"One thing about them Don ... when you first do a cold start with fullÂ*
choke, don't turn the choke all the way to "off" when it starts. Â*Let itÂ*
run for a couple of minutes with the choke in the halfway position. Â*YouÂ*
can hear it smooth out and run and, after it warms up a bit, turn theÂ*
choke off.Â*

One other thing ... try not to let it run completely out of gas.Â*
If it does, (and it has just been running) Â*you'll probably need toÂ*
choke it again briefly to get it running but immediately turn the chokeÂ*
off when it starts. Â* I've found that if I refuel before it runs outÂ*
there's no need to choke it again and it starts on the first tug.Â*


My 14 year old eu2000i came to the rescue again for the past two days.Â*
Been running it constantly, stopping only to refuel. Â*Had it poweringÂ*
the refrigerator, a radiator type space heater in the bedroom set atÂ*
the lowest wattage rating, a small TV and the cable box. Â*Those loadsÂ*
allow it to run in the "Eco" mode, saving gas. Â*The only time it "burbs"Â*
up for a second is when the refer compressor kicks on. Â*Then it goesÂ*
back to idle mode.Â*


We got hit fairly hard again although not quite as much snow asÂ*
predicted. Â*Still, a good 16 inches around here but it was the reallyÂ*
wet, heavy crap that then froze on utility poles, trees and branches.Â*
The result was major damage to the power lines. Â*Five poles near us wereÂ*
snapped in half with transformers flying everywhere. Â*Lines were brokenÂ*
by huge oak trees that crashed onto the lines.Â*

But, power was just restored an hour ago. Â*Feels good to have heatÂ*
again. Â*Now the weather people are forecasting another nor'easter nextÂ*
Tues or Weds. Â* Too early to determine how bad or what it's path will be."Â*



We've been to Costco looking for those Presto Parabolic heaters for the wife. They ran out 2 weeks before we went looking in mid January.
They'll probably bring them back in late July.
I've only been able to burn a thimble full of gas so far. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow. The guys at the dealer keep telling me how reliable these models are.

We didn't get a lot of snow in the city but it turned to rain overnight. High winds were the problem ...up to 100 km in town