I was just watching a youtube video that describes the problem with the generator. It seems that the oil dipstick is incorrect on these gens. I did an oil change recently and put the oil to the full mark. According to what I have read, and watched, the oil can be too full and cause the issue I have described. In any case, I have suctioned out enough oil so the oil level now reads in between the full and low mark on the dipstick. I will try the generator again tomorrow and see if that has any effect.