It's hurricane season here, and it's time for me to get the generator ready. We usually have about a week's notice with storm info, and I've been putting off the service. Actually, LOML has been on my case about it.
It's been about a year since it ran, and I'm sure I just ran the gas out. A problem I did have the last time was that upon pull starting it locked up. It was likely a rust build up on the cylinder walls. I opened it up and manually cleared it out using WD-40, and a big wrench.
So, this year, I was thinking that instead of trying to start it, just squirt WD-40 into the combustion chamber, and let it sit for a while. That may prevent having to do any disassembly. Any thoughts on this? Will the WD-40 make it hard to start? I would rather do a start up on fresh oil, so I'll likely change the oil again in case there is the possibility of contamination.
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It's been about a year since it ran, and I'm sure I just ran the gas out. A problem I did have the last time was that upon pull starting it locked up. It was likely a rust build up on the cylinder walls. I opened it up and manually cleared it out using WD-40, and a big wrench.
So, this year, I was thinking that instead of trying to start it, just squirt WD-40 into the combustion chamber, and let it sit for a while. That may prevent having to do any disassembly. Any thoughts on this? Will the WD-40 make it hard to start? I would rather do a start up on fresh oil, so I'll likely change the oil again in case there is the possibility of contamination.
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