*100% best **Generater.Systems** I have used. A test for hurricane prep here in Louisiana: three AC units, 5000, 5000 & 8000, 3 fridges, 2 device power setups, 4 flat screens....AND I had 40% of the power meter to spare.*
5+ turns on that idle screw is unusually large. It may have been an attempt by the previous owner to get the engine to run. They're usually only about 1½ - 2 turns out. Even though these generator engines don't idle, as they start up, the RPMs do pass through the "idle" range. If we can't get ethannol free fuel, the best way to shutdown the engine is to turn off the fuel supply and let the engine die of fuel starvation.
Ive run a identical generator on my houseboat for the last 13 years. Its never failed me due to my maintenance of everything on a maintenance schedule. And shutting the fuel off and running until carb is clear after each use. They definitely dont put out the claimed wattage in my experience . Ive checked mine for output multiple times and its never put out more than 2200 under full load. It wont run my roof A/C and my coffee maker simultaneously. But will run both separately without a problem. Puts out enough to start A/C compressor immediately. But its definitely not performing at the rated run or peak power at any time since new
Next time spray carb clean in the fuel in tube. Let it sit. Then turn the shop air up to 100PSI. The tip of the needle is so small the number of pounds per square inch is really small so you are not going to hurt it (Force = Pressure X Area). You can also put some toothpaste on a Q-Tip and put the Q-Tip in your drill motor (or just carb cleaner) and spin it on the seat to polish off the varnish that made it stick in the first place. Most of the time it is the idle jet (the black plastic one held in by the idle speed set screw (also black) that is clogged as due to emissions standards they are very small and clog very easily. It would have been good to remove it and clean it as well as the main jet and emulsion tube. Just saying.
that is a model 46596 with a 196 c.c. engine. Non-ethonal fuel is good but shutting the gas off and draining the carb it will start every time just put seafoam in gas to stabilize it.
If you haven't blasted yourself in the eye with carb spay you haven't turned a wrench! Gasoline in the armpits, Molten metal falling into your shirt pocket! The taste of brake fluid, Being a mechanic has lots of fun!
You forgot rust particles in your mouth , eyes ,hair or down the front of your shirt , hot exhaust burns , cut knuckles when that rusty nut or bolt finally breaks loose ,or that terrible crack sound and heart break when you realize you just broke the bolt off trying to get it out too fast
Funny.... Reminds me when I was in the automotive program in High School 40 plus years ago. Two years I participated in a regional automotive skilled events competition. Part of the competition was identifying many automotive fluids. For me it was by smell or taste, the other non mechanic kids could only look at them as they never got these fluids on their face before. Guess that's why I won it... lol.... Thanks for the memory !
I’ve got the same issue. Generator won’t start. I have spark, air, compression, and emptied and cleaned the tank. Put fresh fuel in and it won’t run. I took the carb off and I have the same issue. The fuel inlet is blocked. Will do the same as you did and I figure that will fix my issue. Thank you Sir!
I did have a carb, still have it for a cast iron briggs stratton model 23 engine. fuel line one was gunked up like I never saw before. no idea wyf it was. got the line off and put in another line, started right up.
What was the issue? I heard a bunch of "that's crazy" and like terms but not sure what fixed it. I watched the video twice and am guessing it was something when he had the carb apart but not sure what it was. He took out and replaced a bunch of pieces but not sure what they did or which piece was the issue or what the issue was. Specifying the issue would be helpful. Otherwise I'm not sure what was done that made it start working.
At timestamp 8.40 I clearly said that I am trying to pull the needle out and it's not moving, it was super stuck. Spent time getting it free as to not damage it as I did not have a replacement. If the needle don't open, no gas gets in...
@@GlennsSpeedShop Thanks for the clarification. For us non-engine types it would be helpful to state what may be obvious to you. I watched again and it makes more sense knowing this. It would have helped me if you said at some point that "the stuck needle caused the problem". The first two times I watched I wasn't sure that the stuck needle was the problem or, as you said, a design that you weren't familiar with. I appreciate your video as I have the exact same model and trying to learn and I believe it will help me with my issues. And thanks for responding to a question a year after you posted the video. Thank you.
I have wrkd on these, they are a good generator. As long as u don't leave gas in the carb, I shut gas off and let engine run out or some carbs have a drain bolt. Powerhorse is similar to this but they R good generators. I start mine every 45 to 60 days. and as the song goes 'Put the load on Annie' yeah she likes being plugged into, I mean the generator. it keeps up the residual field to start building up voltage and power. u don't want to have engine stop from no gas with a load on it. that will mess gen up electrically speaking. if engine runs but no power, could be worn brushes, bad avr or auto voltage regul8or or bad thermal circuit breaker.
I have a new Cabela's 4750/3800. 1 hour on meter, only runs on ether. I have added Mechanic in a bottle and on another video it was the low oil sensor. Gonna give that a look see first and if not, tearing down carb. Thanks, liked and new subscriber
Great video, I have the same generator and replaced the carb. Issue is I can barely get it to start and when I plug anything in it instantly dies. Any ideas or advice?
It sounds like you still have a fuel issue. Pull the fuel line off the carb and drain some gas into a white cup. Look for dirt and water, and fuel flow. If it's all good, clean that new c arb. Does it surge?
@@GlennsSpeedShop when I can get it started it does a little bit. I will try cleaning the new one tomorrow and replace the line. I have a extra fuel line in the shop.
What all from the house can anyone run with this generator in terms of the hiuse power goes out for a while and u need to power some items. Anyone have any guess or experience. Thx
Your lights and TVs. As for larger items, if you have a gas furnace it will run the fan, if it's electric then no. One burner of an electric stove. Washing machine but not an electric dryer. Well pump yes if your conservative on other power usage. My bus conversion has a 7000 watt unit to run the AC units, Bus is like a small house and 7000 is a good size for it.
The objective in your video is to have a how to moment for people who need instruction on how to do what you just did. However, we spent more time looking at the back of your head or your back and there was no close up of where you were actually working. I was disappointed in the quality of your video and I doubt I will use you again.
The objective in my video is to do what the videos title says to do. It mentions what's wrong with it and the video clearly shows that. I do not make How To videos, you must have me confused with someone else. Over 15,000 views and your the only negative comment, I'll take that every day. If my channel ever becomes successful, I'll hire a camera person and edditor, until then, you got me...lol Cheers!
You are incorrect. It has a 120 volt 20 amp outlet, a 120 Volt 30 amp RV outlet, and a 220/240 volt outlet and has a toggle switch to change the volt meter between 120 and 240. I sold the unit days after this video so I cant get a close up for you. I am an Electrician, 40 years IBEW and my coworker that gave it to me is also an Electrician. I just uploaded a video on a 3000/3500 watt Gen that is also a 120/240 volt unit. Typically at 3500 watt most are 240 capable.i wish my Honda EU3000I was a 240 machine.
@@GlennsSpeedShop i do too and everyone of my friends and family make fun of me but then keep coming back, eating my food, drinking out of the fridge, and watching me work ha ha
*100% best **Generater.Systems** I have used. A test for hurricane prep here in Louisiana: three AC units, 5000, 5000 & 8000, 3 fridges, 2 device power setups, 4 flat screens....AND I had 40% of the power meter to spare.*
No rest, just run them...lol
5+ turns on that idle screw is unusually large. It may have been an attempt by the previous owner to get the engine to run. They're usually only about 1½ - 2 turns out. Even though these generator engines don't idle, as they start up, the RPMs do pass through the "idle" range. If we can't get ethannol free fuel, the best way to shutdown the engine is to turn off the fuel supply and let the engine die of fuel starvation.
very thorough. That is probably my problem after cleaning the shut off valve.
Ive run a identical generator on my houseboat for the last 13 years. Its never failed me due to my maintenance of everything on a maintenance schedule. And shutting the fuel off and running until carb is clear after each use. They definitely dont put out the claimed wattage in my experience . Ive checked mine for output multiple times and its never put out more than 2200 under full load. It wont run my roof A/C and my coffee maker simultaneously. But will run both separately without a problem. Puts out enough to start A/C compressor immediately. But its definitely not performing at the rated run or peak power at any time since new
would be nice to see the carb being taken off, for us non mechanically inclined. a small spring fell off mine and i have no idea where it goes
If you have the electric choke on top it goes there. Mine did too and it's loose so I'm thinking of a drop of super glue to hold it in place.
Next time spray carb clean in the fuel in tube. Let it sit. Then turn the shop air up to 100PSI. The tip of the needle is so small the number of pounds per square inch is really small so you are not going to hurt it (Force = Pressure X Area). You can also put some toothpaste on a Q-Tip and put the Q-Tip in your drill motor (or just carb cleaner) and spin it on the seat to polish off the varnish that made it stick in the first place. Most of the time it is the idle jet (the black plastic one held in by the idle speed set screw (also black) that is clogged as due to emissions standards they are very small and clog very easily. It would have been good to remove it and clean it as well as the main jet and emulsion tube. Just saying.
that is a model 46596 with a 196 c.c. engine. Non-ethonal fuel is good but shutting the gas off
and draining the carb it will start every time just put seafoam in gas to stabilize it.
Thanks for the lesson. I followed your instructions and it started on the first pull!
If you haven't blasted yourself in the eye with carb spay you haven't turned a wrench!
Gasoline in the armpits, Molten metal falling into your shirt pocket! The taste of brake fluid,
Being a mechanic has lots of fun!
You forgot rust particles in your mouth , eyes ,hair or down the front of your shirt , hot exhaust burns , cut knuckles when that rusty nut or bolt finally breaks loose ,or that
terrible crack sound and heart break when you realize you just broke the bolt off trying to get it out too fast
Blue Mouse, I was the guy the boss called when someone broke off a bolt.
Funny.... Reminds me when I was in the automotive program in High School 40 plus years ago. Two years I participated in a regional automotive skilled events competition. Part of the competition was identifying many automotive fluids. For me it was by smell or taste, the other non mechanic kids could only look at them as they never got these fluids on their face before. Guess that's why I won it... lol.... Thanks for the memory !
Having the same issue with the same generator so thanks for this info!
I’ve got the same issue. Generator won’t start. I have spark, air, compression, and emptied and cleaned the tank. Put fresh fuel in and it won’t run. I took the carb off and I have the same issue. The fuel inlet is blocked. Will do the same as you did and I figure that will fix my issue. Thank you Sir!
Did it fix the issue
A friend of mine brought one just exactly the same thing over for me to look at and it was the very same problem. Good video!
I did have a carb, still have it for a cast iron briggs stratton model 23 engine. fuel line one was
gunked up like I never saw before. no idea wyf it was. got the line off and put in another line,
started right up.
I got the same one. Never failed me in 6 years.
What was the issue? I heard a bunch of "that's crazy" and like terms but not sure what fixed it. I watched the video twice and am guessing it was something when he had the carb apart but not sure what it was. He took out and replaced a bunch of pieces but not sure what they did or which piece was the issue or what the issue was. Specifying the issue would be helpful. Otherwise I'm not sure what was done that made it start working.
At timestamp 8.40 I clearly said that I am trying to pull the needle out and it's not moving, it was super stuck. Spent time getting it free as to not damage it as I did not have a replacement. If the needle don't open, no gas gets in...
@@GlennsSpeedShop Thanks for the clarification. For us non-engine types it would be helpful to state what may be obvious to you. I watched again and it makes more sense knowing this. It would have helped me if you said at some point that "the stuck needle caused the problem". The first two times I watched I wasn't sure that the stuck needle was the problem or, as you said, a design that you weren't familiar with. I appreciate your video as I have the exact same model and trying to learn and I believe it will help me with my issues. And thanks for responding to a question a year after you posted the video. Thank you.
Problem is that in a lot of places, you can't get non ethanol gasoline.
Man at my age that scissor lift table is looking pretty god damned sexy...
You could buy a portable wheel kit for it . Sure would make it easier to move around .
I have 7 Honda Generators, this one is a fix and flip it unit. However it starts first pull and is not as noisy as I expected it to be.
probably wants to keep it for a while, wheels make it too tempting for crooks.
Thanks. That is probably the problem with mine.
Great job and great help!!!
Thanks, was just given one, same problem starting. Now to get the carb off.
I have wrkd on these, they are a good generator. As long as u don't leave gas in the carb, I shut gas
off and let engine run out or some carbs have a drain bolt. Powerhorse is similar to this but they R
good generators. I start mine every 45 to 60 days. and as the song goes 'Put the load on Annie'
yeah she likes being plugged into, I mean the generator. it keeps up the residual field to start building
up voltage and power. u don't want to have engine stop from no gas with a load on it. that will mess
gen up electrically speaking. if engine runs but no power, could be worn brushes, bad avr or auto
voltage regul8or or bad thermal circuit breaker.
There a yellow wire at the bottom left side mines not connected anywhere can u tell me were it goes
Pretty sure that is the oil sensor
I have a new Cabela's 4750/3800. 1 hour on meter, only runs on ether. I have added Mechanic in a bottle and on another video it was the low oil sensor. Gonna give that a look see first and if not, tearing down carb. Thanks, liked and new subscriber
Adjust the valves
Great video, I have the same generator and replaced the carb. Issue is I can barely get it to start and when I plug anything in it instantly dies. Any ideas or advice?
It sounds like you still have a fuel issue. Pull the fuel line off the carb and drain some gas into a white cup. Look for dirt and water, and fuel flow. If it's all good, clean that new c arb. Does it surge?
@@GlennsSpeedShop when I can get it started it does a little bit. I will try cleaning the new one tomorrow and replace the line. I have a extra fuel line in the shop.
Adjust the valves and replace carburetor they are cheap
I have NEVER EVER seen anything like that
$15 carb off ebay and 15 minutes, mine ran like new after that.
Do you have the link?
@@nicolaiuribe801 it was a couple of years ago. They have more. But not from the same seller.
Was lucky and called Champion and they sent me a new carburator.
You were lucky... Nice to know they care.
Thanks eh
Magnific 👍
Would of helped if u showed carb been taken apart🙄🙄🙄
Wtf was the big surprise? Why should I be surprised? Thats what happens to every generator and mower ever made, Thumbs down
Excellent video and trouble shooting .
275 ?? wowie thats cheep
I purchased a new carburetor on Amazon for $21.00 and it runs like new.
Do you have the link
What all from the house can anyone run with this generator in terms of the hiuse power goes out for a while and u need to power some items. Anyone have any guess or experience. Thx
Your lights and TVs. As for larger items, if you have a gas furnace it will run the fan, if it's electric then no. One burner of an electric stove. Washing machine but not an electric dryer. Well pump yes if your conservative on other power usage. My bus conversion has a 7000 watt unit to run the AC units, Bus is like a small house and 7000 is a good size for it.
@@GlennsSpeedShop sounds like I need to sell this and upgrade unfortunately. Your knowledge and info is Much appreciated thx
One o these days Alice. . .ta the moon too much Jackie Gleason?
It is a Honda clone not like one lmfao 🤣 GX200 clone
The objective in your video is to have a how to moment for people who need instruction on how to do what you just did. However, we spent more time looking at the back of your head or your back and there was no close up of where you were actually working. I was disappointed in the quality of your video and I doubt I will use you again.
The objective in my video is to do what the videos title says to do. It mentions what's wrong with it and the video clearly shows that. I do not make How To videos, you must have me confused with someone else. Over 15,000 views and your the only negative comment, I'll take that every day. If my channel ever becomes successful, I'll hire a camera person and edditor, until then, you got me...lol
Cheers!
That is not a 240 v outlet it's a 20Amp 120v outlet
You are incorrect. It has a 120 volt 20 amp outlet, a 120 Volt 30 amp RV outlet, and a 220/240 volt outlet and has a toggle switch to change the volt meter between 120 and 240. I sold the unit days after this video so I cant get a close up for you. I am an Electrician, 40 years IBEW and my coworker that gave it to me is also an Electrician. I just uploaded a video on a 3000/3500 watt Gen that is also a 120/240 volt unit. Typically at 3500 watt most are 240 capable.i wish my Honda EU3000I was a 240 machine.
@@GlennsSpeedShop I Apologize for that.
I seen some of them on youtube that has 120v on all three of them
A gen with 240 is always easier to sell where I am as many people need to back up a well pump.
@@GlennsSpeedShop I just like thows becouse of the RV outlet.
Wrong this model has a 220 outlet. Mine does as well.
You don't need gloves to assemble.
Yes I do....
@@GlennsSpeedShop i do too and everyone of my friends and family make fun of me but then keep coming back, eating my food, drinking out of the fridge, and watching me work ha ha
240 volt lol
Whay is 240 lol? Most gens in the us over 3000 watts are 120/240...
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