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Hallelujah
On 3/17/2018 7:25 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:19:16 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:59:36 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:
Mr. Luddite
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"Don ... suggest you do another test for at least half an hour.
Start it up and let it run with the Eco mode "on" Â*and with *no*
load on the generator.
Reason?
You've suspected that it was flooding. Â*Running it under a
load may cause it to use all the gas the float and bowl can
deliver ... so it didn't flood.
Running it for at least a half hour ... maybe an hour to compare
apple to apples Â*will not draw anywhere near as much gas. Â*If the
float or something is screwing up it might flood again."
Just came in. I ?an the Honda for an hour on Econo Mode with no load.
When I first switched over to Econo Mode it almost stumbled for a second but then ran flawlessly. Hopefully I'm good to go. Thanks for the help.
Yup, lets just say there was something that needed "breaking in" ;-)
Since this thing is so cheap to run, you might as well run it a few
more times over the next couple of months to increase your confidence
factor. I still think running it dry and storing it that way is best
but if not, be sure you stabilize your gas. One of the things I like
about my old briggs is the gas tank comes right off with a quick
disconnect fuel line connector that shuts off the gas and 4 thumb
screws. When I am done, I can shut off the gas, run it dry and empty
the tank in my boat.
There is a youtube vid showing a guy who installed a petcock in the gas line of the little Honda.
Good idea. I wish Honda had done something like that. I suppose one could pour out the gas and then
let it run 'til dry. But starting it once a month or so is not that hard.
There *is* a way to drain the gas from the bowl, provided by Honda.
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