rd265 wrote:I went back through the carb again, ran it through the HF sonic cleaner, and replaced the spark plug. The heat gun pulled it down some but it does pull 14.5 amps. The manual states that the circuit is 12.5 amps. Ran some Stabil through it and am calling it done. BTW I did leave that jumper wire as it was along with wiring in block. I always try to take pics with my phone when doing unfamiliar work.
Thanks for all your help.
PS 100 watt bulb, that's rich. LOL If I had one it would be in a glass case.
Have a great day. Now for this BR320...
The item I was trying to run is a heat gun,
was only using fan function, not heat.What you indicate about the heat gun WAS loading the gen at 14.5 amps was what I was suspecting and is the reason I indicated to test with a 100 watt load instead of the heat gun. Did not really add up that the
fan only that you indicated on the heat gun would load it enough to kill the engine due to electrical overload unless the engine was really starving for fuel and not running good. The fan only function from a heat gun would be a minimal load of around 1 to 2 amps at 120 volts.
Gummed up carbs on those Honda gen engines and portable generators of all makes and models due to not exercising at regular intervals is quite common. (even when using non ethanol gasoline)
The carb is about only thing on a Honda gen that can be replaced within a reasonable price range.
Good to hear you got it going.