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I bought the generator brand spanking new in early January. The counter guy filled the tank and was supposed to have test run the unit.
I brought it home and a few weeks later started it up and ran it for between 5 and 10 minutes.
As suggested by the salesman, I planned to remove the 2 month old gas this month and put fresh hi test in and run the unit for a bit. The guy recommended I do this every two months.

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Come to think of it...I didn't see him open the sealed box, remove the motor and put the gas in....as I had paid $50 For the pre delivery inspection.
Did he give me bad gas....Maybe a returned unit that someone had and decided to upgrade? Even a cynical person like me can get crazy dreaming up all the potential causes. Maybe it's simply a defective part...gas cap, plug, choke etc.

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On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:12:54 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

I bought the generator brand spanking new in early January. The counter guy filled the tank and was supposed to have test run the unit.
I brought it home and a few weeks later started it up and ran it for between 5 and 10 minutes.
As suggested by the salesman, I planned to remove the 2 month old gas this month and put fresh hi test in and run the unit for a bit. The guy recommended I do this every two months.

I try not to store anything with fuel in it, particularly if it is
E10. I suppose you can use a stabilizer but I think dry is better.
I am also not sure there is any advantage of high test in a low
compression engine.
I am actually pretty happy with the propane conversion. No gasoline at
all.
On a little genny like that a 20# bottle would not be unreasonable and
if you got a bigger one it would run a real long time. On my 5.5KW I
figure the propane burn is about 1.6x that of gasoline gallon for
gallon.

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I try to only run regular gasoline through my Honda. If I can't find rec fuel and have to use E-10 I run it dry and don't leave any in the tank.

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On 3/13/2018 8:35 PM, 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.Â* Had it going a half dozen times but it
would surge a bit and then die.Â* Checked my manual and I was doing
everything right. Fiddled with the choke to no avail. I had it running
in January no problem.Â* 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."


That's a good point. Forgot about that once and yup, it dies due to
fuel starvation.

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On 3/13/2018 11:37 PM, wrote:

I try to only run regular gasoline through my Honda. If I can't find rec fuel and have to use E-10 I run it dry and don't leave any in the tank.



Same here. 87 octane regular. Only thing I do is try to remember to
put some Sabil in the gas jug, sorta per the directions before I fill up
the generator. You never know how long it may not be used.

I've mentioned this before but the little Honda I have started up and
ran fine with 5 year old fuel in it. Probably not recommended, but it
fired up and burned through almost a gallon of the old fuel with no
problems.

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On 3/14/2018 5:51 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/13/2018 11:37 PM, wrote:

I try to only run regular gasoline through my Honda. If I can't find
rec fuel and have to use E-10 I run it dry and don't leave any in the
tank.



Same here.Â* 87 octane regular.Â* Only thing I do is try to remember to
put some Sabil in the gas jug, sorta per the directions before I fill up
the generator.Â* You never know how long it may not be used.

I've mentioned this before but the little Honda I have started up and
ran fine with 5 year old fuel in it.Â* Probably not recommended, but it
fired up and burned through almost a gallon of the old fuel with no
problems.



Try "Sta-bil" instead of "Sabil". Tying too fast because I am all
excited to have power.

Funny ... power was out but cable still worked.

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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.

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On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:12:54 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

I bought the generator brand spanking new in early January. The counter guy filled the tank and was supposed to have test run the unit.
I brought it home and a few weeks later started it up and ran it for between 5 and 10 minutes.
As suggested by the salesman, I planned to remove the 2 month old gas this month and put fresh hi test in and run the unit for a bit. The guy recommended I do this every two months.

'Hi test'? Honda engines are designed and certified to run on regular unleaded gasoline.

I'm beginning to wonder about your sales people up there.

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On Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:37:55 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I try to only run regular gasoline through my Honda. If I can't find rec fuel and have to use E-10 I run it dry and don't leave any in the tank.

"Honda engines are designed and certified to run on regular unleaded gasoline." Right off their web
site.