What Did I Do to Break My Generators???
I’m at a complete loss. I broke BOTH of my generators doing something very simple. I currently have 3 (qty) 2400 watt Nothstar Generators. They have always run like a Swiss watch for me over the...
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Wow. What a disaster!!!
How could I have fixed so many small and large engines in my life, even done rebuilds and never run into this problem before??
I had absolutely no idea you had to keep a small engine level at all times even when it’s not running.
4 stroke Outboard engines all tell you how to move them and store them. Lawnmowers? They don’t necessarily stay upright as you put them into a pickup truck. I’ve moved these generators around on end many times. Just never stood them up for 20 minute like that before.
I also didn’t know scratching off deposits on a modern plug could damage them. I can’t understand how I had these huge holes in my knowledge of engines. Especially after I’ve fixed dozens. What the heck?
Guess there’s always something new to learn.
The air filters were full of oil, so the carbs must have also been full of oil.
Thank you for the posts. They have all been really helpful. I am doing a really big, full time project right now and didn’t feel like cleaning out the carbs because it’ll take too long. I’ve cleaned carbs countless times on these small engines and know how long that takes. So I’ll let the Northen Tools service department do that while they put in the new AVR which was all I was doing.
Can’t believe swapping a pair of AVRs between 2 generators resulted in this because of the way I tipped them.
How could I have fixed so many small and large engines in my life, even done rebuilds and never run into this problem before??
I had absolutely no idea you had to keep a small engine level at all times even when it’s not running.
4 stroke Outboard engines all tell you how to move them and store them. Lawnmowers? They don’t necessarily stay upright as you put them into a pickup truck. I’ve moved these generators around on end many times. Just never stood them up for 20 minute like that before.
I also didn’t know scratching off deposits on a modern plug could damage them. I can’t understand how I had these huge holes in my knowledge of engines. Especially after I’ve fixed dozens. What the heck?
Guess there’s always something new to learn.
The air filters were full of oil, so the carbs must have also been full of oil.
Thank you for the posts. They have all been really helpful. I am doing a really big, full time project right now and didn’t feel like cleaning out the carbs because it’ll take too long. I’ve cleaned carbs countless times on these small engines and know how long that takes. So I’ll let the Northen Tools service department do that while they put in the new AVR which was all I was doing.
Can’t believe swapping a pair of AVRs between 2 generators resulted in this because of the way I tipped them.
