Honda generator-carburetor
I own two Honda 2000i generators, purchased in 2009. They have served me well, however a problem came up. I have put fresh gas with Sta-Bil in the generators, and have exercised them often (not quite the once a month, but frequently).
Earlier this year I used one of the generators in the desert near Quartzsite, AZ. After using it, it was not used until I went to exercise it in March, and it would not start. I took it to a Honda shop and they diagnosed it as having water in the carburetor. So I had them fix it, for $65 and returned it to me. It ran, but it sounded "funny".
It was in August that the funny sound turned into a large surge. It was like it was dying. The Companion generator did no such thing, it was the regular 2000i. The gas was fresh, only a day old with Stabil. I put Seafoam in the unit, and it helped the unit, but it still surged. In it went to the dealer and they said the carburetor was bad and needed replacing. The did replace it, to the tune of $107, and charged me only for the part, and waived the labor charge.
What could I have done to prevent this? Why did one fail and the other did not?
Earlier this year I used one of the generators in the desert near Quartzsite, AZ. After using it, it was not used until I went to exercise it in March, and it would not start. I took it to a Honda shop and they diagnosed it as having water in the carburetor. So I had them fix it, for $65 and returned it to me. It ran, but it sounded "funny".
It was in August that the funny sound turned into a large surge. It was like it was dying. The Companion generator did no such thing, it was the regular 2000i. The gas was fresh, only a day old with Stabil. I put Seafoam in the unit, and it helped the unit, but it still surged. In it went to the dealer and they said the carburetor was bad and needed replacing. The did replace it, to the tune of $107, and charged me only for the part, and waived the labor charge.
What could I have done to prevent this? Why did one fail and the other did not?
