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notjustair

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The neighbor called and needed my portable generator to hang some gates. She brought down hers for me to fix. The rope was broken about 5 years ago and it was shoved in a corner of the corn crib. It is some Honda knock-off. Something Dong or other - it has too many consonants for me to pronounce. It had a full tank of fuel that still smelled like fuel. I fixed the rope and put a quirt of ether in it. That thing started on the first pull and runs whisper quiet.

I'm betting all of my mowers that I serviced and put up for the winter won't start in a month and a half. All the luck...
 
I am confused as to whether it is yours that got fixed, or hers. It really does not matter, just interested. Jim
 
Mine is a 10 horse Coleman 6250. It runs really well and hasn't caused me any trouble. It is very loud, though. I put an automotive muffler on it which helped.

I run it every month or two and always run it out of fuel. She has this cheapie that has set for 5 years with fuel in it and it fires right off. I can see why she would use it for drilling gate posts and things - it is nice and quiet. Granted, mine is double the power, but the noise makes me crazy. That Briggs overhead engine is just a noisy beast.

I am always careful about running things in the off season and prepping them to store. This thing just set there for years and popped right off. I had more trouble starting the Cub Cadet that has sat since November!
 
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