06-14-2020, 03:51 PM
Had a Mexican friend once, with a contractor generator, when it would shut off from a low oil condition, he used to trick it by topping it off with water!!!
I can't believe ti was still running when I offered actual engine oil.
The red light might be because too much load before the engine is warmed up, but these are known to clog the carb jets, and need to run with the choke on when old fuel is kept in the tank.
Ethanol is apparently the devil.
My old man has a 3000 watt honda. It had the gummed carb, only running with the choke on issue. He paid someone to clean the carb who joked that ethanol laden fuels were helping him save for his kid's college fund.
Old man now keeps it filled with non ethanol fuel with some stabil in it, and a maintenance charger on its starter battery. says it starts first time and purrs when he excercises it much less often than he should.
I can't believe ti was still running when I offered actual engine oil.
The red light might be because too much load before the engine is warmed up, but these are known to clog the carb jets, and need to run with the choke on when old fuel is kept in the tank.
Ethanol is apparently the devil.
My old man has a 3000 watt honda. It had the gummed carb, only running with the choke on issue. He paid someone to clean the carb who joked that ethanol laden fuels were helping him save for his kid's college fund.
Old man now keeps it filled with non ethanol fuel with some stabil in it, and a maintenance charger on its starter battery. says it starts first time and purrs when he excercises it much less often than he should.
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