Generator By Smorkle (Read 686 times)

[Smorkle]

I have a Coleman gas powered generator that I bought about 10 years ago that hasn't been started up in AT LEAST 5 years. I pulled it out today, cleaned it off, refilled the oil and gas, changed the spark plug and that sucker started on the first pull! I was surprised to say the least.

It sounds as if it's missing a little though. Anybody know anything about Tecumseh 5HP motors? or a good reference forum/site?

[bumpa]

you need tohave something plug in to it for it to rev up and run smoother.WITHOUT A LOAD THEY WILL RUN ROUGH. bumpa

[Cruiser]

I tend to agree with bumpa. After the generator has warmed up a few minutes, put at least a 50% load on it and see how it runs. If it still hunts or seems to skip, then you will have to tweak the high speed mixture adjustment on the carb to smooth out the revs. Single cylinder generators are set to operate at 3600 rpm so they are always on the high speed circuit of the carb. If the adjustment doesn't do the trick, you may have to remove the carb and give it a good cleaning.

[Smorkle]

Thanks guys. I'll give that a try.