On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:13:23 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

On Tuesday, 13 March 2018 21:35:22 UTC-3, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/13/18 7:37 PM, True North wrote:
Just lost power for 2 hrs. Got my new expensive Honda EU2000i generator out from it's nice cosy warm spot in the den and struggled with it for at least an hour. Had it going a half dozen times but it would surge a bit and then die. Checked my manual and I was doing everything right. Fiddled with the choke to no avail. I had it running in January no problem. Back to the Honda dealer as soon as the storm lets up...tomorrow or Thursday.
I paid the big money for this model to get reliability.


Could this be the issue?

"The manual for the Honda EU2000 clearly states this, but you need to be
sure you adjust that little circular knob on the Fuel Cap to the
operating position or the generator will certainly quit after a few
minutes operation."

Yes, I knew about that gas cap lever. I even loosened the gas cap in case that 'vent' was clogged. I opened and closed it several times..same as turning the off and on control...moving the choke to the starting position and trying to move it around thinking that it was stored in a reasonably warm spot and might not need full choke. Oh yeah, I also did as they suggested with the Econo mode rocker switch. (Off position while starting) Hope the repair guys arn't too busy.

Turn the run knob to off, crank a few times, then back to on. Try it then.