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.Â*

Start it up and let it run with the Eco mode "on" Â*and with *no*Â*
load on the generator.Â*

Reason?Â*

You've suspected that it was flooding. Â*Running it under aÂ*
load may cause it to use all the gas the float and bowl canÂ*
deliver ... so it didn't flood.Â*

Running it for at least a half hour ... maybe an hour to compareÂ*
apple to apples Â*will not draw anywhere near as much gas. Â*If theÂ*
float or something is screwing up it might flood again."Â*



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.