Honda 2000 shut of button

Wild Bill 888 wrote:
To avoid 5+ pulls to refill bowl, remove fuel cap, press lips against opening and pressurize for about 4-5 seconds.

It takes moderate pressure to open check valves in fuel pump.

Another way (and one that involves less personal contact!) is to close the tank vent, open the fuel valve and shake the generator vigorously for a few seconds. Wait about 20 seconds or so and it should fire up in one or two yanks. We use this method during PDI of all our new EU1000s and 2000s. Don't forget to reopen the vent!

ChuckSteed wrote:
Also use Seafoam in all yard and garden equipment as well as two motorcycles...draining fuel out of carbs and letting them sit empty is asking for seals to dry up and shrink and crack..

Seafoam prevents any build up ... great product

Aside from Sea Foam I also always used 100% ethanol free gas in my two EU2000i gensets, understandably not readily available everywhere but here in Ontario is sold as premium gas at Esso and Shell gas stations. Using both I had no need to ever drain the carb and either genset would easily start on the first couple of pulls no matter how long it had been since it last ran. :B

I installed one in ours last spring along with an hour meter from Hutch Mtn at the same time. Both, easy mods.

The mod is note worthy but there are other ways ... I run Sea Foam in the fuel for both my 2000s. I keep a mix of it in the fuel at all times so I don’t need to winterize and don’t need to ponder over whether or not I have Seafoam in the fuel...

Keeps the carbs clean, 1 pull start, and they are stored for 3 to 5 months at a time during winter season with no running..

Also use Seafoam in all yard and garden equipment as well as two motorcycles...draining fuel out of carbs and letting them sit empty is asking for seals to dry up and shrink and crack..

Seafoam prevents any build up ... great product

I installed that switch on my 2000 right after buying the generator. I never use it though, I would have been served just as well to unplug the connector that grounds out the ignition and leave it.

I personally think the gas shut off on the Honda 2000s is a non issue. They are very easy to drain, and it takes less time to drain the carb than to install whatever kit you buy.

I just start mine every month and let them run a little while under a slight load to get fresh gas in the carb.

I drain my carb bowl manually and find that when I need to start the generator that I can avoid most of the extra pulls by switching on the generator and open the gas cap vent before I start getting everything setup. A few minutes later it starts with a couple of pulls. I assume the carb has slowly gravity filled.

Wild Bill 888 wrote:
To avoid 5+ pulls to refill bowl, remove fuel cap, press lips against opening and pressurize for about 4-5 seconds.

It takes moderate pressure to open check valves in fuel pump.

My genny and I aren't that close.
(Yet).

:B

To avoid 5+ pulls to refill bowl, remove fuel cap, press lips against opening and pressurize for about 4-5 seconds.

It takes moderate pressure to open check valves in fuel pump.

Run it out of gas. Pour in a 1/4 cup of naptha white gas, restart the engine and let it run out again. Good to go 5 years later. Professional loggers use this method in their seven thousand dollar Stihl 2-man chain saws.