On 8/31/2017 10:31 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 18:50:09 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 8/31/2017 5:48 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:41:06 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:16:47 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:32:16 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Maybe a cat 3 coming in

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weat...170424362.html

Rookie mistake, this is the "I" storm so it is Irma.

That was predicted to be the name of the no name storm that flooded us
the first part of the week when it got into the Atlantic but the one
spinning up off Africa got it first.
There is a TD off the coast of Mexico right now that may end up
smacking the east coast of Texas again and we are still watching to
see what Irma does. This is shaping up to be a pretty exciting season.
I may even get to use my generator. I guess I should drag it out and
be sure it does not need to be flashed. I have had it for 5 years, the
guy I got it from had it 3 and it still has the label over the gas cap
warning you to read the book before you start it. I also have a 3"
trash pump in the shed, new in the box. I always say be prepared. ;-)

I start my generator monthly, put a load on it (space heater) and let it run 15-20 minutes.


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That's a good plan. It's important to keep the curburetor exercised
and the fuel fresh.


That's what I've always been told and believed but the little Honda I
have defies that plan. It sat for several years unused with gas in it.
I didn't think it would ever start again either so I went out and bought
another generator in advance of a predicted major snow/wind storm two
or three years ago. I had to buy it quickly as it was the last one I
could find because they were selling like hotcakes.

For kicks, I dug out the Honda before I opened the carton with the new
generator. I choked it and it took quite a few pulls but to my surprise
it fired up and ran smooth as silk after opening the choke again. I've
used it since maybe once or twice a year and it fires up on the second
or third pull. Damn thing is amazing.


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Did you have it stored in a relatively cool place? Down here in South
Florida there's no such thing as a cool place in the summer time
unless you bring it into the house. The heat turns gasiline into
varnish in no time at all.


Could be that being in the northeast helped a lot. I also put an ounce
or two of Stabil in the gas tank before I stored it away. It sat in a
barn garage for about 4-5 years after being used daily by the
landscapers for a full summer to power the saw they used to cut the
bluestone for the pool. I figured it was probably done for anyway. It
was so dusty with stone dust you couldn't even see it was red.

When the storm hit we lost power for about a day and a half and it ran
24 hours a day powering two refrigerators and a couple of lights. I
then used it as a power source, carrying it in my lawn tractor trailer
when trimming hedges, etc.

Haven't started it since we moved over a year ago. Maybe today I'll did
it out and see if it still runs.