[C320-list] generator storage safety

[Pat Moriarty]

The Honda 3500 I had had a pedcock just like a motorcycle, turn it 
off and run it dry and I had a 500W Nissan same thing, so i figured 
the 2000 would be similar.

At 07:41 AM 7/23/2008, you wrote:
>There is a switch that turns off the fuel but also shorts out the spark plug
>- you can't run it dry.  They are four strokes as opposed to the usual two
>stroke motors that you would run dry.  The only way to drain the bowl is to
>undo the drain screw in behind the side cover. I intend to check this out
>and see if I can extend the screw in some way to be accessed without
>removing the cover.
>
>Stephen Cox
>Tegwen #1141
>
> >
> > Can't you turn the gas off and run it dry. I always did this
> > on all my small generators as the main jet is so small that
> > varnish will plug it very easy. If you use it every week or
> > two no big deal but if you go a month and the gas all
> > evaporates out of the bowl now you have a problem. Same for
> > lawn mowers, weed eaters etc. repair shops just love people
> > who leave gas in them and never use them.
> >
> > Most people never run the gas out an pretty soon the damn
> > thing just won't start.
> >
> > Pat
> > #130

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