Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

The engine on my Honda generator is not getting any fuel through the carberator.  Does anybody have any idea what the most likely cause would be and how to fix it?

Make sure fuel cut-off switch is in the "open" position, change fuel filter, drain old fuel and add fresh fuel with Seafoam added to clean fuel system. Old fuel that has not had stabilizer added to it when it was fresh becomes varnish and gums up the fuel system. Is the fuel old or has it been in there a while? Try these first and see if this cures the problem.

If you din't drain the gas out and then run the generator unti lit is dry the gas will clog up the carburator. You may be able to remove the bowl and spray carburator cleaner into it and try to get to the top where the air enters the carburator and spray carburator cleaner into it.

Wait about 1/2 hour for the cleaner to work and then put some 89 octain gas in the tank.

Before you try to start it check the linkage to the carburator. The poroblem I had was only that I needed to spray some WD40 on the linkage. The rods oxidized and didn't allow the choke plates for gas and air to move freely. I knew the carburator was OK since I had drained it. Once the linkage (little rods) moved freely the generator started right up.