honda vs yamaha generator

NinerBikes wrote:

profdant139 wrote:
Bionic, that fuel cutoff is a phenomenal idea -- the only way I can run my Honda carb dry is by burning the whole tank, a time=consuming waste of money. But a dry carb is the key, they say, to avoiding gummy crud. Why can't Honda do that? It is not as if the Honda 2000 is a budget device! Grumble.

Take a quarter, undo the screw, pull the cover off. Take a small screw driver underneath the carburetor float bowl, Twist counter clockwise until fuel comes out the tube near the foot of the generator. once it stops draining, twist the screw clockwise, closing it. Your carb is now drained. Leave the engine setting in the "off" position, choke the carb, and pull the starter handle 3 times firmly, without starting the motor up. You've now sucked all the fuel out of the fuel jets also. Ready for storage.