On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:43:25 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:15:06 -0400, John Wentworth
wrote:

What is the make of the engine? The generator is made by Generac I
think, but is the engine a Briggs& Stratton or a Tecumseh?

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Lucky it starts at all. Nothing but Honda OHVs for me when it comes
to home generator engines. They are incredibly reliable and trouble
free.

That's interesting. I had a Husqvarna with a Honda OHV and it was a
bear to start, noisy as hell and problematic at generating
electricity. Total piece of crap.

On the other hand, I have a backup generator for the bait freezer that
is a crapola B&S Coleman AG generator and it's never failed to start
even if it's sat for a year or so. I use fuel stabilizer, but that
isn't a cureall for everything. It's got to be at least 15 years old.
One of the "industrial" series engines. Which is basically a
lawnmower engine. :)

Oddly, I have one of those little Honda gensets (1.5Kw camper deals)
and love it - quiet, starts first pull, purrs right along. I use it
on the Contender from time-to-time during football season and if there
is a ham radio CW grid contest.

And just to keep this fair, one of my neighbors has a Honda genset and
just bought a second one - great little generators.

I wish they made a diesel marine version.

My house is on a three cylinder Kubota 15 Kw diesel and it runs great.
I bought it as a left over from the generator upgrade at the local
volunteer fire department six/seven years ago. Usually start it once
a month or so by shutting down the mains in the house and barn to test
the switch over too. That thing is noisy on start, but once it warms
up, works great. I understand that this is actually a Yanmar three
cylinder marine diesel, but that could be total BS.

Later,

Tom