On Saturday, 17 March 2018 19:14:30 UTC-3, True North wrote:
On Saturday, 17 March 2018 16:25:06 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:04:33 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:01:36 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 09:41:34 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/17/2018 9:35 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 07:29:05 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

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.

Yes, that's easy. But would more gas enter the bowl from the lines once that screw was closed up
again?


Yes. One guy simply put a clamp on the line from the tank to the bowl.


A baby vice grips might be worth throwing in the bottom.

They make a purpose built clamp just for doing this. I will look
around and see if I have a few. IBM gave us 2 in a kit for replacing
the radiators in water cooled machines. I used to have a bunch but I
am not sure where I would start to look ;-)
The problem with vice grips is the teeth on the jaws is tough on the
hose.
This thing was round with a thumb screw to tighten it up.
I think the perfect solution would be a 3 way valve with a stub of
hose that you could poke into a jug to drain the tank. If I was going
to install a valve, that is what I would look for.


This shows the petcock the owner installed in the Honda. Pretty good idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ5O7Phf7n0


My unit is a bit different. Directly under the carb and to the left of the air filter the hoses are wrapped in gray foam. Not sure if I can get at that lower bowl drain plug without removing the foam 'insulation' first. Must be part of the 'Cold Weather Technology'.

I see on the Honda generator website they refer to Cold Climate Technology as some kind of breather heater. You can buy it as an accessory for about $80.00 Seems there was a problem with the breather hose freezing up so they came up with this 'fix'.