Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
:

I recently downloaded about 500 posts from alt.energy.homepower and
found a thread discussing honda generators and problems they have with
the oil system. I am not sure if this is the same model as you are
using but you might want to research this as apparently there is a
small plastic gear that can be seen through the oil drain hole that
fails and stops oil reaching the cylinder.


Huh?? I think my EU3000is and I know my EU1000i little suitcase have the
same "oil system" as my lawn mower....the crank splashes the oil all over
the crankcase when it comes down, including the rings. There's no little
gear inside either one of mine, because I use a rubber water bulb made
for battery acid to suck out the old oil, cleanly and pump in new oil.
These little one cylinder engines have no "oil system"....

My EM5000X 11hp slant single had no oil system, either....

Must be the twin cylinder big gensets, the ones with the OIL FILTERS they
are talking about....like the RV units.