Generator AC question

RollTideCamp wrote:

theoldwizard1 - I am going to check the gas tank, I am hesitant to try to tear down the carb before the weekend, do you think I could use something like gumout without taking the carb all the way apart?

Personally, I have never had good luck with any carburetor cleaner additives !

I have done some research and the BEST additives use P.E.A. (polyetheramine). Some Gumout products have P.E.A., so do not. Techron is a brand of P.E.A (like Kleenex is a brand of facial tissue.)

"An once or prevention is worth a pound of cure !" At least once a year drain the fuel tank, slosh some crab cleaner in it and drain that also. Re-fill with fresh fuel. If you do this, you likely can run E10 with no issues !


Very hesitant to add this, but ...

Single cylinder, 4 stroke engine carburetors are virtually identical. The quick way to clean one is as follows. (If this does not work, you need to remove the carburetor and completely disassemble it.) I can do this job is less than 10 minutes.

• Turn off the fuel (use Vise Grips to lightly pinch the hose or drain the tank).
• There is a nut on the bottom of the carburetor bowl. Carefully remove it. You will spill some gas at this step !
• Inspect the bottom of the bowl for "crud". Clean if required.
• The nut is also a jet. Make sure all passages are clean. You might need a sewing needle to unclog them if they are very bad.
• Using spray carburetor cleaner with a straw, bend the straw and shoot the cleaner up into the tube where the nut/jet threads into.
• There is a rubber gasket/O-ring between the bowl and the carburetor body. DO NOT SPRAY CARBURETOR CLEANER ON IT BECAUSE IT WILL SWELL AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REASSEMBLE THE CARBURETOR !
• Re-assemble

If that gasket does swell, clean it with some warm soapy water, rinse and let dry. It should shrink back to it proper size.