You sir are a lifesaver! Was prepping for Hurricane Ian yesterday, tried to fire up my generator to test it out, and wore my hands bloody pulling the starter cord 100 or so times. I found your video in a KZfaq search, and despite my nervousness about dismounting and disassembling a carburetor, cleaned it all out and now it’s purring like a kitten! Still hoping I won’t need it, but THANK YOU!!! I at least have some peace of mind, God bless!

Great tip about filling the fuel line with some gas to occasionally exercise the generator, I’m doing it that way from now on! I’m surprised by how many generators I hear when we have a major outage. No one here seems to own or even know how to operate a lawnmower yet they all have generators!

Very nice job. I very much dislike those Nikki carburetors. I think there is a replacement for them but I can't think of the name at the moment. I rebuilt two of them this week alone. I am in the country so lots of people have generators here. I recently fixed one like the one you just did, and it was only water in the gas because the guy leaves it outside all the time. I tell people to always drain the carb by shutting off the gas but it usually goes in and out of their heads. Also I recommend non-ethenol gas but again it usually doesn't happen. Thanks for the video.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I have a generator and I went to start it and It actually did but shut off right away, I replaced the air filter and spark plug and was not starting, somehow KZfaq recommended me your video I cleaned up the carburetor (was clogged up and really dirty) and started right up and working like a champ. You are the best!, thank you again and God bless

Having a generator is family specific I believe. Some families have very little frozen or refrigerator foods so not a lot to worry about. Also if a household does not loose power very often it may not be necessary. However, if you live in an area that loosed power because of storms or other problems I would certainly consider one. Also some folks need portable power so that is another consideration. Just have to start them periodically and store them properly. Great fix for sure. Nice sounding generator now. Thanks for sharing.

Great vid. I like using Brake clean and compressed air to clean the carbs after letting them soak for 20-30 min in a tub of gas. This model is a great candidate for an inline fuel filter after that fuel cut off valve. 3-4 inches of fuel line after that fuel cut off valve and then install an inline fuel filter. That will save alot of carb issues from debris. I agree 100% always turn off that fuel and run that carb dry.

Thank you so much! The ice storm was coming, and our generator wouldn't start! I bet you've helped a lot of people with your videos. Maybe even saved a life!

Our last severe storm.& Power blackout was back in 2014 when a brand new 132/11 kV substation was first commissioned in our rural residential town but we haven't had a major power blackout since then. It would be nice to have a backup power generator but it's not really needed all that often these days as compared to 30-40 years ago when we had them all the time !

Worked like a charm, got my generator up and running, no problem.

Everyone needs backup power. Maybe not today or tomorrow but you will need it sometime. I may have missed it, but did you clean the emulsion tube?

Generator: essential for using electric hedge trimmer far from house because like most of my army of two-stroke equipment my petrol trimmer is unreliable. I'll take my advice if I get my generator -- in hibernation since they installed a new substation in my hamlet several years ago -- working again (thanks to you)!

I've been looking for the answer to my issue, I'll tear the carb out tomorrow, I believe you've led me to the answer.Thanks so much

Thanks so much for this video. This was exactly what was wrong with mine....the jet was clogged, and now it is purring like a champ! Great video!

Nice fix, 👍👍. Generators to me are like an insurance policy, hopefully you won’t have to use it but it’s nice to know they’re there, On the downside, it’s another piece of equipment you have to maintain. lol

I think people should have generators. Especially with the climate changes we've experienced and what happened in Texas this past winter it would be a good decision. It was clear electrical grids may not always be reliable so having some way for power when the main power goes out isn't a bad idea. Its more so a life or death situation as well. You don't want to die of heat exhaustion in the summer if power goes out and you sure don't want to freeze to death in the winter either. Its a good life saving type investment IMO.

Great video. Helped me get my generator going in ice storm. Carburator was clogged and this helped me fix it, simple as that.

Great video and to the point. I had a feeling I needed to do carb work and this video was right to the point. I too had a clogged jet. Cleaned and fixed and then started on the first pull thank you for saving me a lot of valuable time.

Excellent Video and very helpful. Thanks!

Good one mate.. great video as always..

Your video was perfect. I followed it and now my generator works.. Thank you

The bowl screws are insanely tight. Great tip on cleaning with gas. I hate Nikki carbs. Even a small gen set can keep the fridge going with an extension cord. I’m in s Fla , I gotta have a generator, I crank it regularly, won’t run the ac, but it makes life more tolerable . I am great on the grill, in a hurricane situation.

Nice fix . Some need them with the overhead lines etc.

Generators are more and more popular in my area. We use ours at least once per year. We live in the city and have very poor service from the utility. I only run 100% gasoline in all my small engines.

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing it!

A generator is still needed just in case of a power outage for long periods of time and for jobs that don’t have electricity. A generator + wooden gasification is great to cut down electric bills.

Now would be a good time to see what voltage is at the brushes which could be either a.c. going to a fullwave rectifier on brushes or d.c. from the avr. Make sure u secure that gen. after a few days with no power, people can get short on tempers and ethics.

We live(d) out in the sticks and it was a common thing for the power to go out but with all the zillionaire goffers moving in the power company hates to hear them squeal about no power and having to use their LP Gas jobs so get the power back on pretty quick. I have an old 5K Coleman with a 10 horse Briggs IC flathead and a 2.5K Onan 4-pole, 1800 r.p.m. and plenty of gas and ready for about anything. Usually I run the 5K for 220 for the well pump and the 2.5 for coolers and such. I also added a 'T' fitting so I can drain the tank thoroughly and not leave any gas to go stale and run the carb dry as well. Added electric start because of the vacuum fuel pump and it's a bear to pull enough to get the carb full. Also a 110 battery maintainer to charge the battery back when the genset is running because it has no way to add a charging system to the engine. I just plug the maintainer back into the genset. Gensets are nice but you have to pull maintenance on them or they'll die just like everything else. Blessings

I use premium gas and Seafoam on my motorcycle and small engines and keeps them running great.

Thank you for the how to. Where can I find the bottle that you used on this video?

I have a vanguard promax 6000a that looks the same type of carburetor is that correct, great video by the way thanks for posting

Great! You doing really good job, where do you leave?

Learned a lot !

Thanks for doing a great job on this very helpful video. It is understandable, concise and well edited (Big Hint to All Other KZfaqrs...EDIT YOUR VIDEOS! We don't want to wait for you to find your wrench or realize your battery is dead in your drill.). Living in Central Ohio; we have ice storms and heavy snow in the winter, and thunderstorms with tornadoes in the spring and summer. Generators are a must here. It can take days for power to be restored, and homeowner's insurance won't cover rotten food. Back to the video. You were able to re-use your gaskets. Should they always be replaced when removing a carburetor, or only if they come off during removal? And lastly, is WD-40 a good alternative for cleaning around rubber seals instead of gasoline?

I have the same generator it was giving to me its missing 1 plug outlet just wondering if I could use a normal house plug receptacle or do I need the original one

Hi! Great video! A couple of years ago I bought a BS power generator that has been running great until last week. It ran for 3 hours and then stopped and Doesn’t want to start up. I put fresh fuel, I cleaned the carburetor jets (everything was really clean and brand new), I also tried spraying some gasoline through the carburetor and also with a a quick start spray without luck. The spark plug is making a nice and strong spark arc, the oil level is fine as well as the sensor. I checked all the cables and everything seems fine. I just don’t know what else to do! If there is spark (and a strong one) and there is fuel inside, why isn’t it starting? Oh and when I pull, there seems to be good compression... Any ideas? Thanks!

When I reinstalled the carburetor fuel would gush out of the choke. Took it apart twice and put it back, same results.

thank you, would sta bil keep the gas from freezing, I ran mine for an hour and had swapped out the gas and out in new gas. the next morning the air filter had ice all over it and gas leaking from it. later when it warmed up and the ice was gone it would not crank.

Good job how would u do a engine swap on one of those with the generator head

Not keen on all the plastic bits in the briggs carbs now, can only see a load of problems later on, and when the plastic parts get brittle and break .

My new friend thanks

Thanks!!! Life Saver!!!

Just wondering why you said to add a stabilizer to the gas to run it from the tank.

where do you get parts to repair this generator? my looks almost identical and I believe I have a broken compression trigger on the cam shaft. thanks for a great video

i can not get the two screws on the carburetor to loosen -- any suggestions?

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I reckon people do need a good generator if they look after them

Too easy. :)

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Will the generator run if that spring is missing in the caburator?

I followed the video step-by-step but it still won’t start. Any suggestions?

Are you Inside house garage?

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Sheeeesh I remember BS engines with brass floats, what's the world coming too. if u have shop air, blow out all orifices.