Your last generator Maintenance Run

3930dave · Dec 11, 2014

It's irritating to have a piece of equipment down, but at least you guys have other generators to carry the day/night. :thumbsup:

Here's hoping those Champions don't need more than fresh gas laced with Seafoam, and basic tune-up.

Rgds, D.

ultrarunner · Dec 12, 2014

I did put some seafoam in the tank... have not had a chance to revisit the situation yet.

Remember it being a quiet and smooth running genset.

Right now the Bay Area is having the rain storm of the decade... 75,000 without power around here today... most outages last a few hours and power is back... Looks like we will get enough rain to impact the California drought... at least that is the hope.

No problems power wise so far...

Diamondpilot · Dec 12, 2014

ultrarunner said:
I was given a Champion that I heard run sweet last year... folks were moving and asked if I wanted it.

No go a couple of weeks ago... be interested what you learn.

Check the oil level. They have a very touchy low oil level shut off mechanism. Short of that tap on the carburetor a few times and make sure the gas is on.

Chris

Humblebub · Dec 12, 2014

My 10 year old Champion was very difficult to start. I found if I did not turn fuel off after use it was quick to start the next time. I have since replaced with Honda.

3930dave · Dec 12, 2014

ultrarunner said:
I did put some seafoam in the tank... have not had a chance to revisit the situation yet.

Remember it being a quiet and smooth running genset.

Right now the Bay Area is having the rain storm of the decade... 75,000 without power around here today... most outages last a few hours and power is back... Looks like we will get enough rain to impact the California drought... at least that is the hope.

No problems power wise so far...

Drought then Deluge..... sounding kind of biblical out your way ur ! Your temperatures look to be a little above normal, so unless you need to run a sump pump, a couple of hours isn't too bad.

Good data about Champion operating quirks Chris and Humblebub.

Rgds, D.

Fi-Q · Dec 12, 2014

ultrarunner said:
I was given a Champion that I heard run sweet last year... folks were moving and asked if I wanted it. No go a couple of weeks ago... be interested what you learn.

My flight back to work been pushed back 4 times since wenesday night.... I am only flying out on Monday now ( wife is happy )

I will try to get the champion running this week end and post back

Fi-Q · Dec 13, 2014

I did drain the tank and the carburator on the champin and put fresh gas in it, it started 2nd pull..... Exercised ot for 30 min with a 1500 heater

3930dave · Dec 13, 2014

That was an easy fix Fi !

Do you use Stabil or equivalent in your generators normally ?

Rdgs, D.

Fi-Q · Dec 13, 2014

3930dave said:
That was an easy fix Fi ! Do you use Stabil or equivalent in your generators normally ? Rdgs, D.

It is not stabil, but I guess itnis the equivalent from Canadian Tire, but the stabil bottle is getting old too... That might be an issue as well...

I usually don't store the generator with mich gas in it. But after Arthur last summer we were out of powers for days, but I got power back 2 days before my brother so he took the champion. And he brought it back full of gas.

I do not have a pump for gas so I enpties the tank via the hose going from the tank to the carburator, it took 4 hours to get the full tank empty.... But I was not in a rush, I was working ( from home ) in the meantime.....

I usually try to rotate my gas every 6 months or so, but I haven't been home a lot since july....

I think my 2 gallons of mix gas for the chainsaw and the weed eater is over 6 months old.... I guess I will recycle the mix gas and what I got out of the geberator in a full tank on my dosge caravan......