3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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PrivatePilot wrote:
So long as you never put fuel in it I'd say it could sit for years with no problems so long as it's in a dry location where things won't rust.
Once you put fuel in it, however, the clock starts ticking. The manual on the Champion 3000 I just bought recommends running the generator at least once every 14 days, which seems excessive IMHO, but it says it none the less.
I generally run my generator once a month at least, making sure it comes up to operating temperature, and then I turn off the fuel tap and let it run dry to limit the amount of fuel sitting stagnant in the float bowl. This also helps prevent any fuel in the bowl from flooding the engine if you move the generator before starting it again.
I think you're right on the money, Pilot. Took me a couple years to figure out why my engines wouldn't start in the spring, or after sitting around for a while. A little stabilizer and shutting down by turning off the fuel cock solves a lot of unnecessary problems. Otherwise, I've got a bunch of small engines that get run as needed and I haven't had problems for a long while.
