alt.energy.homepower

"Ulysses" wrote in
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>
> "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.
>
>
>

thanks

Have you seen one with enough damage to where you had to replace like
cyl? or other major engine parts? The worse i've seen is a valve that
won't seat anymore. I've only worked on 6-7 so far, but some have been
10+ years old with a LOT of use.