SkiFletch
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So much for Honda reliability... I bought a generator with a 9hp Honda (GX270) motor last year with 60 hours on it off an estate sale. Figured, sweet deal, cheap, Honda motor, low hours, great. Thing pull started right up when I bought it, piece of cake. Go out today to check it out, load it up with gas, check the oil, looks good, choke, full throttle, pull, pull, pull, pull, you get the idea. No dice. It has a battery electric start option too, so I hook it up to my car batt, flip electric start switch, it turns over plenty, but no fire.
So, take the spark plug out, looks pretty black, but the gap is fine and it doesn't look worn (hell it shouldn't with only 60 hours). But what the hell, plugs are cheap, go get a new pair (n+1
), drop the new one in, turn it over, no fire still. Figure well, lets see if we're even juicing the spark plug. Take the cap off, meter it and yes, I'm getting voltage to the spark plug. Take the air filter off for giggles, that looks fine and dandy, drop the fuel sediment cup, that looks fine too. Sigh.
That leaves me with two things left as far as I can come up with: Carburetor, and/or Valve problems, neither of which I can fix today. Anybody else have something else I might be able to try? Really not looking forward to heading into this storm with only the inverter...
So, take the spark plug out, looks pretty black, but the gap is fine and it doesn't look worn (hell it shouldn't with only 60 hours). But what the hell, plugs are cheap, go get a new pair (n+1

That leaves me with two things left as far as I can come up with: Carburetor, and/or Valve problems, neither of which I can fix today. Anybody else have something else I might be able to try? Really not looking forward to heading into this storm with only the inverter...
