alt.energy.homepower

On Feb 18, 6:54 pm, "Solar Flare" wrote:
> I was referring to running out of gas. Set the choke on full and pull
> the cord. It sucks more gas through faster by limiting the air intake.
> The next pull it usually starts. May take three. Without the choke on
> you pull a long time.

I do, of course, set the choke on full, but my EU2000 still takes 10
or more pulls on the rope to start after it has been ran out of gas
and stored for about 3 months. Some engines have a little bulb you can
press on and pump the gas in. That's a nice feature, but the EU2000
doesn't have one.

> "mg" wrote in message
>
> news:d5fb5311-0437-4f95-9e86-387ce80692f4@...
>
> > On Feb 16, 8:39 pm, "Solar Flare"
> > wrote:
> >> Just put the choke on full. It starts second pull everytime.
>
> > That doesn't work with my EU2000. It probably works, though, if the
> > generator hasn't been run out of gas and stored for 3 months.
>
> >> "mg" wrote in message
>
> >>news:d2ae92e0-1c0f-4a5d-8601-c909862b1a91@...
>
> >> > On Feb 16, 1:06 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:
> >> >> Per mg:
>
> >> >> >The EU2000 is difficult to start after it has been ran out of
> >> >> >gas.
> >> >> >The
> >> >> >secret to starting it is to pull very gently on the rope about
> >> >> >10-15
> >> >> >times. That always works for me.
>
> >> >> Thanks - bc I know in my heart that I'm gonna toast the thing if
> >> >> I keep spraying starting fluid into the carb to start it.
>
> >> >> Now I'm around to leaving gas in the tank all the time - albeit
> >> >> maybe with some Stabil added - and just running it for N minutes
> >> >> and shutting it off. That should get around the empty float
> >> >> bowl or whatever it is that makes starting hard after being run
> >> >> dry.
> >> >> --
> >> >> PeteCresswell
>
> >> > That might actually be a better idea. I'm going to have to think
> >> > about
> >> > it. What I do, though, is pull VERY, VERY GENTLY on the cord and
> >> > close
> >> > my eyes and pray a little bit (the praying part is very important
> >> > I
> >> > think) and it always starts. It waits until just before you're
> >> > ready
> >> > to give up (I think it knows) and then it roars to life. :-)
> >> > :-)