Honda 3000 Problem

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Does Fuel Stabilizer Prevent Ethanol Damage?

Skip to 9:20 to see if 1 year old E10 with and without stabilizer and 1 year old E00 with and without stabilizer will start and run a small engine.

theoldwizard1 wrote:
People make WAY TOO MUCH about how bad E10/E15 fuel is for small engines. The issue is not the ethanol in the fuel, it is how OLD the fuel is !

I have just one data point which proves little or nothing by itself. Last week my chainsaw wouldn't run worth a hoot with standard mid-grade gasoline that was less than a year old. After fiddling with it for a long time I mixed up a tankful of 4 year old ethanol free gasoline. The chainsaw ran great on it.

People make WAY TOO MUCH about how bad E10/E15 fuel is for small engines. The issue is not the ethanol in the fuel, it is how OLD the fuel is !

I use E10 all of the time. Sure, I have had carburetor problems, but it is just normal dirt in the fuel that gets stuck (typically) in the primary/idle jet causing operating RPMs to oscillate.

Simple solution. Do not stop your engine with the ignition switch, use the fuel shut off and run the carburetor dry EVERY TIME ! Don't have a fuel shut off ? INSTALL ONE !

Never leave fuel in your tank for more than about 3-6 months, even with fuel stabilizer.

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:

rrupert wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Has it been stored with gas in the carb?

And do you use ethanol-free gas? Ethanol gas is hard on small engines.

Can you still buy ethanol-free gas?

Check from source if generator is still giving out the rated wattage.

Yes here are apps for your phone that will point to Pure Gasoline (no booze in it) and most Marinas have it.

Frankly I think the thing with E-10 is.... perhaps a bit over alarmed. I think many of the issues reported with it are older engines designed to run on e-0 to e-2 No more (E-2 is "Deicer" by the way Heet Brand Gas line antifreeze added to the tank by Standard bakck before E-5 and now e-10 became a thing.. It works).

Newer engines are designed to run on e-10 or higher (Depending on the engine) however I am not convinced of the "Benefits" of E-10 for other reasons thus I remain opposed to it.

Yes, I keep gas in it all the time. Always use Sta-Bil fuel conditioner. Try to start and run it at least once a month when not in use.

Most airports and marinas sell e free gas. Our Race Tracs sell e free gas for boats in Fl.

rrupert wrote:

2oldman wrote:
Has it been stored with gas in the carb?

And do you use ethanol-free gas? Ethanol gas is hard on small engines.

Can you still buy ethanol-free gas?

Check from source if generator is still giving out the rated wattage.

2oldman wrote:
Has it been stored with gas in the carb?

And do you use ethanol-free gas? Ethanol gas is hard on small engines.

Has it been stored with gas in the carb?

Gracious, thanks for all the above suggestions.

Just had the cover off the AC a few days ago and blew/cleaned insides with air. Blades looked clean, although I did not take off the shroud. I will take it off and look again for crud.

The spark arrestor idea is something I will check.

I use the same 35 foot approved cord for 120ac house/pedestal current as for the generator and the AC and rest of the trailer works fine when everything is on, including frig and water heater.

Again, thanks so much for the suggestions and please, keep them coming if someone has experienced a similar condition with the Honda EU3000.
Thanks!
Mike