You sir are a lifesaver! Was prepping for Hurricane Ian yesterday, tried to fire up my generator to test it out, and wore my hands bloody pulling the starter cord 100 or so times. I found your video in a TH-cam search, and despite my nervousness about dismounting and disassembling a carburetor, cleaned it all out and now it’s purring like a kitten! Still hoping I won’t need it, but THANK YOU!!! I at least have some peace of mind, God bless!
@@norwoodsatv ~ Hello! No problems with the idle that I noticed. However, I didn't end up using it for the storm, we maintained power. I will go back and check it more continuously; after doing this fix, I only ran it for maybe 2-10 minutes stints and it sounded great. Each time, I turned off the fuel supply switch to let the carb run out of fuel.
Very nice job. I very much dislike those Nikki carburetors. I think there is a replacement for them but I can't think of the name at the moment. I rebuilt two of them this week alone. I am in the country so lots of people have generators here. I recently fixed one like the one you just did, and it was only water in the gas because the guy leaves it outside all the time. I tell people to always drain the carb by shutting off the gas but it usually goes in and out of their heads. Also I recommend non-ethenol gas but again it usually doesn't happen. Thanks for the video.
Yeah Taryl of taryl fixes all who works on small engines does not like the Nikki either, says Walbro is a better carb.. When I fix a gen 4 a customer, it is just about always cuz they left gas in the carb. I tell'em just once. "U want this to run when ya need it? make sure there's no gas in the carb when ur done with it". Sometimes it will sit for over a year, then when I do get her running, she won't put out as she lost all her residual magnetic field and charge a small junk to get it back for them. They buy a Genset to avoid some inconvenience but have absolutely NO idea about proper maintenance, Then hiss and groan it was not a good generator, Oh when will they ever learn?
Thank you so much! The ice storm was coming, and our generator wouldn't start! I bet you've helped a lot of people with your videos. Maybe even saved a life!
Great tip about filling the fuel line with some gas to occasionally exercise the generator, I’m doing it that way from now on! I’m surprised by how many generators I hear when we have a major outage. No one here seems to own or even know how to operate a lawnmower yet they all have generators!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I have a generator and I went to start it and It actually did but shut off right away, I replaced the air filter and spark plug and was not starting, somehow TH-cam recommended me your video I cleaned up the carburetor (was clogged up and really dirty) and started right up and working like a champ. You are the best!, thank you again and God bless
Great vid. I like using Brake clean and compressed air to clean the carbs after letting them soak for 20-30 min in a tub of gas. This model is a great candidate for an inline fuel filter after that fuel cut off valve. 3-4 inches of fuel line after that fuel cut off valve and then install an inline fuel filter. That will save alot of carb issues from debris. I agree 100% always turn off that fuel and run that carb dry.
Having a generator is family specific I believe. Some families have very little frozen or refrigerator foods so not a lot to worry about. Also if a household does not loose power very often it may not be necessary. However, if you live in an area that loosed power because of storms or other problems I would certainly consider one. Also some folks need portable power so that is another consideration. Just have to start them periodically and store them properly. Great fix for sure. Nice sounding generator now. Thanks for sharing.
Our last severe storm.& Power blackout was back in 2014 when a brand new 132/11 kV substation was first commissioned in our rural residential town but we haven't had a major power blackout since then. It would be nice to have a backup power generator but it's not really needed all that often these days as compared to 30-40 years ago when we had them all the time !
Generator: essential for using electric hedge trimmer far from house because like most of my army of two-stroke equipment my petrol trimmer is unreliable. I'll take my advice if I get my generator -- in hibernation since they installed a new substation in my hamlet several years ago -- working again (thanks to you)!
@@HomeGaragechannel I never run mine except when needed BUT the electric starter keeps the residual magnets happy. I just spin it over when passing by.
Great video and to the point. I had a feeling I needed to do carb work and this video was right to the point. I too had a clogged jet. Cleaned and fixed and then started on the first pull thank you for saving me a lot of valuable time.
Nice fix, 👍👍. Generators to me are like an insurance policy, hopefully you won’t have to use it but it’s nice to know they’re there, On the downside, it’s another piece of equipment you have to maintain. lol
The bowl screws are insanely tight. Great tip on cleaning with gas. I hate Nikki carbs. Even a small gen set can keep the fridge going with an extension cord. I’m in s Fla , I gotta have a generator, I crank it regularly, won’t run the ac, but it makes life more tolerable . I am great on the grill, in a hurricane situation.
Home Garage once i had have my neighbor hold the screwdriver down while I turned it with a wrench. JIS screwdrivers are good, but sometimes, a properly ground flatty is better. The peanut gaskets in the Nikki’s are hard to get. I hate Nikki’s. Great video. Jim
Hello Jim S, glad u can keep the beer in ur fridge cold with a small gen, Don't use a cord any longer than really needed though to keep voltage drop down. too long a cord or not heavy enough, use lose a lot of voltage when fridge starts, it stays in start winding too long it will burn out.
I think people should have generators. Especially with the climate changes we've experienced and what happened in Texas this past winter it would be a good decision. It was clear electrical grids may not always be reliable so having some way for power when the main power goes out isn't a bad idea. Its more so a life or death situation as well. You don't want to die of heat exhaustion in the summer if power goes out and you sure don't want to freeze to death in the winter either. Its a good life saving type investment IMO.
I have the same generator it was giving to me its missing 1 plug outlet just wondering if I could use a normal house plug receptacle or do I need the original one
@@HomeGaragechannel I do use seafoam, seems to work great for me. I will let gen run on maint. with a load, BUT after it ran 15 minutes or so, I still shut off gas and let engine die from lack of fuel, then drain the carb if it has a drain bolt and most have. My 7250 watt Powerhorse ran 16 hrs a day for 10 days during Irma. I had plenty of oil on hand and changed it every 32 hours. Kept air filter properly serviced, most are foam, wash with dish soap. rinse let dry saturate w motor oil then skweeze out excess. keep an extra filter or two around, plugs too. way too often people would buy these an run'em str8 out for a week, not changing the oil. . .or service the filter, even after the storm, there are winds that keep up for a bit blowing "dust in the wind, getting sucked up into my eng-gine, same ole song, run with a dirty air filter for oh so long' doing a spiff of a song there.
where do you get parts to repair this generator? my looks almost identical and I believe I have a broken compression trigger on the cam shaft. thanks for a great video
thank you, would sta bil keep the gas from freezing, I ran mine for an hour and had swapped out the gas and out in new gas. the next morning the air filter had ice all over it and gas leaking from it. later when it warmed up and the ice was gone it would not crank.
I think you might have a float problem and that's why it was leaking gasoline. How cold did it get over night because it would have to extremely cold for gas to somewhat freeze.
@@HomeGaragechannel 30ish, We got another big freeze coming in a few days, maybe teens, too cold, I hope to be able to look at it and then drain the fuel out again so it will not freeze, I would hate to fix it to just freeze again, I got a three-way shut off valve to replace the one that went bad so I can drain the gas off easier.
Hi! Great video! A couple of years ago I bought a BS power generator that has been running great until last week. It ran for 3 hours and then stopped and Doesn’t want to start up. I put fresh fuel, I cleaned the carburetor jets (everything was really clean and brand new), I also tried spraying some gasoline through the carburetor and also with a a quick start spray without luck. The spark plug is making a nice and strong spark arc, the oil level is fine as well as the sensor. I checked all the cables and everything seems fine. I just don’t know what else to do! If there is spark (and a strong one) and there is fuel inside, why isn’t it starting? Oh and when I pull, there seems to be good compression... Any ideas? Thanks!
Usually if I have spark and fuel and compression, I look for a timing issue or even a spark plug. Even if we test for spark outside of then engine we can't be certain what it looks like inside. I would also consider replacing the spark plug as they are inexpensive.
Mine has a low oil sensor that will not let it start, not all of them have one. I had to replace mine a couple years ago. Mine isn't starting again , not the sensor 1st thing I checked.
Generators are more and more popular in my area. We use ours at least once per year. We live in the city and have very poor service from the utility. I only run 100% gasoline in all my small engines.
A generator is still needed just in case of a power outage for long periods of time and for jobs that don’t have electricity. A generator + wooden gasification is great to cut down electric bills.
if you reassembled the carb without the spring, it "might" start, but without it, the gasket will start to leak into other passages that the spring was helping go keep separate. IT might start, but I don't think it will run for long.
Now would be a good time to see what voltage is at the brushes which could be either a.c. going to a fullwave rectifier on brushes or d.c. from the avr. Make sure u secure that gen. after a few days with no power, people can get short on tempers and ethics.
We live(d) out in the sticks and it was a common thing for the power to go out but with all the zillionaire goffers moving in the power company hates to hear them squeal about no power and having to use their LP Gas jobs so get the power back on pretty quick. I have an old 5K Coleman with a 10 horse Briggs IC flathead and a 2.5K Onan 4-pole, 1800 r.p.m. and plenty of gas and ready for about anything. Usually I run the 5K for 220 for the well pump and the 2.5 for coolers and such. I also added a 'T' fitting so I can drain the tank thoroughly and not leave any gas to go stale and run the carb dry as well. Added electric start because of the vacuum fuel pump and it's a bear to pull enough to get the carb full. Also a 110 battery maintainer to charge the battery back when the genset is running because it has no way to add a charging system to the engine. I just plug the maintainer back into the genset. Gensets are nice but you have to pull maintenance on them or they'll die just like everything else. Blessings
The carburetor looked brand new when I opened it up. The pull cord offers plenty of resistance if that alone means there’s good compression. How do I check for spark?
remove spark plug, reconnect the wire to it, and then make the plug have contact with the metal of the engine. Then pull on the rope and looks for spark at the plug.
That Patrick, is a VERY BIG 'IF' I've seen it many times, big-ass hurricane, people running out to Lowes or Home depot, they have half or no idea what power range they are looking for. some who have NEVER ever done a lick of wiring want to make a suicide cord to feed the house thru the dryer, a cord fitted with male ends even. after the hurricane passes and they managed to live thru it without juicing themself to death, they shut it off an either put it in the corner o the garage or leave outside with a flimzy tarp. gas still in the carb. next time they need it, no start. . . then they start pissing an moaning how they spent a good chunk of change only to use it once. . .
Thanks for doing a great job on this very helpful video. It is understandable, concise and well edited (Big Hint to All Other TH-camrs...EDIT YOUR VIDEOS! We don't want to wait for you to find your wrench or realize your battery is dead in your drill.). Living in Central Ohio; we have ice storms and heavy snow in the winter, and thunderstorms with tornadoes in the spring and summer. Generators are a must here. It can take days for power to be restored, and homeowner's insurance won't cover rotten food. Back to the video. You were able to re-use your gaskets. Should they always be replaced when removing a carburetor, or only if they come off during removal? And lastly, is WD-40 a good alternative for cleaning around rubber seals instead of gasoline?
@@HomeGaragechannel Btw HG some BriggsStratton gens are licenced with TroyBilt. I have one of their gens pretty good 5500 watts running 8550 or something like that peak starting. Aas U may know some gens use an AVR (auto voltage regulator and that also rectifies a.c. to d.c. to go to the brushes. on the Gen I have, no avr. It does have two wires from stator to a small circuit board on the back of the brushes assembly. this turns a.c. to d.c. to feed the brushes. I chkt it, 7.5 volts a.c.so if you see or get one of these. It may help to know what the rotor is getting. On Brushless types, the rotor has 2 separate coils connected together by diodes. Rotor still has residual field and that gets stronger. a.c. is induced in 1 coil on rotor an changed to d.c. to go to the other coil, making rotor a strong electro-magnet.
@@HomeGaragechannel You are very welcome. This may help at times. I am told if u have a gen say good for 5KW u want to hook to ur house after a sparky made the wiring legal for it, that the gen should have a floating neutral as neutral and ground can only meet just once. having a bonded neutral gen with a house hook-up can keep on tripping gfi's and maybe mess up furnaces.
You sir are a lifesaver! Was prepping for Hurricane Ian yesterday, tried to fire up my generator to test it out, and wore my hands bloody pulling the starter cord 100 or so times. I found your video in a TH-cam search, and despite my nervousness about dismounting and disassembling a carburetor, cleaned it all out and now it’s purring like a kitten! Still hoping I won’t need it, but THANK YOU!!! I at least have some peace of mind, God bless!
no problem and thank you Dillon Digital Video.
Dillion I had to do the same thing and it starts but wont idle down. Did you have any problems with it idling too high?
@@norwoodsatv ~ Hello! No problems with the idle that I noticed. However, I didn't end up using it for the storm, we maintained power. I will go back and check it more continuously; after doing this fix, I only ran it for maybe 2-10 minutes stints and it sounded great. Each time, I turned off the fuel supply switch to let the carb run out of fuel.
Very nice job. I very much dislike those Nikki carburetors. I think there is a replacement for them but I can't think of the name at the moment. I rebuilt two of them this week alone. I am in the country so lots of people have generators here. I recently fixed one like the one you just did, and it was only water in the gas because the guy leaves it outside all the time. I tell people to always drain the carb by shutting off the gas but it usually goes in and out of their heads. Also I recommend non-ethenol gas but again it usually doesn't happen. Thanks for the video.
That's called job security. Thank you Waterman one for the comment I appreciate it
Yeah Taryl of taryl fixes all who works on small engines does not like the Nikki either,
says Walbro is a better carb.. When I fix a gen 4 a customer, it is just about always cuz
they left gas in the carb. I tell'em just once. "U want this to run when ya need it? make
sure there's no gas in the carb when ur done with it". Sometimes it will sit for over a year,
then when I do get her running, she won't put out as she lost all her residual magnetic
field and charge a small junk to get it back for them. They buy a Genset to avoid some
inconvenience but have absolutely NO idea about proper maintenance, Then hiss and
groan it was not a good generator, Oh when will they ever learn?
@@raymondgarafano8604 very well said. Thanks for the comment
Thank you so much! The ice storm was coming, and our generator wouldn't start! I bet you've helped a lot of people with your videos. Maybe even saved a life!
Glad I could help!
Great tip about filling the fuel line with some gas to occasionally exercise the generator, I’m doing it that way from now on! I’m surprised by how many generators I hear when we have a major outage. No one here seems to own or even know how to operate a lawnmower yet they all have generators!
That's pretty interesting. Exact opposite here
@@HomeGaragechannel Here too. We're the only ones in our circle with one.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I have a generator and I went to start it and It actually did but shut off right away, I replaced the air filter and spark plug and was not starting, somehow TH-cam recommended me your video I cleaned up the carburetor (was clogged up and really dirty) and started right up and working like a champ.
You are the best!, thank you again and God bless
Glad it helped
Great vid. I like using Brake clean and compressed air to clean the carbs after letting them soak for 20-30 min in a tub of gas. This model is a great candidate for an inline fuel filter after that fuel cut off valve. 3-4 inches of fuel line after that fuel cut off valve and then install an inline fuel filter. That will save alot of carb issues from debris. I agree 100% always turn off that fuel and run that carb dry.
You are absolutely correct about the filter. Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Worked like a charm, got my generator up and running, no problem.
thank you Michael Streem
Having a generator is family specific I believe. Some families have very little frozen or refrigerator foods so not a lot to worry about. Also if a household does not loose power very often it may not be necessary. However, if you live in an area that loosed power because of storms or other problems I would certainly consider one. Also some folks need portable power so that is another consideration. Just have to start them periodically and store them properly. Great fix for sure. Nice sounding generator now. Thanks for sharing.
No problem D Butler and thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I've been looking for the answer to my issue, I'll tear the carb out tomorrow, I believe you've led me to the answer.Thanks so much
No problem and good luck Ron Williams
Everyone needs backup power. Maybe not today or tomorrow but you will need it sometime. I may have missed it, but did you clean the emulsion tube?
You are absolutely correct I didn't clean it. Very keen eye. The bowl condition wasn't that bad so I didn't bother.
@@HomeGaragechannel
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Any help would be greatly appreciated on my video on my generator issues.
Thanks so much for this video. This was exactly what was wrong with mine....the jet was clogged, and now it is purring like a champ! Great video!
Glad it helped
Our last severe storm.& Power blackout was back in 2014 when a brand new 132/11 kV substation was first commissioned in our rural residential town but we haven't had a major power blackout since then.
It would be nice to have a backup power generator but it's not really needed all that often these days as compared to 30-40 years ago when we had them all the time !
So very true. I usually don't believe in extra insurance but in this case it's cheap so I've got a couple myself.
@@HomeGaragechannel Might have to use our gensets to recharge our battery mowers!
Generator: essential for using electric hedge trimmer far from house because like most of my army of two-stroke equipment my petrol trimmer is unreliable. I'll take my advice if I get my generator -- in hibernation since they installed a new substation in my hamlet several years ago -- working again (thanks to you)!
The best use for a generator is keeping a freezer full of food from food from thawing, That to me is more important than a hedge row.
@@HomeGaragechannel I never run mine except when needed BUT the electric starter keeps the residual magnets happy. I just spin it over when passing by.
Great video. Helped me get my generator going in ice storm. Carburator was clogged and this helped me fix it, simple as that.
Glad it helped
Your video was perfect. I followed it and now my generator works.. Thank you
no problem thanks for your time.
Did this and got mine started. Great help!!!
Nice!
Good one mate.. great video as always..
Thank you Micks mowers I appreciate it
Great video and to the point. I had a feeling I needed to do carb work and this video was right to the point. I too had a clogged jet. Cleaned and fixed and then started on the first pull thank you for saving me a lot of valuable time.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice fix, 👍👍. Generators to me are like an insurance policy, hopefully you won’t have to use it but it’s nice to know they’re there, On the downside, it’s another piece of equipment you have to maintain. lol
So very true. Thank you Tman NC for the comment I appreciate it
Very informative video! Thank you for sharing it!
thank you
The bowl screws are insanely tight.
Great tip on cleaning with gas.
I hate Nikki carbs.
Even a small gen set can keep the fridge going with an extension cord.
I’m in s Fla , I gotta have a generator, I crank it regularly, won’t run the ac, but it makes life more tolerable .
I am great on the grill, in a hurricane situation.
Yes I may have to make a video just about taking those screws off. First time took me almost 15 minutes.
Home Garage once i had have my neighbor hold the screwdriver down while I turned it with a wrench. JIS screwdrivers are good, but sometimes, a properly ground flatty is better.
The peanut gaskets in the Nikki’s are hard to get. I hate Nikki’s.
Great video.
Jim
@@Jim-ie6uf thanks for the information that very helpful Jim S
Hello Jim S, glad u can keep the beer in ur fridge cold with a small gen, Don't use a cord
any longer than really needed though to keep voltage drop down. too long a cord or not
heavy enough, use lose a lot of voltage when fridge starts, it stays in start winding too
long it will burn out.
Nice fix . Some need them with the overhead lines etc.
Yes you are absolutely correct. Thank you Pete Froud for the comment I appreciate it
I think people should have generators. Especially with the climate changes we've experienced and what happened in Texas this past winter it would be a good decision. It was clear electrical grids may not always be reliable so having some way for power when the main power goes out isn't a bad idea. Its more so a life or death situation as well. You don't want to die of heat exhaustion in the summer if power goes out and you sure don't want to freeze to death in the winter either. Its a good life saving type investment IMO.
I believe you are correct, at least a little one for light and food storage, thank you Geae Liska
Excellent Video and very helpful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the how to. Where can I find the bottle that you used on this video?
thank you, you can get it at amazn, it's a vented chemical bottle.
I have the same generator it was giving to me its missing 1 plug outlet just wondering if I could use a normal house plug receptacle or do I need the original one
I'm going to the safe route and say the original one.
Learned a lot !
thank you!
Good job how would u do a engine swap on one of those with the generator head
You mean replacing the engine on a generator? Infortunately I've never had to do one.
@@HomeGaragechannel yes and a valve job with out a fueler gauge
@@defendthetower2173 now I have done a valve job without a feeler gauge. I used a pop can to help out.
@@HomeGaragechannel thanks for the help
@@defendthetower2173 no problem
Great! You doing really good job, where do you leave?
Thanks. I'm in the state of anonymity
@@HomeGaragechannel been there a few times..... very beautiful place, just like your videos. Keep them coming!
@@MayoMonkey2 thanks for your time I appreciate it
No thank you for taking the time. From one motor head to another.
Just wondering why you said to add a stabilizer to the gas to run it from the tank.
Most people don't use their generators often so the gas goes bad. Adding stabilizer will keep it from going bad and last a bit longer.
It help the parts in the carb like the float needle not rot away
@@HomeGaragechannel I do use seafoam, seems to work great for me. I will let gen
run on maint. with a load, BUT after it ran 15 minutes or so, I still shut off gas
and let engine die from lack of fuel, then drain the carb if it has a drain bolt and
most have. My 7250 watt Powerhorse ran 16 hrs a day for 10 days during Irma.
I had plenty of oil on hand and changed it every 32 hours. Kept air filter properly serviced, most are foam, wash with dish soap. rinse let dry saturate w motor
oil then skweeze out excess. keep an extra filter or two around, plugs too. way
too often people would buy these an run'em str8 out for a week, not changing
the oil. . .or service the filter, even after the storm, there are winds that keep up
for a bit blowing "dust in the wind, getting sucked up into my eng-gine, same ole
song, run with a dirty air filter for oh so long' doing a spiff of a song there.
@@raymondgarafano8604 I agree. Most people aren't aware of the maintenance routine to keep these generators working year after year.
where do you get parts to repair this generator? my looks almost identical and I believe I have a broken compression trigger on the cam shaft. thanks for a great video
I get my parts from ereplacementparts dot com
thank you, would sta bil keep the gas from freezing, I ran mine for an hour and had swapped out the gas and out in new gas. the next morning the air filter had ice all over it and gas leaking from it. later when it warmed up and the ice was gone it would not crank.
I think you might have a float problem and that's why it was leaking gasoline. How cold did it get over night because it would have to extremely cold for gas to somewhat freeze.
@@HomeGaragechannel 30ish, We got another big freeze coming in a few days, maybe teens, too cold, I hope to be able to look at it and then drain the fuel out again so it will not freeze, I would hate to fix it to just freeze again, I got a three-way shut off valve to replace the one that went bad so I can drain the gas off easier.
@@HomeGaragechannel might have been water in the gas. not sure?
@@otrotland5377 gotcha
@@otrotland5377 possibly
Hi! Great video!
A couple of years ago I bought a BS power generator that has been running great until last week. It ran for 3 hours and then stopped and Doesn’t want to start up.
I put fresh fuel, I cleaned the carburetor jets (everything was really clean and brand new), I also tried spraying some gasoline through the carburetor and also with a a quick start spray without luck. The spark plug is making a nice and strong spark arc, the oil level is fine as well as the sensor. I checked all the cables and everything seems fine. I just don’t know what else to do! If there is spark (and a strong one) and there is fuel inside, why isn’t it starting?
Oh and when I pull, there seems to be good compression...
Any ideas? Thanks!
Usually if I have spark and fuel and compression, I look for a timing issue or even a spark plug. Even if we test for spark outside of then engine we can't be certain what it looks like inside. I would also consider replacing the spark plug as they are inexpensive.
Mine has a low oil sensor that will not let it start, not all of them have one. I had to replace mine a couple years ago. Mine isn't starting again , not the sensor 1st thing I checked.
Generators are more and more popular in my area. We use ours at least once per year. We live in the city and have very poor service from the utility.
I only run 100% gasoline in all my small engines.
Excellent. Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
Thanks!!! Life Saver!!!
Glad it helped!
A generator is still needed just in case of a power outage for long periods of time and for jobs that don’t have electricity. A generator + wooden gasification is great to cut down electric bills.
Thanks for the comment I forgot about wood gasification.
I have a vanguard promax 6000a that looks the same type of carburetor is that correct, great video by the way thanks for posting
sure thing but unfortunately I'm able to confirm that.
i can not get the two screws on the carburetor to loosen -- any suggestions?
do you mean the 2 that hold the bowl on?
Will the generator run if that spring is missing in the caburator?
if you reassembled the carb without the spring, it "might" start, but without it, the gasket will start to leak into other passages that the spring was helping go keep separate. IT might start, but I don't think it will run for long.
@@HomeGaragechannel thanks, very helpful
Now would be a good time to see what voltage is at the brushes which could be either a.c. going to a fullwave rectifier on brushes or d.c. from the avr. Make sure u secure that gen. after a few days
with no power, people can get short on tempers and ethics.
you are so right about that.
How’s your day been
My fridays are great. Filming and editing like usual. How's yours going?
👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the comment I appreciate it
I use premium gas and Seafoam on my motorcycle and small engines and keeps them running great.
thank you The Road King, I've heard some good stuff about Seafoam.
Not keen on all the plastic bits in the briggs carbs now, can only see a load of problems later on, and when the plastic parts get brittle and break .
You're absolutely right. Another reason to only use 100 % gas. Thanks Alan Marshall for the comment I appreciate it
Are you Inside house garage?
Yep same person
@@HomeGaragechannel can you do a video on how to tune a carburetor?
@@SwayNotZay I've done several already. Usually 2 cycle trimmers though. They are usually rolled into the repair
We live(d) out in the sticks and it was a common thing for the power to go out but with all the zillionaire goffers moving in the power company hates to hear them squeal about no power and having to use their LP Gas jobs so get the power back on pretty quick. I have an old 5K Coleman with a 10 horse Briggs IC flathead and a 2.5K Onan 4-pole, 1800 r.p.m. and plenty of gas and ready for about anything. Usually I run the 5K for 220 for the well pump and the 2.5 for coolers and such. I also added a 'T' fitting so I can drain the tank thoroughly and not leave any gas to go stale and run the carb dry as well. Added electric start because of the vacuum fuel pump and it's a bear to pull enough to get the carb full. Also a 110 battery maintainer to charge the battery back when the genset is running because it has no way to add a charging system to the engine. I just plug the maintainer back into the genset. Gensets are nice but you have to pull maintenance on them or they'll die just like everything else. Blessings
wow sounds like you're very prepared
@@HomeGaragechannel Have to be. I'd rather dodge a bullet.
I followed the video step-by-step but it still won’t start. Any suggestions?
sure, have you considered replacing the carb? Also have you checked for spark and done a compression test?
The carburetor looked brand new when I opened it up. The pull cord offers plenty of resistance if that alone means there’s good compression. How do I check for spark?
remove spark plug, reconnect the wire to it, and then make the plug have contact with the metal of the engine. Then pull on the rope and looks for spark at the plug.
yes there is a spark. what now? thanks for helping!@@HomeGaragechannel
I reckon people do need a good generator if they look after them
To me its like a pet. Some people need them. Some like smaller ones and others want the biggest they can find
That Patrick, is a VERY BIG 'IF' I've seen it many times, big-ass hurricane, people running
out to Lowes or Home depot, they have half or no idea what power range they are looking
for. some who have NEVER ever done a lick of wiring want to make a suicide cord to feed
the house thru the dryer, a cord fitted with male ends even. after the hurricane passes and they managed to live thru it without juicing themself to death, they shut it off an either put
it in the corner o the garage or leave outside with a flimzy tarp. gas still in the carb. next
time they need it, no start. . . then they start pissing an moaning how they spent a good
chunk of change only to use it once. . .
@@raymondgarafano8604 yep it does vary mate
@@Patrick4959 So, Are you from Australia or England? words like mate or
bloke give me that idea. I like it.
@@raymondgarafano8604 Australia
My new friend thanks
Thank you too
Too easy. :)
So very cheesy. The problem is its easy create the problem too.
@@HomeGaragechannel ...you been sniffing gas again, buddy?
@@999thenewman almost every other day. I try not to taste if I can help it.
Thanks for doing a great job on this very helpful video. It is understandable, concise and well edited (Big Hint to All Other TH-camrs...EDIT YOUR VIDEOS! We don't want to wait for you to find your wrench or realize your battery is dead in your drill.).
Living in Central Ohio; we have ice storms and heavy snow in the winter, and thunderstorms with tornadoes in the spring and summer. Generators are a must here. It can take days for power to be restored, and homeowner's insurance won't cover rotten food.
Back to the video. You were able to re-use your gaskets. Should they always be replaced when removing a carburetor, or only if they come off during removal? And lastly, is WD-40 a good alternative for cleaning around rubber seals instead of gasoline?
thank you Jan Miller.
When I reinstalled the carburetor fuel would gush out of the choke. Took it apart twice and put it back, same results.
replace with new carb.
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Thank you Dave
Sheeeesh I remember BS engines with brass floats, what's the world coming too. if u have shop
air, blow out all orifices.
i definitely will thanks .
@@HomeGaragechannel Btw HG some BriggsStratton gens are licenced with TroyBilt.
I have one of their gens pretty good 5500 watts running 8550 or something
like that peak starting. Aas U may know some gens use an AVR (auto voltage
regulator and that also rectifies a.c. to d.c. to go to the brushes. on the Gen I
have, no avr. It does have two wires from stator to a small circuit board on the
back of the brushes assembly. this turns a.c. to d.c. to feed the brushes. I chkt
it, 7.5 volts a.c.so if you see or get one of these. It may help to know what the
rotor is getting. On Brushless types, the rotor has 2 separate coils connected
together by diodes. Rotor still has residual field and that gets stronger. a.c. is
induced in 1 coil on rotor an changed to d.c. to go to the other coil, making rotor
a strong electro-magnet.
@@raymondgarafano8604 thank you for the information I appreciate it experience
@@HomeGaragechannel You are very welcome. This may help at times. I am told if u have
a gen say good for 5KW u want to hook to ur house after a sparky made the wiring legal for it, that the gen should have a floating neutral as neutral and ground can
only meet just once. having a bonded neutral gen with a house hook-up can keep on
tripping gfi's and maybe mess up furnaces.