Recent content by Daniel 3721

It started and ran fine. I may have gotten a wire crossed because it wouldn't shut off when I turned the key to the off position. So I had to shut it off with the choke. Later, when I went to charge things up, it wouldn't start. I had the same issue I did in the beginning; I couldn't pull past...

Thanks for the good advice. I will check for gas coming out the spark plug this afternoon. I didn't notice any dip on either the exhaust or intake. Two things happened at top dead center. The first time the Piston came to TDC, both rockers had no movement or play. As I kept pulling the rope and...

The intake valve was off by 0.003, reading 0.009. I reset it to 0.004, and the exhaust to 0.006, reducing the clearance by 0.002 for each. I think that is what you recommended. I won't start it until you confirm. The carburetor doesn't visibly leak. When I took the valve cover off, there was...

I first want to apologize for not responding sooner. It's been overcast with snow and my only means of charging is a small solar panel with two 5 volt outputs. I could use my vehicle but the gas is expensive to just charge a phone. There were so many different "opinions", it's difficult to...

I got the generator started! I did check the compression relief valve when I had the engine apart, I just forgot about it. That was fine. It runs kind of rough. I'm not sure if I have the springs on correctly for the carburetor, as I continually have to adjust the governor arm to keep it...

And I made a key for the ignition. It's not pretty, but it works!

I was wrong about it being 1 cog off. I have issues bending forward, so I wasn't eye level. I've got the OEM battery charged now and will try that. First, I finally got the valve clearance from Duromax. .006 intake .008 exhaust Since I didn't have the exact specs before, I took the average of a...

I'll check the auto rel I'll check that today. I totally forgot about that, thanks !

Hey everyone, I am still not able to start my generator, by hand or electric start. I put new gaskets in, adjusted the valves, re-gapped the spark plug, cleaned the carburetor jets and put a new shaft key in. The problem still remains. It's extremely hard to turn over, unless I remove the spark...