A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Dixie Flyer wrote:
Sgtjoe, check the oil level in the generator. If the oil is low it has a safety switch that turns the generator off.
I can attest to that fact! I just about lost my mind a couple of years ago when I could not get our Generac 5500W "emergency" generator to start up for it's annual exercise. Field stripped the carb, cleaned and blew out all the jets and orifices, new gas filter, new gas (of course), new spark plug, properly gapped . . . . . . then . . . . . nothing! Not even a pop! I was fit to be tied! It's a wonder I didn't have a heart attack yanking on that cord for what seemed like hours. I had to pause every so often, afraid of flooding it. This went on all morning, and after awhile I gave up and went inside for awhile, racking my brain for what the heck the matter was. It had started up like a champ for many years previous! While I was resting, I decided what the heck, I'll dig out the manual just to see if there was any trouble shooting tips I could possibly have missed. And yes, there it was, "Engine will not start if low oil level", or something to that effect. The ONE THING I had not checked was the oil level. Of course, I went right out and checked it, and it was ever so slightly below the "add" mark on the stick.
Put oil in. Pulled the cord. Started on the first pull!:B
