Recent content by H-Towner

Following up, I changed the oil, bought a new fuel line and filter, and bought a Kill-a-Watt. But I took a bit of a break while getting over pneumonia. Yeesh! Today I got back on it, and I think I’ve got the needle valve dialed in to help with cold starts. We’ll see next time I start it cold...

Let it not be thought that I’m considering spending thousands on a UPS for my hundreds of dollars worth of tvs. I was only guessing at what kind of equipment would be required to reform sketchy grid ac. Further reading has shown there are all kinds of AVRs and power conditioners available, but...

That’s neat. I wonder if a whole home UPS would do the same thing, again very expensive. I can’t complain so far about bad electric service (other than infrequent outages) I’ve got a plasma tv and a network-attached hard drive, both of which have been running directly off grid power since 2011...

First off, thanks so much for the replies, all. I didn’t realize how variable the voltage and frequency are under normal conditions. During our recent outage we borrowed a 4000w Predator (not an inverter) to run the refrigerators. At night, we switched to the bedroom circuit for lights and...

Hi, new to the forum and a novice at small engines. I have a Coleman Powermate 4000 (PM54-4202) powered by an 8hp horizontal Briggs & Stratton engine (194412-1112-01). This was gifted to me by a friend, and when I tried to use it several years ago, the engine surged a lot and threatened to stall...