I wanted to write in reference to EU2000 generators. I purchased the EU2000 and companion in August. Just in time for the hurricane and no lights for 3 days. The both performed beautifully. After the storm, I let them sit for two months. I went to start them this week and they wouldn't start. I came to RV net and found this thread. I cleaned the both carbs, changed the fuel. The first started right up, the other no such luck.
Today Long Island was 58 degrees, perfect weather for troubleshooting the generator. I pulled the carb again and sprayed the sh*t out of it. Put it back together nothing. Pulled the carb spray cleaner and compressed air, put it back together nothing. I picked up the gennie and held it in front of my French doors and was going to throw it through. Cooler heads prevailed.
I did a search and saw that EU2000i gennies are notorious for stuck intake valves. Pulled the plug put in my finger pulled the cord, NO COMPRESION!! Time to split the case and pull the valve cover on my 4 month old gennie. Lo and behold the intake valve is frozen. I pulled the rocker and started tapping the valve with a punch. I got it to start moving, sprayed it with carb cleaner and kept working it until it moved freely. Put ti all back together. Pulled the cord, started one pull!! Yahoo--I wanted everyone to know this in case they came across the same problems after cleaning the carb..
