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profdant139
Explorer II
May 14, 2014

Leave carb drain open on Honda gen in storage?

After I drain the carburetor after using my Honda 2000, should I leave the drain screw open till the next time I use it, or should I close the drain while the generator is in storage? (I run it every...
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AH64ID
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May 18, 2014
I currently own 2 EU2000s and had a different one several years ago. They all take ~10 pulls to fire once they have been ran out of fuel or the carb drained. It just takes that many for the fuel pump to fill the bowl. If it takes fewer pulls then the carb isn't dry.

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