First generator I've seen with a cup holder in the gas tank.🤣

I would buy any generator or small engine device from you with full confidence that it's a sound well running machine.

Mr. Condon thank you for this video. my Brother-in-law pass away a year ago. My sister would not be able to work one so she made me come get it. The very same condition like yours. took tank and carb off and thought maybe by chance might be something on the web. thanks for tips and tricks,

You could paint that rusty exhaust with spray on BBQ grill paint. I've done it a few times and it holds well surprisingly.

Another great renovation, James...really enjoy your channel!

wow, what a great job you did. Thank you for taking the time and detail to show us and teach us how to

Good morning James. As usual one more generator ready for service. Excellent job, well done.

Knowledgeable and through. That’s why I like your videos so much. Greetings from Tuscola Texas.

Thanks for sharing James 👍

I treally appreciate these videos. What I ESPECIALLY value are the sequences where the engine runs and you (via text on the screen) describe what you hear. I’ve learned a tremendous amount from you about what the sound of an engine can indicate. Thanks!

You videos are so encouraging and educative to watch 💕💕💕💕

I have a Briggs&Stratton Storm Responder generator that I have had for 13 years. It still works great and I really like the fact that it too has a plastic gas tank as you never have to worry about rust forming inside the tank.

I have this generator. I found it challenging to start especially in the winter when I needed most. I converted it over to propane with a kit from US Carb. Wow. What a difference starts and runs perfect now.

Another outstanding class. I've Comme Ted in your tecumseh video, a 2005 tecumseh 11hp. I taped/ordered a breather tube, new air and fuel filter, new gas lines, new spark plug, cleaned the fuel plastic tank several times, sprayed the whole generator and washed, no ethanol gas, found a plastic covered torx10 screw just hidden- unscrewed that blew it out with carb cleaner and back. Cleaned the carb - all after watching many of your videos - and after several days of no starts to 30 seconds, it ran 1.5 hours with 1200w load and I'm pleased. THANKS, hopefully it'll crank successfully more.

Nice find, and nice clean up! Well done!

You are a trusting soul. I never put the frills and covers back on that are not necessary until I prove my work. LOL

I just bought a set of the torch tip cleaners and carb cleaning brushes and since i got them i probably cleaned at least 30 carburetors from generators that sat with old fuel in them. I also have the briggs vanguard on my racing go kart. They are pretty reliable engines

Makes sense, dirty air filter/rich condition. Another Complete refurb from Mr. Generator! We’re in the heart of hurricane season so you’ll probably find a few more before the year is out!

I have this generator. It always started hard especially in the winter when I needed it most. I bought a snorkel propane conversion kit for it from US Carb. Easy install. Works better than ever!

Very nice job, great idea on those handles / feet too. I’ve also noticed that newer OHV engines seem to be pretty sensitive to air filter condition, especially Honda engines. I’ve seen the old flathead engines run just fine with the air filter 80% blocked.

It runs and makes power. Some people say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Wash it and us a big blow dryer. I love this channel.

That was a steal for that generator at only $20 and it already ran and made power, just needed the carb gone through and cleaned up, nice work James!

Jim, it's nice when a plan comes together, like for the wheels and handle. Looks like it is factory... almost.

Thank you for the amazing series! I am a Ham radio operator seeking to advance my know how on secondary AC Power systems! Well done!

I have this same generator and have had it for 10 years or more. Have only really needed it when we lost power during snow/ice storm. Watched the olympics with neighbors and kept house warm over night and next day. I take it out every year and crank it and let it run for a few minutes. Every other year I change the oil and gas even though not used. Kept out of weather in shop. Been a good one.

Thank you for another great video. You got another great find it seems like it will work with no issues. 😀❤🇨🇦

I keep repeating myself! Excellent work, great video! Let’s keep it that way!

not to shabby for $ 20... good service job James!

Those are the dog bed handles that you did not fit to the generator you sold on the day of the storm. Worked well. Well done again.

Ah the tea ball for fine parts! Great idea. In case you've never used a tea ball you put loose tea leaves in it. It becomes a metalic tea bag for your teapot or even your teacup

Another great save! CPR successful.

Good Job James ! A little cleanup and it looks great .. Runs fine now to , ENJOYED !!

Nice video, as usual, James. Keep em coming 👍

I'm glad you said those Vanguard engines are good! I like them too, and 100% agree on the Mikuni carbs running lean, but also, there seems to be slight design variations between one Mikuni and and another, though they all seem to run lean. Spark plug gap also grossly affects running, and an apparent misfire can often be cured by closing the gap by a couple thou. My personal favourite generator out of the ones we have on hand is a 3.5kVA Stephill with a 9 horse Vanguard. Unless of course we're talking longer running outages, then it's either, the Lister-BKB 6kVA, or the Perkins-Stamford 32kVA, depending on anticipated demand. Yeah, we have a lot power outages! But, generators are also fun to work on, as well as keeping the lights on!

The vanguards are pretty good, it was a bit of a mess when you got it, even managed to run with lemon tea colored fuel, nice job James

James thanks for the your very informative videos. I am going pick up a Dynapak 6k with a 8 hp Briggs on it. Free for me helping them. Said it may need Carb adjusting or cleaning, but no problem there. See you on your next one. Thanks

Those older Briggs Vanguards are truly power horses, and very reliable. I had a generator just like that, the only problem was everyone complained about how loud it was. I thought about making a muffler to quiet it down, but ended up selling it. I didn't care that it was loud, it was reliable and could run for hours with little maintenance. I probably logged over 1,000 hrs without malfunction, I ended up painting the metal laminations due to it rusting up, more cosmetic than anything. The only real pain was the filter cover would interfere with the side of the frame on the one I had.

picked up a little 1980s honda 500 generator from the landfill yesterday , new oil in it but the carb was seazed solid , gas was horrible my guess it was sitting for 10 years at least , for 10 bucks i took a chance and scored , great video especially like the dog bed handles 😀 👍

A bad photo in an advert puts almost everyone off. Well done for seeing the potential.

Very nice, as always. Yourusual tlc paint job on the muffler box would work wonders! Hurrah! And thanks!

You know what i like about you James, your not a butcher. Your a craftsman like me. Thid guy never worked in a meat market , No butchers here

Would like to give you a tip I have found. SPRAY 9. It is a cleaner as fantastic or formula 409, but much much stronger and better. Spray it on, and leave it sit for 10 minutes, then pressure wash. Try it Jim....

Got my first generator today ran it,checked for power all is well shut fuel valve of,and drained fuel bowl.

Good morning, I am enjoying your videos it is the best

Love those Vanguard motors. Own two of them. One on my backup generator and one on my Mighty Mac chipper. Heck, even it it was a parts donor, not a bad pickup James!

Great idea to use the dog bed frame. Not sure I would have thought to use it for the handles AND the legs. I want to get a small electric powerwasher about 1200 PSI or so for jobs like this, and still have a larger gas one for bigger jobs. Thanks for the idea to use a plastic bag to cover the air intact the way you did, I probably would have just covered the outside with it, and then duct taped it. LOL! I like yours better. Keep up the great work!

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

Good job James.

have that or at least a similar 1999 coleman powermate. very satisfying and has done plenty of work supplying electricity when the power drops after a storm/hurricane. the wife just had to have since we were all gonna have problems with y2k. lol

Wow what a great deal. $20.00? Nice. Plenty of room for profit after time and parts. Well done.

Westleys bleche white tire cleaner works fantastic for the old brown varnish even where carb clean doesn't cut it. wet wash it then blow out passages with carb clean which also displaces any water then blow gun it with air. Clean out all the small holes like you did. I don't have a ultra sonic cleaner.

Great job James,as a tip for you, when drilling steel or even stainless steel it is better to use short bursts, rather than holding the trigger,this allows the bit to cool between drills! In other words , trigger on one second, trigger off one second, and repeat until the bit is through the metal.

Nice work James. I like your style.

Nice score for $20, Jim. What a difference a breath of fresh air does for the way that Briggs Vanguard ran too. I think I saw the other two legs of that dog bed go onto a different generator if I'm not mistaken. Lastly, we'll assume you were out of high temp flat black spray paint if YOU didn't wire wheel the muffler and paint it up! 😉. Good stuff as always and keep em coming.

l also have been using a tea ball for about 3 year.s works great

easy fix today James hope you get a good price

Nice video James, not bad for a $20 generator. 👍🏼🙂

Great job!!!😁👍👍👍👍👍

Hi James, Wanted to tell you that you can buy a gallon of purple power at Walmart for $14.00 and use a garden sprayer to apply it. Water it down a little. No grease at all when your done.Like Your Video.Nice work.

I have a Coleman 5000 watt Power-mate. Had for 24 years or so, Live in FL so it gets used form time to time. I run mine about 6 times a year. Winter summer when ever I get the feeling I need to Check it. Cleaned the carb a few times it has kind of a Miss going on now. I need a new Carb bit it still powers up runs what ever I put on her. Run carb Dry after every run. Fuel never sits in carb, I open the drain valve to make sure. Tank has fuel with stabilizer, Now new stabilizer for water crap fuel. its in my garage but has gets all the humidity and salt air from being near the water. Good Generator as far as I am concerned.

I wish I could get deals like that! Over here, the seller of that generator would ask $250-$350, at least, in unknown condition.

James, you could add some rubber feet (like from a cane or crutches) to prevent the feet from punching through grass, or dirt while in use.

You have the touch when unscrewing some of those delicate items.

Amazing what some elbow grease can make in the appearance. Excellent video as usual.

I've had the exact same generator for probably 15 year snow and it purrs like a kitten. Of course, I keep it inside, use Stabil, and always cut the gas off and run it out after each use.

Hi James nice easy fixes great job on the frame looks like it came out of the factory like that mate also love the tea ball good idea it would look better with some paint on that exhaust James

Wow, that was really dirty. I cannot imagine why the owner did not attempt power washing just to make it look better for the listing. I love the repurposed dog bed parts for the handle/leg. Excellent use of these parts. Looks like they were designed for this purpose. Good to see the generator now back to normal working condition. The air filters made a big difference. Dave.

Man, I wonder what kind of crazy dusty/dirty environment that poor thing was used in. Nice job bringing her back!

31:00 Oh, joy you spared us the fun of drilling a hole in round stock!

I thought I was obsessed with generators- I have 4- including two I made, Honda GX 6 hp with toyota 150 amp alternators, used for charging batteries at 150A when we go camping.

you have skills my brother

your videos are great!

Time for some super clean on this gen set

Hi Jim..... awesome price on that genny. Like you said those Vanguard Powermate combos are great units. The pre and main air filters are better than just a piece of junkie foam. I remember you used the dog bed handles for another genny earlier this year. Such a great, resourceful idea and repurposing. As always great job. Did you end up cleaning the muffler on that? You have us all spoiled.👍👍👍💪💪💪🤣🤣🤣

SWEET !!!!!!!!

Well done, as usual! Sent you a question.

Picked up one of these on wheels it's 3750 on a 6.5 Briggs OHV so far I have got inside to find a broken plastic cam gear and since that moment I have dug in and I'm determined to rebuild it because everything else on it is in excellent condition. How am I doing it with limited experience I'm binge watching James Condon videos. I'm doing the full rebuild because I can't stand not doing things the right way and it's fun.

Looks like you designed that screw driver for the carb cleaning job.I have a craftsman I picked up at a garage sale that I was going to take back for a new one now I think I will keep it LOL

Well done as always. I've seen the poor running and/or bogging when revving power equipment, even small quad engines, due to the slightest change in air/fuel ratio, with either really dirty air filters, or missing air filters. Many small engines are factory tuned to just the right amount of air/fuel. It's getting harder and harder to sell these small 3000-7500W traditional gas generators, as everyone wants the inverter gens now. And with the inverter gen market becoming so huge, (and cheap) these older gas generators have a much lower demand. It's great to save and bring these back to life though. And while the demand is lower, it's still there, for the right price. I'm guessing you can get about $250 on that unit. What do you think? Keep up the great work, and great videos!!

THKS

Great choice in picking it up Doc., just a little TLC and ye have a good generator.

Hi from the U.K. 😀🇬🇧

Good job James 😂

Nice video show , we don’t need generators in Scotland, possibly camping would be handy .

i just got a set of 3 tea infusers off amazon life changer for small jets that would slip through basket

I too have a Coleman powermate 6250/5kw but has the Briggs 10hp not Vanguard engine. I paid $50 for it and had to get a new carb. Runs like a champ, with exception of the wimpy fuses you can’t hurt this thing. My only complaint it the L14-20 amp plug. It’s not very common to come across these cords and adapters (yes Amazon has them). I’d wish the bumped it to a 30amp rating with 30amp twist lock then I could power my RV entirely. In a pinch I did the old tin foil wrap fuse and it held til I was able to get a new one.

$20 Bucks!!! Around Baltimore where I live, if it resembles a generator it is a minimum $300 and it's a crap shoot if it runs or not.

Personally I'd drill smaller holes and increase to the larger through steps.

That tea ball is a very good idea.............Jay

I'd clean up that exhaust and put that high temperature either gray or black on it and then put that decorative chrome piece on but that's just me keep up the good work that was a good find though yeah.

I can't believe you haven't purchased a hydraulic lift table yet! My back would have given out a long time ago working on the floor.

I ran my whole house on that exact same model for years without issue, then I put in a new condensing boiler that was frequency fussy and would go into hard lockout if off by more than 1.5 hz. Never a single issue with the generator though, even in the winter.

Good buy, instant profit.

It sometimes pays to be a little bit of a Horder..its satisfying to re-purpose items without having to be a Tree Hugger... 😆

It’s the old saying never judge a book by it’s cover

stuck parts release with PB Blaster and hot tap water. avoid pressure washer on generator. damp rag and elbow grease saves your stator.

Wow fantastic purchase and fix. Glad you got the miss out of the engine. Was it just the filters or did you make a jet larger? Certainly runs great now. Thanks for the video.

Nice

With respect to the muffler, why not grab some hitemp exhaust/firebox black paint? It’d at least last long enough to get a few extra bucks at resale. Another good job, well done. 👏👏👏 👋👋👋 🇦🇺

Great gen for someone.