total newb... what is this? near hydraulic level rear right

psuce wrote:

kimberlysmoore wrote:
...but generator still spits at me and dies like its sad...

Does it draw gas from your main fuel tank or does it have a separate tank? If it is a separate tank it might just be some bad (old) gas and needs drained and refilled with fresh. Maybe I missed it but what do you mean by "ran it dry"? As in you ran it out of fuel?

FYI - Based on today's gasolines and the ethanol they contain, I only put 93 octane in my mowers, atvs, generator, etc. Basically anything that doesn't get once every week. The 93 octane has a lower ethanol level and will last longer before it begins to break down. It's also a good idea to put in an additive such as Sta-bil or something similar into the fuel of those items.

It draws from main engine tank. Ran dry, meaning we got down to 1/4 tank sitting at a job site in LA and couldn't leave to fill up for a few days.
Added Sta - bill on recommendation awhile back. We are full time. Generator was getting used daily. Especially since I can't figure out how to run anything that plugs in, without it.
My last RV had a generator but we could still use the tvs, and a few small appliances like an alarm clock/radio without the gene the running. I can't figure out how to do that in this RV.

A too busy gene mechanic adjusted to altitude screw and it began to purr like a kitten but after he left and we shut it off, it wouldn't start at all. I had to re-adjust the altitude screw back to where it had been. Then it started again but it wouldn't continue running.

Paid for a diagnosis, told $800 to replace carb. However the diagnoser can't be 100% trusted since I asked him simple questions while twirling my hair like "Are the spark plugs bad? Can I change them myself. How many are there?" AND he gave me BS answers for the whole slough of questions.
Another mechanic said if I was replacing the carb, I might as well use the strange capable brain I have, my teenager, and using a cell phone camera for step by step pictures, pull the old one out, replacing it myself for a couple hundred.

This is my dads idea..let me know if you think I'm wasting my time.
Using a 5 gallon gas can, some carb cleaner, and high octane fuel: disconnect the fuel line and place it in the gas can, running the carb cleaner directly through the gene.