Re: Gerator problem

New air cleaner, new spark plug gapped per manual.

Boden

The Bald Ass Prairie farm 
Airfilter cleaned lately? Sparkplug ok?

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"boden" <boden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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: My Generac 4000XL has stopped running.  It has 50 hours on it. The
: engine (Generac's model 220) will start if I spray a bit of starting
: fluid around the air cleaner but then it stops running after about 30
: sec to a minute (no load applied).
:
: Tank has new gas in it.
:
: I've taken the carburetor off and cleaned it by removing the plastic
: parts, spraying the remainder of the carburetor with carburetor cleaner
: and then blowing it out with compressed air. The are no adjustments on
: the carb other than idle speed and that seems to be ok during the short
: time it runs.
:
: I've checked compression and see close to 90 psi (manual calls for at
: least 60 psi). The low oil pressure cut-off doesn't seem to be the
: problem because the oil pressure switch opens during the short time the
: engine is running.
:
: I'm out of ideas.  Any and all suggestions will be
: appreciated...winter's coming.
:
: Boden
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