Wish I would have known that one week ago. Spent 4 hours sweating tuning up my generator. Next time for sure.
Can you tune up a chainsaw? I'd be willing to guess the carb is bad
Good looking out.
Personally had some issues with mine. Causing me to take a cutting torch cleaner (guaged wire) to the jets because of old gas and gumming. Not something one would want to have to do in a pinch.
Do this http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1901118 and you won't have that problem any more.
Were you able to get similar power output?
And can you still run gas?