Mark,
Sorry, I never did reply to your post. But to answer your question I
have not check it because the genny uses the same gas tank that my port
side motor uses, and there isn't any problem with that motor pulling
fuel from the tank. I've already put a couple of hours on that motor
this year.

Steve


Maynard G. Krebbs wrote:

Have you checked your tank vent?

I just wanted to let everyone know, and for future reference to those
that may experience the same problem with their 5E generator. The
problem was the spark plugs, as strange as that may sound I changed the
two plugs this evening with the exact NGK ones that I took out and the
genny ran for 20 mins easily under load.

Thanks for everyone's input!!
Steve

On 26 Jun 2006 19:04:11 -0700, "Steve" wrote:

I just wanted to let everyone know, and for future reference to those
that may experience the same problem with their 5E generator. The
problem was the spark plugs, as strange as that may sound I changed the
two plugs this evening with the exact NGK ones that I took out and the
genny ran for 20 mins easily under load.

Thanks for everyone's input!!

That is very strange indeed. Did the old plugs look dirty or fouled
in any way?

I'm wondering if there is possibly another issue somewhere in the
ignition system causing weak spark for some reason. Or perhaps the
plugs were fouled as a result of the winterization/fogging process?

Wayne.B wrote in
:

Did the old plugs look dirty or fouled
in any way?


What COLOR were the plugs? Proper color is a nice, DRY, light chocolate
brown if the engine is setup properly and none of the carb jets are
clogged.

The darker they get the richer, and more wasteful, it runs. If they are
wet, of course, it was the oil leaking by the worn-out rings, which usually
makes them black. In a 4-stroke engine they should never be wet.
Sometimes black also means the choke isn't opening or the carb float is
stuck or adjusted too deep.

If they are white or just off white, the jets are clogged with shellac and
the exhaust valve is slowly, but inevitably, eating itself from the
overtemperature exhaust. If it was so hot the plug was eaten away, well,
now is the time to tear off the carb and fix it, quick!

Never pull a spark plug that's been running over 20 hours without carefully
reading its condition and color. It's the finest "sensor" ever put in a
gas engine.

(Diesel folks, just ignore all this nonsense and enjoy the ride.)