Neglected Ridgid Generator Will Not Start
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- A friend picked up this Ridgid generator on FaceBook hoping for an easy fix. It ended up being more then he could handle so he asked if I take a look.
Ridged Model: RD903600
Subaru Model: EX21
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That looks, a treat, getting the valve cover off.
With any seal, valves included, they need to be wet to properly seal for any leakage. In this case, put some gas in the line and work the valve a bit. Then check for leakage. Thank you Jim for another well done video.
I was thinking the same thing
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James, thoroughly enjoyed this latest video - I am an addict and have watched them all! Very impressive power head on this machine to achieve such a low THD. Beautiful sign wave under load. I hope the manufacturers watch these videos too and learn how to improve their designs by studying what works well and what breaks - I think your videos highlight it both consistently and in great depth - surely a great source of continuous improvement for them. Please keep the content coming - I love following the root cause analysis and watching the fixes - simply makes my day. Best, Peter.
Hello James, I very much enjoy watching you fix all these machines… here’s a trick for welding thin tube especially if you have access to the interior of the tube from an end. Simply insert a brass drift of comparable size to the inside of the tube and then weld repair the outside. The welding steel will not stick to the brass and the brass will conduct the excess heat away from the affected area. Finish Grind the repair area and viola a seamless finish will result. Hope this helps someone.
I was going to offer a similar suggestion of just sliding some sched 80 EMT or maybe 3/4" black iron pipe inside the existing tube and plug weld it inside and then fill in all the holes and grind it and drill it - so it would have the extra strength of the thick wall insert as well as the repaired "factory" look.
Brass or copper tubing will also work if your not running really hot on the weld
Hello Mr. Condon. I have been watching your vids for quite some time now, just recently sub'd..... Amazing work you do!
Just a quick tip/idea from me, for removing rust from inside gas tanks: Do you have a cement mixer? Fill the tank with water/evaporust, throw in some gravel (clean, w/o sand or small particles), plug the inlet and outlet with corks, wrap the tank with cloths, attach the tank inside the cement mixer, and let her rip. A close friend of mine restored an old Soviet motorcycle, with side-car, and used this method to clean his tank... Like said, just an idea, ja?
Keep them lovely videos coming.
Cheers and greetz from Germany
Unfortunately I do not have a cement mixer. Been keeping an eye out for an old paint mixer. But so far have not found what I am looking for.
He's the Mr. Rogers of generators. All he needs is a cardigan. :D
I strap tanks to a lawn mower rear tire and let it tumble them for a while and it does a good job. Thanks!
It's funny how the engine vibrations and the framerate of your camera interact to make the engine appear to be dancing around!
Yes! It looks so weird😊
The rolling shutter effect with the fan in the space heater was awesome at the end of this one - it perfectly froze the fan blades in time.
You really need to attach some some tags with short notes on them to the components you keep for spares. How you have been able to remember what is wrong with some of those parts escapes me. Its gotta to be better than trying them and then rediscovering what the issue with them was. Or having to dig up the old videos and going over them again. None of us like documenting things if we do not have to but iy saves effort in the end.
I’m simply astounded by his pile of spares.
Thursday = James Generator Day, time to grab a breakfast burrito and coffee!
I thought I was the only one that did that !!!
I just love all of your videos. I look forward to any new ones. I think you are great in that you always do the best you can. I just thought we could have a little chuckle together over this old saying,”With a grinder and paint, make up for the welder I ain’t.” Cheers to you and keep up the great videos. 😊
Excellent way to start the day!
Try strapping the gas tank with liquid and nuts, bolts,etc to a rear riding mower wheel, then jack up the rear so the tires will turn. Run it that way for several hours and see it it makes a difference. Should be easier then shaking it. Thanks for the Excellent Vids Jim.
Having an electrical motor would be more efficient but yeah I thought about that as well
Funny you guys stole my thunder. I was just going to suggest to James that he do the same thing, The old timers and car restorers do this all the time. Take an old rusty gas tank and strap it to the rear wheel of a tractor add water and rocks then leave it running half a day. I was going to suggest a piece of plywood attached to a low rpm worm gear motor on a stand or even a rotisserie motor then attach with bolts or strap then walk away for even a day. James you make me tired just watching you shaking those tanks.
He's already done this with other tanks lol
Using this method, you have to remember to turn the tank occasionally (in a direction different to the wheel rotation) otherwise you can end up with a ring which is cleared of rust (and possibly perforated) and large areas which haven't been touched by the abrasive nuts.
I like that idea!
You can make evaporust dirt cheap at home. It's quite simple to make. I've used the home version and it works well. There's a channel on youtube called the elemental maker and he goes over the chemistry and what you need to buy. It's non-toxic and non-polluting and safe for drains. It's pennies per gallon.
De-Neglected by James with a little maintenance and cleaning. Looks and works like a low hour machine now, another winner!
Good job as always! Gotta love that valve cover being hard up against the frame. Who ever needs to adjust valve clearance?!
56:09 James, you should order some of those old school paper tags with the wire ties on them like they used to use back in the day, and when you have a used carb, you could write the date and the problems on the ticket so you'll know what was going on with it when you put it away. I ordered some dirt cheap from Temu, and I use them for tagging stuff all the time.
Thank you for suggesting this. It certainly is a great idea -- and I will put it to use.
James, you should see if there is someone that could fabricate an adjustable "can/paint shaker" that you could use to deal with these rusty tanks. You end up having to treat them often enough that such a tool could not only be useful but would save the headache of having to do it by hand. 😁
I am just your average guy, I really enjoy watching your videos. You make it look easy. I've learned a lot from you. I sincerely appreciate the massive amount of effort you put into making these quality videos.
Always learn something from you! Thanks so much!
Just finished up watching your live stream Jim.
Great video, very systematic approach. Do you record your spoken word after the fact as a voice over? It sounds great by the way. Cheers, Heiko
Anyone else want to see James get that rusty carb working ? 😊
A short piece of pipe inserted into the handle and welded then drilled would have been a superior repair on the handle!!
What a winner Jim, impressive performance!
Another one brought back from the dust, great job Doc.
Great Video James. Years back i had a Ridgid generator similar to this model. It was a 6500-8500 model with a Yamaha engine. I sold it promptly because it was so heavy and Loud. But a great jobsite Generator. I sold other to a contractor
Hi James, If you heat the carb cleaner straw with a lighter an inch or two from the end then pull the straw to neck it, hold till it freezes, and cut through the middle of the neck. You know have a mini straw to get in tiny jets and passages.
Best welder for thin sheet metal is TIG.
Could you have sealed the filled and inverted the tank to have cleaned the roof of rust? Still a nice job as always.
After watching i must say a lot of your videos,I come to the conclusion that carb problems seem to be the main problems with a lot of motors.
Ethanol
Ethanol plays a role, but so does water and intermittent use/neglect.
Engines
You had mentioned before that Subaru engines smoke for a bit when they first star up . Notice this one does not .
@@12wingwfetech it's like a Harley. If there ain't oil under it, there ain't oil in it. Huh?
Incredible work James! I owe a large amount of credit to you and your videos for where I am today with my small engine knowledge and tricks.
After cleaning a fuel tank… have you ever tried those liquid fuel tank liners? I’ve always wondered if they worked well.
@GottlobChristianBergeroh sweet thanks for the reply. I’ll look that stuff up.
I was thinking you were a bit off on your amps to watts conversion but you were right on. I’d say that breaker is a good one or you just didn’t let it run long enough pulling the 3000 watt load. 120(vac) X 20(amps) = 2400 watts.
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Wow! That evapo rust stuff works great! I will have to remember that tip. Thanks
Cleaned up nicely James, BTW great show last week😊
You clean out rusty tanks enough that you probably need to build a rig that will tumble them for you. A ceiling fan on a frame would work, I think.
I think you also need to buy some of the abrasive ceramic media instead of nuts & bolts.
This is the best ad hoc tank tumbler suggestion yet - finding a old cement mixer or paint mixer is rare, but I bet every place he finds these discarded generators there are _piles_ of ceiling fans. At least, that's true down here in the hot and humid south.
@RossReedstrom Yeah, you could cruise around the neighborhood on trash day and find 5 or 10 working ceiling fans sitting on the curb for free.
Those valves are junk however you can’t expect them to hold any significant amount of gas pressure. Maybe a few inches of water column, not anything amounting to PSIGs.
A low pressure air test is equivalent to a high pressure liquid test due to the nature of each fluid (viscosity and surface tension).
You’re right up there with ‘Inheritance Machining’ (or vice versa), I get some of the best sleep watching your videos. I mean that as a compliment, just relaxing watching you work on small engines and generators. I’ll end up watching the same video 3-4 times. Always a slightly better day when there is a new James Condon video.
What about cutting rusty tanks open, followed by sand blasting and finally MIG-welding the halves together? The cutting could easily be done with a cheap plasma cutter from Amazon.
a great Generator for the construcution site.... great job James!
What a sweet little genset. Those super low THD numbers were surprising for a generally cheap unit! One note about those cheap leaky fuel valves is that if there is a gas fired water heater in the same enclosed garage you can potentially have an explosion. Stay safe everyone!
on fixing that handle, you could have put a piece of steel tub inside and brazed it at the edges of the blow out. get a piece of tub the same size and cut a slit down the length to allow it to shrink down and fit inside.
That worked out very well. The THD figures are excellent. Great generator. Nice fix.
Astounding! 3.0%THD is amazing with such low power machines. Very good engine
I would have made a steel bush for the inside of the handle pipe but it looks great none the less. I am surprised by the price of these gennies brand new. 236USD is a fantastic bargain. In Europe we have to pay 2 times that money for 2.5kW ones
Hi James if you go to mercury marine you can buy a proper two stroke comp tester I hope this helps you it is only short that is used on out bord motors
Hello James, I have learned a lot about troubleshooting small engines and generators from watching you. Thanks for being there. Just curious, What is your THD meter. (Amazon?) Keep up the good instructional content. Thank you
FYI -You may already know that Hydrochloric Acid HCL is just a stronger version of Muriatic acid. But you can get Inhibited HCL that won't eat metal like its counter part non Inhibited HCL.
I have 76 hours on my EU7000is generator & my unit has zero issues in 5 years. It starts everytime & backfeed my entire house all the time.
Thanks James.
Have you ever pulled one of those Valves apart ??
It is just a piece of rubber hose that is squeezed by a cam in the housing (the red Knob)
I had an issue where the Valve was plugged up...
Did not know they came apart
You made this weld look original factory approved
@Bubba Chinese pipe thickness for the unit frame is very thin...and welding is usually NG...i experienced many troubles with engine pumps
Their system design is usually cheep and light...no toughness nor safe.....
do you know? chinese bridge had fell down with a boat crash in main land south...... tipical china it is...:)
a funny story, in 1977 someone told my dad he could clean his dirty frying pans with caustic soda he left his pans in a bucket overnight and the next day he went to retrieve his pans but was shocked to find all that was left was the handle 🤣
Great job as always. Another option for the hole would be to get a piece of metal tubing slightly larger and epoxy it to the end of the handle. Would avoid soldering and look OEM. Could even reinforce the hole with an insert.
Hi James. A sugestion to help you cleaning out steel tanks. If you have access to a cement mixer, take off the drum and fashion a wooden support for the tank and let it spin. Less work for you and you can leave it running for hours
He did that before with...a tractor? or a lawnmower with self propel? tied the tank to a wheel if I recall :)
Nice save on the carb and tank. I can't help wondering why it produced such clean power.
Great job James on the repair as always. The circuit breakers on most generators like this one have what are called push to reset thermal breakers. They are considered supplemental by the NEC code because the fact is they can run up to 125% of their rated load for a long period of time before they trip they are more in place for surges and short circuits. This also may have something to do with why generators tend to get overloaded on one side and melt the neutral wire.
Chairs in great time on the live stream last night!
Was trying to find a wiring diagram to confirm. Seems odd they would have done it that way.
@@jcondon1 it's likely because it's limited by the wattage total. You can't use the duplex 20A outlets and the 30A outlet at the same time. If you do then you will likely smoke the generator. Again those push to reset breakers are very cheap. On the bigger generators you will see a master two-pole main breaker then the supplementary push to reset breakers downstream. Corners were cut on this one but as long as the user is educated how to operate it properly should be fine
Nice work! Worth my time to watch all the way through. Thanks James.
When you pulled the bowl off of that carb I did a double take on how much rust was in that. I've never seen one that bad. Neglected is an understatement. I don't blame you one bit for not getting excited about de-rusting a metal gas tank. There's no call for someone letting a tank go this far. Good job.
Galvanized steel to construct the tank, is a design failure for fuels that tolerate and actually collect water.
It’s going to fail unless you keep the fuel scrupulously dry.
Hi James. I gotta say, I really enjoy your videos. I've been watching for a while now. Has inspired me to tackle the carb on my John Deere front tine tiller. It has a Briggs engine in it. Thanks for the great video.
It's rare to see a single cylinder with power clean enough for electronics, very nice
James,
Good job and save on another generator.
Have noticed that your welding has been much better.
You've been practicing.
Keep posting as these posts do help us DYI'ers very much.
You have saved me money not having to take it or them to the shop.
Tks, Michael
Hi james welding takes practice you are getting better Thanks for the video.
Maybe a little better. Still need a lot more practice.
Another excellent video….I always look for a new video every day.
Love waking up to a new video and a coffee. Awesome live stream BTW
Hello James;
Really enjoy your videos; keep up the good work.
With respect to the rusty fuel tank. I worked at a equipment manufacture. I don't know if the results would be the same but we used to take metal that had rust/mill scale on it and put it in a cement mixer along with a few hands full of sawdust. After a few hrs. the mill scale and rust were gone and the metal parts were semi polished. If you have access to a cement mixer you could probably bungie a fuel tank to it and use the saw dust along with the nut & bolt and it would probably do a nice job on the rust. You might need to rotate the to get the top, bottom and sides, then use the Evapo-Rust to finish it up.
Again, thanks for the great videos.
A great way to suspend cables and fuel / air lines to vibrating or slightly moving things Is to use double headed zipties that loop around and kind a make a figure 8. I use those a lot on sensor cables running along air pressure brake hoses on trucks etc...
Thanks for your step by step videos and detailed explanation on symptoms and causes. I definitely was lacking some information on small engines!
...it is a fact that we are in an age where we have to work with our minds! I would ask you to electrolyze and finish. I'm always happy to follow your works, and to become wiser! thank you!
@jcondon1 - Great videos - have you ever thought about doing a video that goes through some of the tools that you recommend for doing small engine repair?
Where do you get the Subaru air filters from? It has got to be a common filter and I can only get them for around $45, So pricey for what you get. Those fuel shut offs are Junk! Thanks for the great test procedure for testing them!
James,
I haven't watched many of your videos over the last two months because I've been very busy. I'm taking some time now to express my sincere gratitude towards you and to thank you for all of the awesome diagnostics and repair videos. I have watched dozens and dozens of hours of your instructive engine repair videos. Many, I have watched two or even three times.
In the last month I've managed to rebuild a transaxle and service an inoperable MTD Yardman Yard Bug Beetle. The only thing remaining is to button it up and install a new battery.
I also ran across a very old Clinton Cast Iron engine from about 1962. It was missing the spark plug and didn't have a single drop of oil in the crankcase. Every moving part was stuck. Mud Daubers had filled the exhaust...but the worst thing was that the engine had been sitting unused, covered in dirt, and the piston was locked up tighter than a drum. Long story short, the engine is now up and running and I didn't even have to replace the points and condenser.
Lastly, today I picked up an Echo PB--251, for free, and I'm too tired to check it out tonight, but, it has good compression and looks like I will simply run through the maintenance procedures for the carburetor, spark arrestor, exhaust, and make some adjustments. Thanks to the skills I've learned from you...I'm not sweating it at all.
Thanks again James!
Hi James really quite good to watch you because it really is quite educational I actually fly radio control planes and you actually teach me a lot of stuff about how to be fastidious and to make sure everything's done right dunrite and I just like to say thank you very much
Thanks mate
A grinder and paint makes me the Welder I ain't. Interesting project, The basic operation of the generator seemed to be there. I hope your Friend appreciates your efforts getting the generator up and running like new. I wish I had a friend like near by! KOKO!
Great video James. I just have to admire your attention to detail 😉😉
I admire how meticulous you are in your work. I must admit it would never occur to me to clean the vents on the engine with cotton swabs! But then, my wife says I'm a slob.🤣 Thanks for the video.
Nice job on the repair. Cleaning the machine, they must be a very good friend.
HI James, nice to see you back! The alcohol fuel that they forced on us has caused all kinds of problems for us taxpayers, I first noticed it when I took the float bowls off my stored motorcycle and noticed the brass jets were eroded from the fuel.
If you americans used low cc vehicles like the rest of the world maybe you would have normal gas now
@@AJVAN_ Maybe if you knew what you're talking about your opinion would matter.
Excuse my ignorance but what is a cc vehicle?@@AJVAN_
Both my Kawasaki KZ1000, and later my Honda Goldwing required high test fuel, which has no ethanol.
also fuel density is different. so float opens and closes at other positions.
James, can you provide a link to the two carburetor screw drivers you use to remove jets on carburetors?
Here is the info on it. Unfortunately this set is no longer made. th-cam.com/video/jN5c76XCQFo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=-8MMv9pelMwfHkVE
Well done James and well done for the Rigid generator- as you mentioned certainly a quality machine with low numbers in the THD. The owner should be very pleased.
Use red kote in fuel tank to prevent rust after cleaning. Good luck
on carburetors;...support the arm under the float pin when driving the pin out to prevent the arm breaking off...!
that was a clean sinewave if i do say so myself under a load, though not with a full load it looks chunky, other than that, that was a fantastic clean sinewave.
u do a above service business its hard to to get the money back from consumers great job and testing
Your attention to detail is admirable letting nothing slip by you ,I often tell other u Tubers to watch your Videos when they attempt to work on a broken Genset you are the small engine Genset go to guy Jim very informative video's .
Naked fuel pipe and a heater or light bulb next to each other a perfect time bomb.
They sure did not waste any space between that valve cover and frame.
I got the exact same one. Keep mines in the garage still looks new. These is a great machine
Have you ever considered a Fuel Tank Sealer such as POR-15s version on these unobtainium tanks? I've used them with success on motorcycle tanks.
Was tempted. Just hard to do on this type of tank. There is a lip on the fill and the drain is tiny. Most tank sealers, you need to prop the tank to allow the excess to drain out while drying.
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing
you should get a paint mixing machine and create a tank cleaning machine
Hey James, i just wanted to let you know that what I've learned from your videos has helped me tremendously. I had a $700 generator i retired and replaced 6 months ago because i could no longer get it started and i was sure the motor was just shot. Then recently the replacement started behaving the same way and losing power every time I got it to run. The short story, from your videos, i discovered both had intake valves that were too tight and one had an exhaust valve that was too loose. I was in a bind so i used a piece of aluminum i had that measured .006" to set the valves and it was like a miracle resurection for both of them. I then looked closer at the one that was low on power and discovered a tiny flaw in the bracket on the carburetor where the governor rod connects that wasnt letting the throttle open past 40% with spring tension alone. I cleaned up the plastic bracket and polished the end of the governor rod and boom, I've got 2 good running machines that i was just about to scrap and replace at a cost of another $800. Thank you!
Awesome
In my view, welding has taken your fabbing to a whole new and interesting level. Thanks for the post.
Awesome
Very good video again James , keep them coming . I know now how you stay in such good shape , it's by shaking those gas tanks with the nuts and bolts in them for 20 minutes or so .Lol . Take care sir and I will catch you on your next one.
First, Great video thanks for sharing, I've had so much problem with leaking fuel shut off valves (and equipment that need but don't have them) that I've started using regular brass or stainless 1/4 inch ball valves instead and haven't had any problems with leaks.
Reading the comments and y’all spoiled the valves. Lesson learned. Don’t comment until finish watching the video. James, I’ve learned so much from you about small engines and generators. You have volunteered your time and expertise for free. And if there’s anything I could do to help. Just mention it. If it’s in my power (like what I did there? 😅) I’ll do it. You’re a good man James. God bless you and your family. I really need a lesson on THD, and the cheapest meter that is reliable to measure it. And why some generators are so low and other “cheap” ones are so high.
The cheapest meter is the Amprobe ACDC 52NAV. Still expensive. THD is a combination of how smooth the engine tuned, materials used in the stator and how it is wound.
Hi James, this is the first video of yours I’ve watched. Enjoyed it a lot, see you on the next one 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Hey James I was just thinking about the amount of generators with rusty fuel tanks, you should invest in an apparatus something like a gallon paint can shaker that can be modified for a fuel tank size….Just a thought because it can be strenuous on the body doing that for hours by hand.
Always enjoy watching your videos. Very informative. Thanks for all your do.
Thanks for the video. That evaporust works great for tanks. I wish Id known that. You're my Mr. Rogers.
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