.
I have a Westinghouse 9500 DF it will not run on Gasoline but will on LP Gas ? I’ve had it for 3 years only used it Once during Winter last year it ran the whole house no problem for 9 hrs . Set it up for storage. But now will not start on Gasoline only LP
hi i have a champion genarator the situation, I gave it a tuneup over a year ago and put in storage, I put gasoline and tried to crank it but it won't start. I'm not mechanically inclined so I don't know what to check for but it's got to be something simple any clues or anything you can help me with
I own that exact generator, I am always amazed when it starts because its my most neglected piece of equipment. There have been times where I have not started it in months, and mid winter in minus forty degree C it lights right up. I do use only non ethanol gas and change the oil when it gets dark, but that is all I have done to it.
Thank you for the video. I am always fascinated for a back up generator or generator for work so few read the manual or God forbid buy a shop manual for $15 dollars.
Great vid, Don. I cleaned out my carb as best I could and finally got the generator running. Oil and gas are good, disconnected the low oil sensor, etc. But when I shut it off after 30 minutes of running, I was back to square one with turning over (easier now though)but not running. Any ideas?
hey don. This video is awesome. the production, length, camera work and all that. it seems to me that it's a notch above the others (which I enjoy greatly). well done
Great video again donyboy! I need your advice on my Yamaha EC5000DV (1996) generator. It wasn't run in several years, so I changed the oil, gas, and carb and it started first shot and ran continually for a full day. The next day, with a full tank of new gas it wasn't able to start. It has spark, fuel flow to the carb is good, it has compression and I tried your trick of disconnecting the oil level sensor and it still didn't start. Even with carb cleaner sprayed into the carb it still wouldn't start or sputter. Could the coil be bad even if there is spark visible when you ground the plug? Any advice? Thanks
Any suggestion where to start when disconnecting this sensor/wire doesn't do the trick?? Electric start doesn't do anything, while pull cord will start it just fine.
Love the no nonsense video and the way you get STRAIGHT to the point unlike most other videos. This was great information. Thank you for being a professional and not trying to be a comedian.
I just followed your instructions and now my propane generator started right up. Will pick up a new little sensor device ASAP. Thanks big time!
You are the man ! Fixed it right up after struggling with giving her everything I could think of. Oil changes, slow valve opening ,
Leveling it like an engineer, brushing the spark arrestor , reading the manual over and over and who knows how many TH-cam videos.
Thank you so much !
L.B.
Brilliant short term fix Don - Eric.
hey Eric, let's do a video chat for your channel soon!
@@donyboy73 hey bro. I have the same 4000/2800 champion
Where are the fuses. It worked other day but then power went out and for some reason, no power from outlets.
Love this video. You solved my problem. My generator shutdown when oil ran low. Tjank you very much.
I live in Northern California, near Lake Tahoe and we survive with generators, wood splitter's and chainsaws! Without this great information, the struggle is real!
Thank you! We had a situation where we were leaving with our RV to camp with our Champion generator for power but day before leave it would not start. I watched your video, made sure the oil was full, unplugged the sensor and we were able to use the generator for a enjoyable RV trip.
Absolutely you can count on Don to provide excellent advice. My Firman generator normally starts on first pull but not today when I really needed it but I pulled and pulled and nothing, no spark whatsoever. I head to TH-cam and watch Don’s advice on the low oil sensor being a major factor in a no spark condition. I get down on my knees to check the oil level and notice the oil plug is wet and sure enough it was not snugged down tight and obviously leaked too much oil which I never spotted the leak as it was covered. Topped up the oil and it started first pull.
Thank you Donny from one of your long time viewers and supporters at Lake Talon, Ontario.
greetings from Muskoka!
Direct, to the point, valuable information. Well done. Much appreciated!
Thanks Paul, have a great weekend!
@@donyboy73 You Always give us Great Tips and thank you and God bless 👍👍
Wow, my generator sat for 5 years, I bought it brand new ( my first) and for the life of me I could not get it started. This video helped me figure it did not have enough oil so I added of course and low and behold it started after one crank, thank you very much.
Right on Don! GREAT information...
how's it going steve?
I saw this video a few months ago.
Today my generator did not start.
Went back to my computer, search this and unplugged the sensor. Magic! I could start it.
I will now replace it. Should be easy, but thanks again for your usefull information.
You are a great teacher.
Greetings from Argentina :-)
Nice tip. Love your channel. You’ve saved me tons of time and money in the past few months. I live in NY and get a decent amount of snow. Your snowblower tips were a life saver. Thanks again keep up the good work.
Thank you! Thank you! For this brilliant information. Following what you said about the low oil switch and a saw you squirt some fuel directly into the carburettor, I finally got the generator started.
It wouldn’t start after I shut it off but I’m going to order a new carburettor and an oil switch.
Much appreciated 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😊
Really helpful video. Thanks. I couldn't get my generator started. I simply hadn't put enough oil in it but it's really useful to know about the sensor. Now working perfectly. Thanks a lot.
Watch how to replace a generator carburetor here;
th-cam.com/video/pGih0Oo3Pg4/w-d-xo.html
Watch how to "Flash a generator here;
th-cam.com/video/lsN9S1luQzA/w-d-xo.html
Watch how to fix a generator with no compression here;
th-cam.com/video/gK_LP2FQycY/w-d-xo.html
I'm in WNC, and this happened to my generator right in the middle of Helene. Got it going again by topping off the oil. Good to know why it happened.
Incredible tip! I never knew that it could be that easy to fix. Thankfully, I always check the oil before I start any of my machines.
atta boy !! old school methods, are DUMMY PROOF.......peace and safety to you
Saved me time any money.. removed sensor wire.. started right up.. now to replace sensor.. thank you
I just picked one of these up for free and I think this will help, thank you for sharing.
My #1 tip: Make sure the ignition switch is ON. I mean look at the thing and make sure it's pointing to ON. Many times I've turned the switch when it was already ON. Fantastic exercise for your arm and upper back.
#2: If oil starts coming out of the plug when you loosen it, the engine isn't low on oil. Just tighten it back down.
Wow! I’m stunned at the sensor! My Generac 5500 wouldn’t spark!, nobody even mentioned that. I love your accent, subtle yet interesting lilt!😎
I love how the decal on the front even shows an oil can on it. You always have great tips. Keep it up. Mabe you won't show this old dog new tricks but these new kids need someone to help them. lol.
No one knows everything including yourself (old dog) but with the right mindset you can ALWAYS learn something new even if it's not how to do something. Peace...✌
@@GripFreak correct, for the TRUTH, always try to have an 'open mind' as a child in school, but, with mature wisdom, filter out the bullshit....reject it and hold fast ' to the truth '' shalom to you....
Hey I'm in sw Florida after hurricane Ian and this video just helped me out so much. The generator wasn't starting after working fine 8 days in a row, I checked the dip stick and it seemed fine but after watching this I figured I might as well top the oil off before taking off the sensor. I put fresh oil in and it started right up.
Thanks so much for your useful and easy to follow video.
Very insightful. This was very useful and saved me much time and headaches. I have a similar 'ALDI Workzone' branded generator. I thought I'd serviced it fully EG, spark plug, air filter , new fuel. It wouldn't run more than 15 seconds. After watching your video, I checked and filled the sump with oil. Runs Now ! thank you.
Great tip! I’ve seen the actual float inside the engine go bad as well due to lack of maintenance and it gets sludged up and sticks during storage, Especially on Tecumseh and Briggs engines
hi Jeremy, have a good weekend buddy!
email me at donyboy73@yahoo.com
Thank you for this video I’m in Florida today September 28, 2022 and I pull out my old generation and I was frustrated trying to turn it on and I’m less than 40 seconds of this video I was able to find the problem and just adjusted it and… 🎉🎉🎉🎉 it’s on right now 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 3:37pm thanks for your help ❤
Thank you. Interesting. I’ve got two generators(I’m off grid). They’ve both gone down at once. I’ll run through your suggestions. Merci 😉
Great Tips and Thank you so much....Don 👍😅❤
You Da Man!!! 👍👍
I appreciate you for posting this video!! I would turn my generator on every 2-3 months as recommended but for some reason when I actually needed it it wouldn’t start. 🤦🏻♂️ Well you video led me right to the issue!The oil sensor was out on my 2 year old generator. Was able to use it because of disconnecting the oil sensor. Thank you 🙏. I appreciate it!
Thank you so much, I just tried it now and it worked. Thanks for this video🙏
Thank you so much for this fix ! I spent hours trying to clean and do everything else ! Now you need to do a video on how to change the damn oil sensor !! :)
Thanks for the great info. I’ve got a brand new one that won’t start. Didn’t try to start it til warranty was expired. Thanks.
Thanks, i bought a new one, he runs one minute and stops, many tries, but there was not enough oil, thank you very much 👍🏼😊
Danny boy you are the best! Now the low Oil sensor begs the question, What did we do before we had them??? Everybody knows the answer here. Simply check your oil level bubble regularly!!!!! 😊
Great tip. Thank you for sharing. 🇨🇦❤️
Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed to do! Well explained and so helpful!
I'd say the first first thing to check is that the switch is on. I had two generators brought to me that started first pull after I turned them on. Good video as always!
People aren’t going to bring a generator to the shop bc the switch was off. The floats stick inside the engine and the loading and unloading of the machine plus the car ride freed up the float.
I've had a few people come in with the switch off and sometimes no gas lol
My generator shut off after running for 30 seconds and wouldn't start again. I disconnected the oil sensor and still nothing. I found out that the needle valve was leaking and fuel diluted my oil to the point the sensor shut it down. I had to install a shutoff valve on the tank. Thanks for the great videos.
Thanks so much. I got a Champion 3500watt generator. I have started it put oil and gas in it but I hope I can start it again. It’s remote start and I know I have to enable that switch.
Thank you for sharing, the video encouraged me to continue troubleshooting. Success, the problem with ours ended up being a dead battery. All is well, now!!Thank goodness, just in time for the cold days ahead. 🙏👍
thank so much that what was wrong with mine now ii have a/c in the camper again and just order new part ........ you the man
Yeah boy. Simple, my generator is fixed. Great job brother.
Glad I could help
Older generators typically have a mechanical switch inside the crank case instead of an external module. The switch gets stuck during storage, preventing starting. These will usually free up from vibration if you can just get it started, so - same thing, disconnect that wire, start it up, reconnect the wire.
I have one like this, has run every since, there was a video showing how to rest the oil sensor by doing this. Good to know there could also be another part to look for
I used to see that on older generators with briggs engines
These generators actually do have the low oil sensor in the crankcase. Just a little float mechanism. This part he is showing is a grounding diode that the low oil sensor connects to so it can cut spark if the oil is low.
@@toddk8555 I was wondering why the object he was displaying had what to me looked like a yellow and black wire, but wire to disengage coming out of the engine was different color. That wire coming out seemed to be connected to a yellow wire. Would that yellow wire be the short yellow wire, along with the black wire, connected to the diode? Would disconnecting the black wire, whatever it is connected to, serve the same purpose ? What the is the usual problem, the diode or the sensor inside the crankcase ?
@@toddk8555 Please what is specification of the diode(voltage, current, type of diode). Why is diode needed for grounding)?. Thanks
Thank you so much, no muss, no fuss. Appreciated!
Thanks a lot for this video. I just tried it and it worked. 🙏❤️
I bought a new belt drive pressure washer that had a Honda GX390 engine. It ran for about 10 minutes and cutout twice, then died. I could not get any spark. I added more oil than required and it started up and ran fine for 10 hours. Sensors are a blessing and a curse.
Just purchased a new champion generator yet would not start, I disconnected the low oil senor at your suggestion started up after 3 attempts. Thank you very much!
I love the repair videos that bypass this simple check and go straight for the carburetor, wasting your time if this is the problem. I'm sure that you're saving hundreds of people who have been victimized by the genius of shade tree SE repair pros. I saw the very connection you referred to here, and I didn't know what it was. My Champion 4375 generator has been started and used three times in three years, but now it won't even attempt to run. I can't imagine the carburetor being clogged or the spark plug being somehow wasted. A defective part seems much more likely. Thanks for your insightful and informative video,
That's a great tip Don! I'm sure this video will come in handy for alot of people this summer! Joey from Ottawa
hi from ontario as well!
Thanks maan!! My geni is now running!! 🏴☠️
This is very good advice and presented in a very clear way where clarity is easily understood, or should be. I always wondered how the low oil sensor is wired in a machine that is equipped with one. It seems to be wired it series with grounding the spark output and therefore, disconnecting it, takes it out of the circuit. I wonder what a continuity check would show on the sensor.
Great Tip. Also make sure the Switch is ON.
yes lol, seen them come in with switch off!
Thanks a million! I have a defect oil level sensor on mine. No other youtube video showed this. My generator is almost exactly the same as yours. But mine is called Ferm pgm1008. I unpluged the sensor and the generator started imiatly :-)
Hey Donny, how hard is it to replace the float inside the crank case?
I have a question we have that same generator if not mistaken it was working one minute it won't crank and it was shooting oil out
Thank you for sharing. I’ll keep that one in my memory bank. Cheers
I don't own a generator,but do appreciate the info/tips. Thanks
Thanks Joseph!
@donyboy73
Great video
How is the sensor you showed different from a diode?
It looks like a diode. The sensor should be on the crankcase where the yellow wire came out.
Please send the wiring diagram of of low oil switch and ignition. Why is diode used in the low oil switch off circuit? What type of diode(voltage, current) is it?
Thanks
Other creators take notice… get to it quick. Most found your video tutorial in an emergency. We’ll done. Subd
Very good advise donny I thank you much Merry Christmas to you and family from michigan
Thank you for the direct knowledge I needed this you're a life saver
Thanks, great video, easy to follow and spot on for the fix.
All the equipment he works on is always so clean. Either he cleans them off really good or people take care of their equipment.
I cleaned it first!
Thank you! This was my issue!
Apparently Angels wear Echo baseball hats.You're doing the Lord's work sir.
I'm ready for Ian! Thank You!!
Hello donyboy73 I'm a high student graduating soon and wanting to become a apprentice for a small engine mechanic in Ontario Canada also wanting to start my own business any tips you could share would be great thanks.
I have a generator that has a lite on that flashes if it's low on oil. While cranking it will flash letting you know why it won't start. Thanks great tip. 👍
Question: The square sensor with bolt hole and two wires your holding in your hand. How does it sense oil level if it's not in direct contact with oil?
I pulled on my for an hour! Checked oil, all good. Unplugged the sensor- started right up.
July 7, 2022/ Thank you for the tip. Vitle information and Very helpful out in the Country far-away from any shop...
Very helpful video. Question... how do I know if it's the solenoid? It ran a few seconds with starter fluid but didn't hold. Could it be the solenoid?
Excellent tip Don, and you are right. Those low oil shutdown sensors, while great idea and all, sometimes they go out, and leave people scratching their heads for awhile lol. I have a modern Westinghouse 7500-9500 generator, and its even got fancy features like electric start, auto choke, remote start, and emissions control module, as well as the low oil shutdown sensor. lol
Same here. Westinghouse WH7500E with electric start. Mine will start with the pull cord, but the electric start is dead to the world for some reason. Worked fine and then one day nothing. I can short the starter posts and it turns over as well. I assume this sensor is a likely culprit, but disconnect isn't solving my problem.
Hello Dony. Here is an issue I have with a Firman p03607 208cc generator. The recoil starter is hard to pull and will almost pull out of your hand . I've adjusted the valves. With the plug removed it spins easy but once the plug is installed it's really hard to pull start. Any suggestions form you or viewer's would be greatly appreciated.
Mahalo
Thank you Thank You!!! This worked for me. I'm puzzled why reconnecting the sensor while the generator was running didn't make it stop. Flakey sensor? Is the sensor simply a thermal device that senses when the engine is starting to get too hot and then makes it shut off? But then why would it prevent the engine from starting while it's cold? I'm puzzled by all this.
make sure your oil level is ok
Great tip about unplugging the wire to check the sensor.
Great video as usual! Any way to test, continuity check that sensor. Is the sensor normally open or closed?
Thank you for taking the time to share
I have learned so much from you. Thank you very much for all the information that you share. Great video and great tip. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great very informative video. I just have one question. Starting at 2:28 what did you mean?
Man you are good I watch this video and it worked thanks for the info 😊
Great video tips Don, thank you🎉
Thank you very much for the tip! After the oil, It'll be the first thing I'll check if the generator quits for no apparent reason. Quick Question if i may: Does a good sensor have continuity or no continuity? I'm guessing a good sensor should have continuity.
Thanks again for all your videos - they're always helpful.
Thank you so much sire!!! thx to you i manage to fix my generator!!! thx for the video!!!
Great!
Thankyou brilliant very easy to follow hope you make more videos
I have a Westinghouse 9500 DF it will not run on Gasoline but will on LP Gas ? I’ve had it for 3 years only used it Once during Winter last year it ran the whole house no problem for 9 hrs . Set it up for storage. But now will not start on Gasoline only LP
hi i have a champion genarator the situation, I gave it a tuneup over a year ago and put in storage, I put gasoline and tried to crank it but it won't start. I'm not mechanically inclined so I don't know what to check for but it's got to be something simple any clues or anything you can help me with
I own that exact generator, I am always amazed when it starts because its my most neglected piece of equipment. There have been times where I have not started it in months, and mid winter in minus forty degree C it lights right up. I do use only non ethanol gas and change the oil when it gets dark, but that is all I have done to it.
Thank you for the video. I am always fascinated for a back up generator or generator for work so few read the manual or God forbid buy a shop manual for $15 dollars.
That did it!!! Thanks so much.
Great tip Mr. Don. Thank you!!
When you said "it has nothing to do with bad gas" you stopped me in my tracks... 😁 Good to remember tips for when I get a generator sooner or later!
Too many people blame "bad gas" for problems that are really a result of poor maintenance.
Great vid, Don. I cleaned out my carb as best I could and finally got the generator running. Oil and gas are good, disconnected the low oil sensor, etc. But when I shut it off after 30 minutes of running, I was back to square one with turning over (easier now though)but not running. Any ideas?
Awesome tip that could prove very handy in a pinch!
hey don.
This video is awesome. the production, length, camera work and all that. it seems to me that it's a notch above the others (which I enjoy greatly). well done
merci!
Thanks your video's are always very helpful
Great video again donyboy! I need your advice on my Yamaha EC5000DV (1996) generator. It wasn't run in several years, so I changed the oil, gas, and carb and it started first shot and ran continually for a full day. The next day, with a full tank of new gas it wasn't able to start. It has spark, fuel flow to the carb is good, it has compression and I tried your trick of disconnecting the oil level sensor and it still didn't start. Even with carb cleaner sprayed into the carb it still wouldn't start or sputter. Could the coil be bad even if there is spark visible when you ground the plug? Any advice?
Thanks
Any suggestion where to start when disconnecting this sensor/wire doesn't do the trick?? Electric start doesn't do anything, while pull cord will start it just fine.
Good video Don. 👍
Thanks 👍