I got mine in 2008 and it starts with one or two pulls... My generator sits secured in the tail gate corner of my covered and locked bed cover. Maybe all of this movement of gasoline in the generator tank helps me starting so easy... About all the maintenance I ever do is change the oil once a year. It is always run a good 30 minutes or so each week doing something for me...
My neighbor has two of them and one of his starts easy after sitting and the other one doesn't...
Most everyone I talk to about the generators blames the corn syrup with the Ethanol Blend...
Roy Ken