Just 3 months ago I changed the complete carburetor (brand New Generic Carburetor) and it worked great. Two months ago I started it to exercise it and it ran great. Yesterday I tried to start it and it WOULD NOT start... Clicks and that is it. When I prime (Bottom) it you can hear the pump work, when I push start it just clicks..does not even try to start/crank.. :(Any Ideas?

Sounds like a low/dead starting battery to me. I would start trouble shooting with the battery and work outward.Dan

dapperdan wrote:Sounds like a low/dead starting battery to me. I would start trouble shooting with the battery and work outward.This. Just like any other electric start engine.AND....while you are exercising it, you should check to be sure that the batteries are charging. It needs to run long enough to get HOT and recharge the batteries. I do mine about once a month and run it with the A/C for a load about 20 minutes.

The 'click' 'click' usually means battery not up enough to crank it. If it is 12VDC jump it with the truck battery cable and get it started again... Then using a multimeter find out about how you need to keep the battery charged up when sitting for a long time... Add a trickle charge from some source. Even one of those low wattage solar things might work out for you. I have a 9 WATT small panel sitting in my truck windshield area. I wish it had more watts like maybe 12-15WATTs because my truck has too many parasitic drains. Your generator probably doesn't have much parasitic drains...Roy Ken

BATTERY I will check that all the lights worked inside so I figured all was good and the battery is full... I will pull out the millimeter and check. Thanks.

Look at the brite side of it all, at least its not the carbuator all over again !And as you should know, your problem now is about as easy to figure out as any.

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Kit_Carson
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
JAXFL wrote:
The battery showed only 10v so I have it charging, we try the generator tomorrow.
A good chance that battery is done for.
JAXFL
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
The battery showed only 10v so I have it charging, we try the generator tomorrow.
Chris_Bryant
Explorer II
Nov 09, 2015
*If* the battery is OK, see if you can get to the flywheel to bump it a bit- sometimes they stop in exactly the wrong position.
Sam_Spade
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
JAXFL wrote:

Did not consider the battery...

File this experience away in your memory banks.

That ominous click...or buzzing sound....is typical of a dead battery in cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, lawn mowers, etc.
JAXFL
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
AllegroD wrote:
Will it start if the engine is running?

Did not consider the battery...and did not try it with the engine running.... will do that tomorrow after I make sure the battery is charged tonight.
AllegroD
Nomad
Nov 09, 2015
Will it start if the engine is running?
time2roll
Nomad
Nov 09, 2015
Need 100 watts of solar.
Bobbo
Explorer III
Nov 09, 2015
Battery too dead to turn it over or bad connection preventing enough power to turn it over.

Start the MH engine and try again. That has it starting from both batteries AND the alternator.
RJsfishin
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
Look at the brite side of it all, at least its not the carbuator all over again !
And as you should know, your problem now is about as easy to figure out as any.
JAXFL
Explorer
Nov 09, 2015
BATTERY

I will check that all the lights worked inside so I figured all was good and the battery is full... I will pull out the millimeter and check. Thanks.

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