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NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
Oct 07, 2022

Proud of my Costco cheap Firman Gen

I let it sit in a hot storage room for nearly a year without use and of course it would not start with the small amount of gas in the tank so I filled tank with gas and liberal mix of STABIL fuel additive and whoa it started on the 7th pull and ran it for an hour on both high and low output.
Still has the original spark plug. Bought in 2019???

The 2000 inverter generator has done everything I wanted when in actual camping use.

Many folks including some RVers have told me with certainty that I would ruin the generator by letting it sit for so long with old gas. I call BS on the perfectionist.

Like many I cannot always afford expensive Japanese stuff and I get by on my cheap efficient Android phone. Cheap is often good for me.

The so called experienced "experts" are often as wrong as they are right. An example is that lit

I will not be viewing any further comments so save your gas
  • Tvov's avatar
    Tvov
    Explorer II
    NamMedevac 70 wrote:

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    I will not be viewing any further comments so save your gas


    Okay.
  • toedtoes wrote:
    Why even start a thread if you don't care what others think?

    If all you want to do is post your great opinions, go get a blog.


    After reading some of his past posts a blog would be a good idea. ;)
  • Why even start a thread if you don't care what others think?

    If all you want to do is post your great opinions, go get a blog.
  • I have a Firman 3300/3000 w/electric start. Had since 2016. I try and start it every couple months to keep things limber. I always run it out of gas in the carburetor(I shut the gas off)before stow it back under the toneau cover on the pickup. The only thing I've done to it is change the battery after about 5 years. I paid $715 for it and it came with a qt of oil and the battery. No complaints.
  • Don't be real impressed. I had a cheap junk generator that the ethanol gas was left sitting in and had to soak the non rebuild able carb for 24 hours in the hopes it would work again. I hate Onan's.
  • JaxDad's avatar
    JaxDad
    Explorer III
    Right up there with the folks that shout “China Bombs” when you bring up Asian tires ……

    Unless……

    They are ‘major brand’ tires that were made in Asia but nobody looked up the plant code ID on the sidewall. LOL.
  • I’m happy you were lucky with your generator. Since my home generator is the electric backup for our home, I run it regularly.
  • Egads!

    Your going to get flaming arrows from all of the expensive special colored generators and the non Ethanol gas fanboys for posting good news of a lower cost alternative and using Ethanol laced gas that has been stored for a yr..

    You have discovered what I have known about for yrs, one doesn't have to pay thousands of dollars to get a good generator and nor do you have to seek out exotic non Ethanol gas like AV or Race fuel.

    I have several Chinese Honda clone gens, one is about 20 yrs old, has never ever seen non Ethanol gas, stored for months at a time without running and yet starts typically on the second or third pull. The other is a HF 8Kw gen and it also sits for months at a time and starts quickly with a flick of the electric starter..

    I don't even use a fuel stabilizer.

    I rotate my fuel supply every three months and don't fill and store the gen tanks full of fuel.

    The key to keeping them healthy and happy is to turn off the fuel, let it run out of fuel and if provided open the fuel bowl drain to empty it completely.. That's it.

    Enjoy your savings on the gen!

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