Maybe too late, but I just joined the forum today - been RVing for 30 years though. Generators a pet peeve of mine. The only people I know of (including me) who cannot do more than the simplest, most basic maintenance themselves and are happy with the reliability of any generator(s) they use are people who rely on Honda generators (Yamaha possibly being an acceptable alternative). Worth every penny of the extra money - including the custom carrier I had built for my two Honda 2200s and an extended run tank. Only one generator needed to power the 11000 btu AC I had added in the rear of our Class C.
> every 100 hours = Oil changes, air filters if needed, and clean spark arresters
> fuel stabilizer always used
> run under load at least once a month for at least 1 hour
> replaced original dipsticks with magnetic dipsticks
Over 1000 hours of use in the last 6 years with NO problems
