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[SunsetBengal]

(04-12-2019, 10:55 AM)sandwedge Wrote: Party on Garth!!    Me and small engines don't get along either. I have yet to take one apart and reassemble it correctly....lol
2 years ago, we were to have the storm of the century, 75 mph winds, which never materialized... Anyway, getting the old generator ready, I filled it with 5 gallons of gas and it wouldn't start. Wouldn't even make a noise, so I thought the plug was the problem. It's a Champion about 10 years old and for some reason the manufacturer put the spark in a position that wasn't easy to get out or in. So 2 spark plugs later, I finally got the right plug in and pulled the starter cord once, nothing..... Pulled again and the cord broke..... Meanwhile my beautiful wife is breathing done my neck and "asking" is this going to be ready... I said screw it, we are riding this storm out the hard way. I think we had a gust of 10 mph at the most that night....FML..... That is why I am fastly turning grey...  At least I got my new generator system out of it.

That sucks when the cord breaks.  I've broken enough of them in my lifetime, that now I'm actually decent at replacing them.   

Note about your generator.  Be sure to fire it up at least twice per year, let it run a few minutes each time.  Also, change the oil once a year, put some fuel stabilizer in the tank, and inspect the spark plug every time you test run it.  Wouldn't hurt to pull the air filter and spray a little carb & choke cleaner in there, from time to time.  That should guarantee you a clean start, when you really need it to run.

I'm with you though, every time I've taken a small engine apart?  That toothpaste never made it back into the tube..