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Oliver
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Posted: 22 Nov 2018 at 2:36pm |
I have a Honda EU2000i generator and it's Companion. One of them runs rough in the eco mode. Anybody have experience with this?
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Marwayne
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Dirty carburetor.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself!
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mcarter
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+1, I run my genset just to keep it fresh.
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Mike Carter
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furpod
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Do your best to run ethanol free fuel, use a stabilizer, and run the genny completely out of gas when done. Those tiny little carbs don't take much varnish or debris to clog up.
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mcarter
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I follow Furpod advice at end of year or when genset will not be used. When using it regularly I use ethanol fuel. I think it is sitting idle that is not good.
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Mike Carter
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Oliver
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I found a lot of videos on youtube. One is very good and says my gen is notorious for getting the tiny jet for the eco mode clogged. It shows a clear fix, simply pulling the carb off and you can get to the jet to clean it. You can just pop it out. A tiny hole in that jet about the size of a needle. It looks like even I can do it! I was told today by a friend to not use stablizers like STABLE. A mechanic at Honda told him. So I'm getting that out, and run hi test gas for about a tank.
Mike is right, sitting is the culprit. I didn't know that part of gas evaporates and the rest can clog with varnish. Once I get my clean, I'm going to be sure if it sits for any length of time to drain the gas. Good videos online for that too. |
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mcarter
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Oliver, if you just put non ethanol fuel in it at end of season use, it will work. I own a ton of 2 cycle stuff, and when winter hits, my weedeaters, chainsaws and the genset sit. Then I have to pull carbs and clean if I didn't add the right fuel. STA-Bil I actually use in my stored vehicles. Because I have a lot of stuff, I try to have a plan. If I had one carb to clean every year it would be ok, but to much monkey business for me.
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Mike Carter
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Oliver
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I fixed the eco mode idle. Cleared the little hole out. There is a video showing exactly how to do it. Piece o cake.
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mcarter
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Excellent.
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Mike Carter
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Oliver
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I heard mixed reviews about Stabil. The Honda service man says don't use it. But that was after I used it. I don't know what it's contribution was. After cleaning out the tiny hole in the eco mode jet, I added some Seafoam to the party. I heard only good reviews about that. Ran that for about two hours, drained everything and added no ethanol gas. Running smooth now. Here is a good video about storage...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umt38-8mgyU This video recommends draining/burning all gas upon storing gen for any amount of time. Something I didn't do and must have caused the problem.
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