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alank2
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Jul 15, 2016

Generator question - let carb run dry or keep it wet?

I was helping my father in law get his genset running yesterday and ran into the same issue we ran into about 6 months ago. It wouldn't start, was difficult to pull the cord. It would finally start ...
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wilanddij
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Jul 15, 2016
After having to pull the carb on my Onan 5500 apart due to it being left too long between runs, I put a cut-off valve in the fuel line and run it dry after each use when I don't expect to need it again the next day.

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