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deer30084 · 07-02-2018, 05:37 AM

Update: I got gutsy and decided to do things myself. First I took the cover off the electrical unit and looked at the "brushes." They looked good; no grooves or wear evident to me. In the lifetime of the generator, I had not used it much for power. I was pretty much stored and cranked up a few times over the years. Yes, the gas had been changed from time to time. Then I gave it a new spark plug, air filter and oil. Those had been changed a couple times over the years also. Still wouldn't power the RV A/C.

Next, I ordered a carburetor for $15 and some change from Amazon and put it on myself. It works! It powered my RV A/C and didn't even hiccup! Then I opened up the old carburetor just for curiosity and found yellow gunk inside. Not much, but it probably didn't need much to bog the unit down.

As far as sea level goes, I live about 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

Hopefully this info helps someone else having the same generator problem.

07-02-2018, 05:37 AM	#6
deer30084 Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: y Posts: 47	Generator question Update: I got gutsy and decided to do things myself. First I took the cover off the electrical unit and looked at the "brushes." They looked good; no grooves or wear evident to me. In the lifetime of the generator, I had not used it much for power. I was pretty much stored and cranked up a few times over the years. Yes, the gas had been changed from time to time. Then I gave it a new spark plug, air filter and oil. Those had been changed a couple times over the years also. Still wouldn't power the RV A/C. Next, I ordered a carburetor for $15 and some change from Amazon and put it on myself. It works! It powered my RV A/C and didn't even hiccup! Then I opened up the old carburetor just for curiosity and found yellow gunk inside. Not much, but it probably didn't need much to bog the unit down. As far as sea level goes, I live about 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Hopefully this info helps someone else having the same generator problem.