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I've been busy attending to some vehicle issues/needed maintenance/cold temperature stuff...... as intended, this thread is helping remind me to schedule my runs for next week.
Rgds, D.
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I've been busy attending to some vehicle issues/needed maintenance/cold temperature stuff...... as intended, this thread is helping remind me to schedule my runs for next week.
Rgds, D.
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I agree... since I stumbled on this thread I have been taking better care. My generator thanks all who are contributing... I think. For me I now feel guilty often now. :laughing:
GaryLock
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With the last weekend being below zero both days, and wind chills down to -30's, I added a two-day run of the two Eu2000's. I figured trying to start them when it was going to be that cold, plus the wear and tear of being that cold and started, I ran them through the two cold days and nights. If we had lost power, I would have just swapped over the transfer panel and would have been done. Better than starting them in that kind of cold. Brrr. Ran fine, sipped fuel, no problems. My normal is every 1-2 months, an hour run, during the winter, and spring/summer/fall, every 2-3 months. Rotating out all the fuel within a year of getting at a gas station.
My Better Half is great at reminding me about lots of things, but generators are not something she pays any attention to.
This thread works for me........ Glad to hear that we are able to share the guilt on this subject ! :drink:
Rgds, D.
I think ur may be having an issue with one at the moment, but it is pretty rare to hear about starting issues with Hondas. Things like gas left sitting in one for 10 years excepted. Opinions and successful practices vary, but myself I like to see all IC based equipment exercised.
Icing can be a concern with carbs in general. Here, Honda advertises Canadian exclusive "Cold Climate Technology" - glad to have it in Canada, but I find that statement a bit curious. Plenty of places other than Canada have cold weather..... I'm wondering what is done in other markets, or if they just use a different marketing phrase elsewhere.
Why Buy a Honda Generator?
Can't beat hot-standby for convenience/peace-of-mind, esp. with gnarly weather at hand.
Do you use a fuel stabilizer Gary, or do you have good luck w/o one ? I haven't pulled a manual for those EU's.... guessing oil-changes are somewhere between 50 and 100 hours ?
Rgds, D.
GaryLock
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I use Marine-Stabil (for ethanol) in all my stored gas. I turn over my fuel frequently, and run my generators on a good schedule. With the weather forecasting predicting such cold weather here last weekend, it just seemed prudent to allow the generators to be nice and warm for 48 hrs. Starting an engine that is below zero, and expecting that thick oil to lubricate the cylinders right away, makes me think that running the generators was much less stressful. The manual says 100 hrs. for oil changes. I usually go 150-200 hrs. during actual use time, which equates to once a week. Maintenance-wise, once yearly, with probably only 5-10 hrs. on it. I've never had carb issues or starting. I do however, tear both down every "few" years (whenever I think about it) and soak the carb parts in carb cleaner and/or seafoam, then reassemble to rid the system of any build-ups. Very easy to do, so it just peace of mind. I did put in fuel shut-off switches into the system, but it takes too many pulls to reprime the fuel line and carbs, so I don't use it anymore. I will drain the carbs with the screw and tube system that comes on the Eu series. But, in the winter, I leave them full and ready to go.
Very thorough Gary, thanks for posting your practices.
I defaulted to Stabil in all engines that sit for a long time quite a while back. Either Red or Blue, and now 360 degree for my small metal-tanked equipment.
I too like having gens ready-to-run, esp. in Winter....
Rgds, D.
I defaulted to Stabil in all engines that sit for a long time quite a while back. Either Red or Blue, and now 360 degree for my small metal-tanked equipment.
I too like having gens ready-to-run, esp. in Winter....
Rgds, D.
Sawyer Rob
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"IF" I was worried about my Honda 2000 starting in the cold, I'd just put it in the back hall or basement in the winter...
As for oil, mine gets synthetic oil, so don't have to worry about it getting thick in the winter...
SR
As for oil, mine gets synthetic oil, so don't have to worry about it getting thick in the winter...
SR
GaryLock
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Something I just had to look up....Inanimate objects are not affected by wind chill. guess I never thought about it, but if it was -5 F' and windchill of -35 F', the generators are only -5 F'. I would feel the -35' temp, but the oil and cylinders would still only be -5'. Now, -5' is cold enough to be concerned, but I guess the windchill made me feel a bit more worried than I needed to be. I wasn't really worried about the starting portion, just the wear and tear of the cold cylinders and oil sump and such. No harm no foul either way I guess. I wonder if the synthetic makes the oil change intervals any longer truly. I am not a chemist.
Sawyer Rob
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Basically, wind chill is a way to measure how fast heat is pulled from something, down to the ambient temp...
Yes, you can stretch synthetic oil changes, but I wouldn't get carried away with that...
SR
Yes, you can stretch synthetic oil changes, but I wouldn't get carried away with that...
SR