Worth seafoaming a Yammy 3000 iSE before replacing carb?
Due to real life events (layoffs, friends and relatives in ICU) , I have not had time last year to do the usual upkeep on things as I should normally.
Pulled out the generator, starts at full choke after a number of pulls, and surges at no load. Add 750 watts... still surges. Add 1500 watts, smooths out, and after 2-3 hours, when the load is removed, the generator works fine (econ switch on or off.)
Had a friend of mine rebuild the carburetor. Not sure how thorough a job he did, though. Since I started a new job, and in the process of cleaning a lot of stuff out, (not to mention a renaissance faire), I don't have the time and table space to rebuild the thing myself, which is why I'd just buy a replacement, Onan-style, rather than try a rebuild.
So, before I pay the three C-notes to buy a new carb assembly, is it worth tossing four ounces of Seafoam in the tank with a gallon of gas, and letting it run, or would that just waste fuel?
Pulled out the generator, starts at full choke after a number of pulls, and surges at no load. Add 750 watts... still surges. Add 1500 watts, smooths out, and after 2-3 hours, when the load is removed, the generator works fine (econ switch on or off.)
Had a friend of mine rebuild the carburetor. Not sure how thorough a job he did, though. Since I started a new job, and in the process of cleaning a lot of stuff out, (not to mention a renaissance faire), I don't have the time and table space to rebuild the thing myself, which is why I'd just buy a replacement, Onan-style, rather than try a rebuild.
So, before I pay the three C-notes to buy a new carb assembly, is it worth tossing four ounces of Seafoam in the tank with a gallon of gas, and letting it run, or would that just waste fuel?
