Spark plugs for cheap Generators?
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 14:22
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revhead307
Gday, I have a 2 stroke $98 GMC job from Bunnings which wont start (and no i dont use it camping).
Its been sitting for 9 months with fuel still in. Numerous attempts to crank it over have failed.
I plan to:
1) drain and refill with new fuel
2) clean the spark plug in case its sooted up
I heard somewhere that maybe a better quality spark plug may assist?
And should i be running it dry before i put it away for long periods?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Rev
Reply By: Darian (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 15:03
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 15:03
Enough of this apologetic banter Rev, re the use of gennies - do we see people heaving and sweating as they quietly push their vehicles into campgrounds, just because someone got there beforehand and may be offended by some noise ? Given due consideration for 1. Regulations that may apply and 2. People and their
views on the subject, there must be a place for the camping gennie ! No ?
I say this of course, because I just put a whole lot of spondooliks into a power generation solution :-0) ...... and despite me reputation in
camp, its not wind.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 15:33
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 15:33
Darian, Im sure everyone appreciates you input into this post BUT plain english is preferable. Give us a clue what you are talking about at least!!!
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Follow Up By: Darian (SA) - Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 21:54
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 21:54
Well...I've been doing this short course at WAE - "Colourful Writing for Profit" but I realise that I've failed yet another study unit........sigh........
What I meant to say was........"I've got a generator and it cost a lot. I am not a bad man. Other campers don't hate me. Fart power produces few KW".
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Follow Up By: revhead307 - Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 23:53
Tuesday, Feb 28, 2006 at 23:53
Im seeing a pattern here,
You drive a Jackeroo and you just want to fit in lol.
Not anti generator, i dont take this one camping cos its noisy, and I dont need to. But If i had a speccy quiet expensive one I'd even leave the missus at
home in preference.
Rev
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Wednesday, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:49
Wednesday, Mar 01, 2006 at 12:49
I bought a Kipor 1000ti instead, after a weekend of listening to a GMC $98 special. I know that money is money but the Kipor is virtually silent, really only humms, it's 4 stroke, starts 1st pull all the time, and I use premium so I can leave the fuel stored in the gennie, never lets me down. I got it 2nd hand on ebay for $450 and it had only been used a couple of times. I have also now bought a 3000ti for my boat to run the hot water service and metal halide light, it just humms away at around 54db. If you use a generator a lot then spend the money, you won't know yourself.
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Follow Up By: Mike Harding - Wednesday, Mar 01, 2006 at 17:39
Wednesday, Mar 01, 2006 at 17:39
I doubt anyone would give you an argument about the Kipor/Honda etc being far better products and given that they cost 10 or 15 times as much so they should be.
But for my application (and I suspect it's pretty similar to many other people) which is battery charging a 90Ah AGM every 3 days or so and running the gen for about 4 hours during the day on an extension cable in the remote
places I go to (usually no human for 30km or more) a $98 GMC is ideal.
Now; had I been able to find a Kipor for $450 I probably would have bought it too :)
Mike Harding
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