alt.energy.homepower

mg wrote in
news:794ceee2-183d-4922-83fc-b1e3fa5dd962@:

> 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.
>

you can open the release valve on the bottom of the carb (with a flathead
screwdriver) and if gas doesn't immediatly start running out the line,
you can (in a pinch) form a seal on the gas tank (where you pour in the
gas) with your mouth and give a little puff to force the gas through the
lines and get rid of a vapour lock or whatnot that might be causing the
gas blockage. That should prime things up pretty good in any case.

Then close the valve, turn on the choke and give her a yank.. it should
start