cHAMPION GENNY mod 75537i UPDATE PG 2
Have a 3100 watt champion genny inverter about 4 years old. had it in storage for a few months with STABLE in about 1/4 gallon of gas. drained all the gas from tank and carb and added fresh. took plug...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
#1 - Ilectronic ignition systems on small engines are virtually bulletproof. If you remove the plug and place it back in the coil wire boot and then ground the plug, you should get a spark. If not, there is likely a problem with the ON/OFF switch grounding out the magneto.
#2 - If you see a spark, squirt a little carburetor cleaner into the spark plug hole, replace the spark plug. It should fire, but if the carburetor is clogged, it will die quickly. But now you know for sure it is a fuel problem.
#3 - If you are going to replace or rebuild the carburetor, drain all of the old fuel from the tank, spray some carburetor cleaner in the tank and slosh it around. End with a good shot of brake cleaner making sure the generator and tank are tilted so the cleaner runs out.
If you are really paranoid, buy some Briggs&Stratton fuel filters and plumb one in. Cheap on eBay. The red ones are 150 micron and the white ones are 75 micron. Best to have spares on hand.
some good tips, one question. when you say ground it out do u mean touch the spark part of the plug to a piece of metal like a screw driver or something like that? that should cause a spark even thou the engine is not running? sorry if it sounds like a stupid question, not to good with mechanical stuff, lol. Now if u need a deck or house built I am the man for ya, lol
