When did the eu2000's become so hard to start
We had a 2008 eu2000 that we used to power our fish house in the winter. The thing always started on the first or second pull unless it had sat for 3-4 months. Then maybe 7-8 pulls. Two weeks ago we ...
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Facts About the Honda EU2000i:
1. Until about a year ago, the EU2000i was made in Japan. Now, they are made at a Honda plant in Thailand. This plant also makes the smaller Honda EU1000i. EU2000i units with a serial number EAAJ are from Japan; EAAT serial numbers are from Thailand. No Honda EU-series models have ever been made in China.
2. Honda issued a Service Bulletin a while back for some recent-production EU2000i and EU1000i that may have had contaminated fuel left in the system from the factory. The simple fix is to drain the fuel system and add fresh fuel. If you still have starting problems, the carb may require a cleaning. This can sometimes be done with fuel system cleaner, but may required removal and complete cleaning of the carburetor. The Service Bulletin applies to EU2000i serial numbers EAAT-1000001 ~ EAAT-1011808 only. Units with an EAAJ serial number or EAAT outside the range will not have the factory contaminated fuel problem.
3. The Honda EU2000i has a vacuum-operated fuel pump. It does need to achieve prime when the fuel tank is empty, and the easy way to do this is to let the fuel in the tank develop some pressure and squeeze fuel into the system; here's how to do it:
(a) Fill tank at least 1/2 way up.
(b) Turn the fuel vent lever (on the cap) to OFF. <--Important!
(c) Turn the fuel valve/switch to ON.
(d) Wait about 1 minute for the pressure to built up.
(e) Turn the fuel vent to ON. <---Important!
(f) Be sure the choke is ON, and it should only take 1-2 pulls to start.
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Robert@Honda
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.
1. Until about a year ago, the EU2000i was made in Japan. Now, they are made at a Honda plant in Thailand. This plant also makes the smaller Honda EU1000i. EU2000i units with a serial number EAAJ are from Japan; EAAT serial numbers are from Thailand. No Honda EU-series models have ever been made in China.
2. Honda issued a Service Bulletin a while back for some recent-production EU2000i and EU1000i that may have had contaminated fuel left in the system from the factory. The simple fix is to drain the fuel system and add fresh fuel. If you still have starting problems, the carb may require a cleaning. This can sometimes be done with fuel system cleaner, but may required removal and complete cleaning of the carburetor. The Service Bulletin applies to EU2000i serial numbers EAAT-1000001 ~ EAAT-1011808 only. Units with an EAAJ serial number or EAAT outside the range will not have the factory contaminated fuel problem.
3. The Honda EU2000i has a vacuum-operated fuel pump. It does need to achieve prime when the fuel tank is empty, and the easy way to do this is to let the fuel in the tank develop some pressure and squeeze fuel into the system; here's how to do it:
(a) Fill tank at least 1/2 way up.
(b) Turn the fuel vent lever (on the cap) to OFF. <--Important!
(c) Turn the fuel valve/switch to ON.
(d) Wait about 1 minute for the pressure to built up.
(e) Turn the fuel vent to ON. <---Important!
(f) Be sure the choke is ON, and it should only take 1-2 pulls to start.
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Robert@Honda
Caveat: I work for Honda, but the preceding was my opinion alone.
