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IdahoPuma texaspuma@nostrcheck.me 2 months ago
Generator help. I took off the carburetor and tried to clean as best I could. Not to dirty. I was unable to get out the jet screw so just sprayed carb cleaner in there. Generator runs rough, fully choked it dies, about three-quarter choke seems to run pretty good. I tried to adjust the throttle forward and back with no luck . Any ideas? There’s a gas carb cleaner that you can pour in the tank. Does that work well?

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A.A.Ron's avatar
A.A.Ron 2 months ago
I have never worked on that style generator before, but once I had an ATV that would only run at half choke. The gasket between the carb and the engine was bad. This let exess air into the engine.
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Drew 🐂🚲 2 months ago
It would be a small in-line filter on the tube between the tank and the carb. Might look kinda like this. image
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₿illy 2 months ago
It definitely sounds like it running lean the way it is surging, so I would expect your idle screw or jet is clogged
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Stu satstackingbadger@nostrplebs.com 2 months ago
You can try spraying something like EasyStart in around the inlet area to check thst kind of thing. It does seem like too much air, or not enough fuel.
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