How many hours on your Champion generator?

TomG2 wrote:
There are tool rental companies that tell of logging (with hour meters) thousands and thousands of hours on Champion generators. I suspect more generators fail from lack of use instead of over-usage.

What the local A-Z rental place rents as well as the Hertz equipment rental one town over... Only Champion but maybe Champion cuts them a deal, who knows. Don't seem to be any 'deals' on Honda or Yamaha that I can see.

I suspect you are correct on infrequent use. Like a motor home and no mileage but falling apart anyway.:p

That isn't a Champion....duh.

Brand name no. Definitive application It Really Is A Champion.

What is the value of a forum without stimuli?

There are tool rental companies that tell of logging (with hour meters) thousands and thousands of hours on Champion generators. I suspect more generators fail from lack of use instead of over-usage.

5 minute job at best and I owned (and sold) a Yamaha for years. It too was a 5 minute job. I only sold it because of it's age. Was 12 years old with many hours and like all things electronic, I figured it was getting toward the end of it's trouble free lifespan. Any engine with solid lifters will require a valve adjustment at some time, not just a Champion.

I just did my Kohler K241 cast iron single cylinder on my portable welder and on it you have to basically pull the entire intake side of the engine to do a valve adjustment. Very involved.

There is a guy on another board that insists the Champion in not on the same level of durability as a Honda or Yamaha for the simple fact Champions recommended valve adjustment interval is 100 hours and Honda/Yamaha is 200.

Valve adjustment should be a cake job. The valve cover is right there and they have screw type adjuster so a feeler gauge and TDC is all you need. and clearance are in the manual...

Never adjusted mine but probably will in the spring.

MrWizard wrote:

72cougarxr7 wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
Over 900 hours on this one, the last one 2000+
Approx 3000

Wow, what was needed for maintenance and repairs other than oil changes?

i replaced the 30amp RV outlet
and i replaced the battery and the starter solenoid,and one pull rope
it broke when i pulled on it, when the starter would not turn over (worn out vibrating in place) (you should check them for wear, replace or repair)(cut off 6" and tie a new knot in the pull handle)

the rest was just oil and spark plug air filter,

3100 is a great generator

How often did you do valve adjustments?

72cougarxr7 wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
Over 900 hours on this one, the last one 2000+
Approx 3000

Wow, what was needed for maintenance and repairs other than oil changes?

i replaced the 30amp RV outlet
and i replaced the battery and the starter solenoid,and one pull rope
it broke when i pulled on it, when the starter would not turn over (worn out vibrating in place) (you should check them for wear, replace or repair)(cut off 6" and tie a new knot in the pull handle)

the rest was just oil and spark plug air filter,

3100 is a great generator

24 hrs. on our 3 yo. Champion 3100.

000000000000000000000000000000000000000. Bought it for IRMA and never put gas in it. 00000000000000000000000000