A Difficult Generator Repair.

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  @LordOfTamarac · 4 years ago

  “Definitely likes being choked”<br><br>Never know I had so much in common with a generator

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• CO

  @colinwalker7204 · 4 years ago

  About ten years ago, I was offered a &apos;working&apos; generator by a little old lady who was selling her caravan, it looked fairly unused and all she wanted was £40 so I said yes, but I got it home, found something on the electrical panel was damaged, and the engine just wouldn&apos;t start, so I applauded the devious shrewdness of the old lady, chucked it in the shed and forgot about it. Now I know NOTHING about these things, but with all the threats of blackouts, I figure I might as well get it out, and have a look at getting it running as a back up, because I sure as hell can&apos;t make a non running thing any more non running than it is already, so this video has come at just the right time to inspire me and gives me plenty to look at... lol

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• RI

  @ricklarouche4105 · 4 years ago

  You’re brave enough to not cover up your mistakes, but use them as a learning tool for yourself and us too..bravo 🙌

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• CA

  @caseymaier9333 · 4 years ago

  I know exactly what was wrong with the original carb. On the main jet/bowl nut (the brass piece) there is a VERY small port on the side, right above the threads that goes down at an angle and exits in the middle where the needle screws into. It&apos;s extremely small, like maybe the width of a couple human hairs. Don&apos;t feel bad that you didn&apos;t see it, if you didn&apos;t know it was there you would never notice it. I&apos;ve taken probably a hundred of those carbs apart and 100% of the time, if they&apos;re having issues, that port is plugged. I usually clean it out with a single strand from a wire brush. I would bet you a beer that if you take that carb apart, find that port and clean it out, it&apos;ll run good with that carb too. Otherwise good work! I really enjoy your channel!

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• HA

  @hannable3871 · 4 years ago

  Man I look forward to ever episode you put out.

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• JA

  @jan5014 · 4 years ago

  I&apos;ve been a small engine mechanic for many years, and believe me I couldn&apos;t have been much faster. &nbsp;I Probably would have installed a new carburetor sooner, but only because my working hours are too expensive to tinker around with a carburetor for a long time. <br>Well done! <br>Greetings from Switzerland

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• PA

  @par5endos562 · 4 years ago

  Thumbs up for the unexpected daytime bear.

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• 2L

  @2LateIWon · 4 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APlfxmvoXfk&amp;t=1230">20:30</a> also spray the choke and throttle shaft as sometimes the bushings inside will allow air through.

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• HA

  @HazItMade · 4 years ago

  John, please remember the complete expression: A Jack of all trades and master of none, but still better always than a master of one!

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• DA

  @davemaccarter64 · 3 years ago

  As I am an addict to these type videos I&apos;ve seen other youtubers tackle such problems. Mustie1 is a favorite and I&apos;ve seen him overhaul carburetors many times. There are frequently tiny pinhole metering ports in the side of the jet tube which he cleans with tiny wire. They are so small it would be easy to miss them and fail to clean them out. Such clogged pinhole ports could cause fuel starvation when the choke is not mostly engaged, such as in this case. <br>This was an interesting problem and your solution was spot on. A fun and informative presentation. Thanks for posting.

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  @Invinciblemoam · 4 years ago

  Great video! Just a little pointer when you shut the fuel off, the generator was still under load (heater was glowing) when the engine cut out, for generators that rely on residual magnetism for excitation this can weaken the field and cause low/no voltage issues. It’s normally an easy fix but it just best practice to take the load off before killing the engine 👍

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  @InLineDiesel6 · 4 years ago

  I picked up one of those little ignition spark testers and it came in handy one day. I had a new chainsaw that wouldn&apos;t start, taking the ignition wire to ground looking for the spark jump proved the ignition was firing yet no engine run. Because the spark tester is inline with the spark plug the tester quickly showed there was no spark. Yep, it was a brand new plug but brand new doesn&apos;t mean working. Changed the spark plug and its been runing since.

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