alt.energy.homepower

"z" wrote in message
news:Xns99A2D3E574C1Fzyadayadayada@ ...
>
> wow just today I broke down a EU2000 -- the intake valve was so crusty
> you could bearly push it down and itwould stay stuck down till you pried
> it up with a screwdriver.
>
> I put carb cleaner on it for quite a while trying to get it to cycle and
> it wouldn't.
>
> THen I took the carb off and stuck a finger in there .. so much gunk
> buildup I could feel it with my finger. I just kept blasting carb cleaner
> in there and cleaning it out.. while pushing the valve down and prying it
> up with a screw driver from the carb hole. (do this at TDC)
>
> Anyway, after a WHILE it cleaned up.. pulled the starter with the spark
> plug out to eject all the gunk and carb cleaner. Put the ol spark plug
> back in and after about 10 cranks it fired up.. runs like a beut!
>
> So theres the tip.. if you REALLY need to get at that valve pop the carb
> off.. its a shitload easier than taking the lower crank case off .. you
> only have to open the top plastic and wedge it open.
>
> whew!~
>
> -z
>
> PS its not always a good thing that folk know you work on these things!!

I don't know where my post went from yesterday but anyway, if there's ever
any parts for an eu2000 that you can't find anywhere you might try:
. So far they've had every part I've needed. Lowest
prices that I've seen too. It helps a lot to already have the part number.

Let me know if you figure out how to rebuild the engine on one of these.