JimR wrote:
"TWayne" wrote in message
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I seriously doubt that the manufacturers leave gas in, for
shipping. The carb gasket is my best guess, from here.
Doesn't really matter what you doubt; that is the case. They are
pre-run before shipment by hooking a line up to the carb's fuel
input, started, and allowed to run a few seconds, not enough to
empty the bowl, and shipped.
All you have to do is check on ANY freshly delivered item with a
gas powered engine. I even had one lawn tractor that actually
started while I was testing the battery connections of the battery
I'd just put in. I figured I'd turn it over a couple times to be
sure hte battery was up to charge, and it started. Ran for about
half a minute or so, too, long's the choke was kept on. Never
thought to try that before that one though. Most won't start
because the gas is evaporated & floating around in the air, I
presume, in the lines & bowl. But it's there if you look; pull the
bowl off next time and give it a look-see. I wouldn't suggest
that for just anyone but I know you know everything there is to
know about such things so you can do it without problems or ruining
the gasket. Twayne

My first generator, the fuel shutoff worked opposite from the
depiction in the instruction manual. When the book said it was ON
it was actually OFF. It fired up when I started it the first time,
ran for a few seconds and died. I fiddled with it, which probably
got some fuel into the lines again, started it up again and it ran
for a few seconds and died. I had gone 100 miles each way to find
the last one in the region for sale (it was during a recent
hurricane season when the entire area lost power for up to a week)
and finally a neighbor figured out the problem. So the fuel shutoff
is one of the areas I'd check if a new one had problems.

"TWayne" wrote in message
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It should not be clogged, He DID say that it was new in the box
with NO OIL AND NO GAS in it. How the hell can it be clogged?
Malfunctioning maybe. Defective possible. People should learn how
to read before answering.
There is always some gas in the lines with new engines and the bowl
will be full initially.





Another possibility is the oil level. Fill the crankcase until the oil
runs over, then cap it. In my experience, newer generators have a VERY
sensitive low-oil sensor. Mine looked full, but wouldn't start until I
completely filled it....

Good catch. However, depending on the type of oil filler, could be bad
advice. If it's just the plug you pull off & fill to the line it won't
hurt anything but if not, especially if it has a stick and you can put
in a lot more than it's supposed to have, you're going to have suds,
lots of heat, and a boat anchor if it runs for very long.
but if the oil is low, a sensor could very well be a cause for not
starting. Filling furhter than recommended isn't going to help
anything. If it does, there are bigger problems with the unit.