I was the repair agent for Kipor in Cairns Australia. Sometimes they take forever to start after a carb service. Biggest fault they had was being overloaded and blowing inverter boards. Most were not worth repairing. Used properly they are a great generator.
Thats the problem I had with the inverter board. Used it for four years camping, then it took a dump. Not cost effective to repair. Purchased off of Ebay NIB in 2003 . No Kipor dealers in Arizona so said byebye to it and replaced it with a Generac.
Watching your videos are therapeutic for me for some reason... Good on you getting that little guy running again.. One thing to mention, I've noticed in my years that the fan you have on that space heater could introduce a lot of THD in to the system when measuring.. Was still less than 3%, but sometimes those fans are "noisy."
Real detective going on this one. I could have worked on that for a month, and likely it would never have worked right. Learn something from almost every single video. 👍
I would have powered up freecad and 3d printer and made the tube with spring grooves from TPU. Would this not survive the hydrocarbon/heat environment?
Am learning more and more about these small engines. Your systematic evaluation and "treatments" of the problems becomes more and more valuable. I have a 5K watt generator that needs an overhaul and I am ALMOST ready to tackle the beast!1 LOL. Maybe I need to watch just a FEW more of your excellent videos. MANY THANKS!!
In addition to the rubber hose, don’t forget that when you compared the two carburetors, you found a screw that needed some major adjusting! And in doing so, the engine performed much better. At any rate James, with a keen eye and continued perseverance, you were able to fix the engine. 👍
Kipor had US operations based in salt lake City Utah but they closed down many years ago. Aftermarket parts can still be had since many of them If not all of them are made overseas. I did a video on the 3000w model they're actually Not too bad I would say on the same level as a champion. Great fix again James!
I was a dealer on these machines back in 2005, good machines in the beginning then it got to where i had to fix them and get them running right out of the box wether it as a carb or charging issue, i was in washington state, and would get parts in portland Oregon , and then Toronto Canada, got to the point they ere not selling , and started selling Briggs and Stratton generators,when they work they are a good machine
@@Bassguitarist1985 mine had the caster wheels on it, rolled real easy, was the best Kipor generator out of all the units i had, i even had the 2k ith the built in spot light on it, great floor model, worst model to sell the 2k inverter and non inverter ere the most popular in my area, then the Yamaha propane suitcases became the units to have, i atch your channel also
Got mine in a box in pieces. A friend said if you can’t fix it throw it away. Carb float needle was damaged by old fuel. Lucky to get new carb. Ran fine. Used synthetic oil since it only holds about a cup full. Drain carb and empty all fuel out by turning genny upside down if not used.
The drain line on the bottom of the carburetor. If you rotate it upside down. Then open the drain screw. You can see the fuel level of the float bowl. You can use this trick while the engine is running.
i will look for new videos every day for each time that i watch your videos i learn something new so i will for ever watch all that i can to learn more thanks a lot Sir
Awesome job finding the root cause which I’m sure was what happened with the original carb. I’m working on a 1955 Sears and Robuck trash pump that was given to me with a B&S 14FB engine. The piston was stuck on what looked like a sort of rebuild. I ordered a new piston and gaskets. Can’t wait to see how it runs. Thanks!
For oil sucking you can usually find used but good condition suction units on ebay and the like from ambulances, they work great and go for aprox $50 shipped, makes it easy for cars and gennys alike. Love the videos, thanks for them all as theyve helped me a ton James, really appreciate it
Nice repair, and relatively simple and straightforward too. We'll never know for sure, but it's entirely possible that setting that needle valve properly was the only thing it needed. As to my own repair, I replaced the starter rope and used a bolt to hold the reel in. Now that part is working okay but the engine refuses to start. My next move might be to check that needle valve setting against the original in case I have a similar problem. Edit: If that doesn't work, I may try swapping the main jet into the first replacement carb which I bought and see if that works, since it did sort-of work for a while.
I have a 3500 Watt China generator that's similar, and had the same problem even after cleaning, then replacing the carburetor. I spent hours tearing it down to replace the fuel pump, and it still didn't run right. So I feed it with an external gravity tank now. Runs perfect.
I feel like I could do one of these now after seeing you do a few, if I had all those little tools, anyway I get plenty of enjoyment just watching you fix them....Javi G.
I've seen several of these little guys around me recently all nonrunning. Glad to see they are similar to the little hondas. Might pick one up to mess with if the price is right.
Brilliant video Jim and Kipor were popular generators here in the UK and often found in commercial use with CEE Form 16amp socket modification on both the 1000 & 2000w variants That was a lovely clean and well looked after machine
I agree. But surely the air hose shrank on the original carburetor. While the plugged pilot jet was on the replacement carburetor from the manufacturer's representative . The "new" carb was actually used! "just a little debris in the float bowl and moderate varnish" says Mr Condon. Gee thanks, Kipor for sending out only a "moderately" used one. So really, the original carb is fine, leaving only the dud shrunk air hose as the real cause of failure. So, if I've got this straight, if James had caught the shrunk air hose during disassembly, that's all that needed replacing, and only a 20 minute video would have been required.
@@BillMalcolm-tn3kq Probably since it sat in my basement for years, long enough for varnish to develop until the fuel in the carb evaporated completely
Great video! I see the Kipor units for sale once and a while, needing repair and selling for cheap. Great to know that it seems like Honda/Honda clone parts, if needed. It looks fairly well built.
I agree with the hose part, probably worked for those few years perfectly the rubber shrunk a little over time, just enough to cause it to run lean and stall out.
Aesthetic design that purrs when properly tuned. The low-Watt market likely transitioned to more solar/battery options when this brand was introduced? If so, that would have definitely impacted sales.
No thats not it, if that was the case the studs would had been too short. More likely that tube was made from a material that heatshrunk over time. You can tell by the ripple caused by poor filtering of the inverter output that this is a cheapened down version of a Honda EU1000.
Great video as always, always learn something. I have a Honda EU2000 which, like you said, is very similar to that one. Thanks for sharing your expertise. 👍👍
Nice video. I have a Kipor just like that one, just the 220v version. it has been working good for me although it takes a few pulls when it has been sitting over winter
What actually causes harmonic distortion? Some of the open frame generators you have repaired have great THD but most do not and the inverter generators as a rule have very good THD. I love your videos.
Rough answer: Harmonics are integer multiples of 60 hz that you _don't_ want mixed in with the 60 hz that you do. Eg a bell has a rich tone due to harmonics not present in a tuning fork's sound. A non-inverter makes harmonics due to various imperfections in rotor and stator plus slightly irregular per rev rotational speed of one lung engines: the bell is easier and cheaper to make than the tuning fork but not as good for setting up a piano. Inverters avoid the harmonics by making DC, which drives an electronic 60hz oscillator, where imperfections are much easier to design out.
James do you really think that a repair shop would go to that extent to fix the carb ? Or would they say it’s not worth the effort ? A perfectly good machine would be trashed ! Your amazing ! Wish they had a James Condon in Rockland County !
Thumbs up, great video, i have not seen a Kipor in Years, worked on several of them a few years ago, fixing what your fixing,had a good time getting parts myself
I have the 2.0 version of that & a Blue(later) version of that & the yellow one has dramas with the little flapper valve(reed?) where it empties the Fuel Tank & fills the Engine up with Petrol!
James I would have cut a spare piece of tube and cable tied it in the case for the next person to find.......when they needed to do the same repair sometime...!
Great work Jim... You're still have the best hands Iv'e ever seen. I see you now use micro bits or precision gauge burnishing tools for your jet servicing. Your hands move like a neuro surgeon buddy... Is the replacement carb body, slightly longer in its standoff?
Possible reasons the tube was too short. Additional spacer under the carb? Carbs are different heights? The tube shrunk? Wrong from the manufacturer? JIS screws, never know for sure when you are going to run into them. I keeps some bits ready.
A proper fix from James, as always. Could the intake air tube have shrunk after maybe being exposed to chemicals like starter fluid/carb cleaner, etc. back when the owner tried to fix it earlier in its life? Potentially, it could also have shrunk due to age.
Actually it is on loan from someone. But if you google Amprobe ACDC-52NAV you will find it on Amazon and a bunch of other places. Think I have a link in the video description.
I finally caught you in a mistake. At @35:52 you said you were going to “emit” the spring clamps, the word you needed to use was omit. Other than that a perfectly fine video. As usual.
It's funny how much difference the air intake means. It's like that on bikes to. When you tell ppl all you did was change a filter or put the filter back in cause they deleted the element . They think your trying to screw them. I have come across this so many times in the past 45+ years I been working on motors. I could tell dozens of stories. Kid I went to school with had a snowmobile they had fixed but it wasn't quite right. I was about 14 or so. It was a 1972 - 440 panther. My uncles 399 puma was a smaller sled but was twice as fast. I said I know whats wrong. Carb set with no load. You got to set it while riding it. Back then ppl actually used to get hurt doing this. I jumped on it said I'll be right back. When I got done fine tuning it she would dangle the skis. So many mowers,small engine powered equipment come into my uncles shop with plugged or missing filters. Esp the small 2 strokers. Deleted filters then they finger up the adjustments. Don't know what happened. It just won't run right. Yeah, sure, what you touch? Countless mowers. Plugged up filter. Won't throttle up. Get it on the lift and look at it. The governor spring it stretched out 2 feet. It's wrapped around stuff to keep it wide open and the motor is screaming.
@James Condon hey thanks for nice video maybe you know what it could be we left it running over night while we were camping in the morning the overload light came up and we cant reset it or dont know how could be that main board is gonne?
James, maybe you still can use your load bank on 110V generators consider it should draw around 4 times less power than you have set? P=UI=U^2/R from Ohm's law. Not sure about fans and connectors, but if you have 2 times less voltage this means there will be 4 times less power on passive load.
A question: At 00:25:27 in the video, I see you attaching a fuel line to the carb which seems to have one free end; both lines drop down and connect to a "Y" fitting. Would you explain the purpose of this open=ended line? Thank you.
Your diagnosis sounds great but the question is, why did it run great for 3 years and suddenly start surging. Did that pipe look like it was shrunken to you? Maybe a heat issue? Thanks for a great video James.
What's the fluid you rub into the air filter sponge? Can you do a video on how to recognise a rich mix from a lean one. Engine sound, plug fouling, any other signs to look for....
Looking for some advice I have a 768 se cub cadet self propelled mower. I was thinking about adding a sulky to it but i cant find anything for that mower. Any ideas? Love your content i have learned so much .
Nice work. I like that you don’t edit out your “mistakes”. I do dumb stuff like mixing up fuel lines all the time. Will you be returning the unit to your friend in Canada?
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Thank you so much James. I knew you would be able to bring my generator back from the dead. 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
James is a genius.
@@guataco Yes. Absolutely. I learn new things watching every one of his videos. 😁
@@iskydivetoooo Me, too. And I used to have a SER business, back in the 80s.
Now you know how to fix your exact machine 🤣🤣 I love watching his vids
I was the repair agent for Kipor in Cairns Australia. Sometimes they take forever to start after a carb service. Biggest fault they had was being overloaded and blowing inverter boards. Most were not worth repairing. Used properly they are a great generator.
Thats the problem I had with the inverter board. Used it for four years camping, then it took a dump. Not cost effective to repair. Purchased off of Ebay NIB in 2003 . No Kipor dealers in Arizona so said byebye to it and replaced it with a Generac.
I noticed the lack of a circuit breaker on the output. By design it should not be possible to overload any generator, let alone an "intelligent" one.
@@gregclarke6419 thats correct and would save so many generators.
@@timlawton1362 So why not add a 5A or 10A one?
@@RMJUDGE I always use a portable rcd power box with a 10 amp breaker.
Watching your videos are therapeutic for me for some reason... Good on you getting that little guy running again..
One thing to mention, I've noticed in my years that the fan you have on that space heater could introduce a lot of THD in to the system when measuring.. Was still less than 3%, but sometimes those fans are "noisy."
Real detective going on this one. I could have worked on that for a month, and likely it would never have worked right. Learn something from almost every single video. 👍
I’ve been a mechanic my whole life and 73 still working, I learned a lot from just watching others work and every one can to, we’re blessed big time ❤
@@philliphall5198 totally understand the feeling.... I only a year behind you!!!
@@philliphall5198 lovely comment!
the shortest hose you could buy, 5 feet......now you have 4 feet 10 inches left over! Thank you James
I would have powered up freecad and 3d printer and made the tube with spring grooves from TPU. Would this not survive the hydrocarbon/heat environment?
Am learning more and more about these small engines. Your systematic evaluation and "treatments" of the problems becomes more and more valuable. I have a 5K watt generator that needs an overhaul and I am ALMOST ready to tackle the beast!1 LOL. Maybe I need to watch just a FEW more of your excellent videos. MANY THANKS!!
In addition to the rubber hose, don’t forget that when you compared the two carburetors, you found a screw that needed some major adjusting! And in doing so, the engine performed much better. At any rate James, with a keen eye and continued perseverance, you were able to fix the engine. 👍
Excellent job at identifying the problem and resolving it, well done. Nice quiet little machine🧐🇦🇺
Kipor had US operations based in salt lake City Utah but they closed down many years ago. Aftermarket parts can still be had since many of them If not all of them are made overseas. I did a video on the 3000w model they're actually Not too bad I would say on the same level as a champion. Great fix again James!
I was a dealer on these machines back in 2005, good machines in the beginning then it got to where i had to fix them and get them running right out of the box wether it as a carb or charging issue, i was in washington state, and would get parts in portland Oregon , and then Toronto Canada, got to the point they ere not selling , and started selling Briggs and Stratton generators,when they work they are a good machine
@@jeffclark2725 Yeah they were popular with the RV community for years, but they lost their relevance in the market.
Gonna look for your video on the Kipor, see if it as the suitcase or rolling cube, Thanks
@@jeffclark2725 it's a rolling cube but a initially it had the rubber feet and it was inside a camping trailer for many years.
@@Bassguitarist1985 mine had the caster wheels on it, rolled real easy, was the best Kipor generator out of all the units i had, i even had the 2k ith the built in spot light on it, great floor model, worst model to sell the 2k inverter and non inverter ere the most popular in my area, then the Yamaha propane suitcases became the units to have, i atch your channel also
Happiness IS getting this cool small repair done. I loved the solve too
Morning James! Those little powerhouses can be finicky... Another one lives
Got mine in a box in pieces. A friend said if you can’t fix it throw it away. Carb float needle was damaged by old fuel. Lucky to get new carb. Ran fine. Used synthetic oil since it only holds about a cup full. Drain carb and empty all fuel out by turning genny upside down if not used.
A little bit extra.
A man of understatement.
Least-a-ways of no necessity of excess.
Kipor is going back to Canada. Nice job.
Well done!
The detailed explanations are also greatly appreciated.
Great diag/repair James,
another on kept out of the landfill.
The drain line on the bottom of the carburetor. If you rotate it upside down. Then open the drain screw. You can see the fuel level of the float bowl. You can use this trick while the engine is running.
This is used to set the float height in a mikuni carb for a motorcycle too. (it's in the service manual for the xvs650 i have)
i will look for new videos every day for each time that i watch your videos i learn something new so i will for ever watch all that i can to learn more thanks a lot Sir
Awesome job finding the root cause which I’m sure was what happened with the original carb. I’m working on a 1955 Sears and Robuck trash pump that was given to me with a B&S 14FB engine. The piston was stuck on what looked like a sort of rebuild. I ordered a new piston and gaskets. Can’t wait to see how it runs. Thanks!
For oil sucking you can usually find used but good condition suction units on ebay and the like from ambulances, they work great and go for aprox $50 shipped, makes it easy for cars and gennys alike. Love the videos, thanks for them all as theyve helped me a ton James, really appreciate it
Nice repair, and relatively simple and straightforward too. We'll never know for sure, but it's entirely possible that setting that needle valve properly was the only thing it needed.
As to my own repair, I replaced the starter rope and used a bolt to hold the reel in. Now that part is working okay but the engine refuses to start. My next move might be to check that needle valve setting against the original in case I have a similar problem.
Edit: If that doesn't work, I may try swapping the main jet into the first replacement carb which I bought and see if that works, since it did sort-of work for a while.
Your sound effect at the end sounds a lot like the engine of a JN-4 Jenny I flew in as a child in the late 50's. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks again James for a clear and in depth investigation. Good job.👍
I have a 3500 Watt China generator that's similar, and had the same problem even after cleaning, then replacing the carburetor. I spent hours tearing it down to replace the fuel pump, and it still didn't run right. So I feed it with an external gravity tank now. Runs perfect.
excellent video and problem solving- especially explanation of the tiny spring that can take flight-
I feel like I could do one of these now after seeing you do a few, if I had all those little tools, anyway I get plenty of enjoyment just watching you fix them....Javi G.
Little engines are sometimes even more finicky. Good work as always sir.
Tube may have shrunk over time thus causing the original issue. Good fix as always
That is my though also although it doesn't seem overly hardened in the video.
@@moz2186 I thought exactly the same as a likely scenario. The replacement one James used should not suffer from such a possibility.
good things come from Canada...!
I've seen several of these little guys around me recently all nonrunning. Glad to see they are similar to the little hondas. Might pick one up to mess with if the price is right.
Nice job. you find the hidden problem most people assume are correct from factory.
Brilliant video Jim and Kipor were popular generators here in the UK and often found in commercial use with CEE Form 16amp socket modification on both the 1000 & 2000w variants
That was a lovely clean and well looked after machine
spot on diagnosis Jim short connector hose from the carb to the air box that and the plugged pilot jet will give you a world of problems nicely done
I agree. But surely the air hose shrank on the original carburetor. While the plugged pilot jet was on the replacement carburetor from the manufacturer's representative . The "new" carb was actually used! "just a little debris in the float bowl and moderate varnish" says Mr Condon. Gee thanks, Kipor for sending out only a "moderately" used one.
So really, the original carb is fine, leaving only the dud shrunk air hose as the real cause of failure.
So, if I've got this straight, if James had caught the shrunk air hose during disassembly, that's all that needed replacing, and only a 20 minute video would have been required.
@@BillMalcolm-tn3kq Probably since it sat in my basement for years, long enough for varnish to develop until the fuel in the carb evaporated completely
Morning James. Great video again. Good catch on that hose.
Great video! I see the Kipor units for sale once and a while, needing repair and selling for cheap. Great to know that it seems like Honda/Honda clone parts, if needed. It looks fairly well built.
Nice little generator, James. Easy fix for the master!
Absolutely . James is the ''professor''
Kipor - I think your subscriber now has a keeper. Excellent diagnosis again James.
For a 10 year old generator that looks pristine.
I agree with the hose part, probably worked for those few years perfectly the rubber shrunk a little over time, just enough to cause it to run lean and stall out.
It never ran well.
Yep!
@@iskydivetoooo owner said it ran well for the first 3 years. then never again,even after the new carb.
it sat for 7 years,after the new carb didn't fix his problem. it "ran well" for the first 3 years,the owner said.
Aesthetic design that purrs when properly tuned. The low-Watt market likely transitioned to more solar/battery options when this brand was introduced? If so, that would have definitely impacted sales.
Excellent video in a properly detailed fashion....thank you
Tube is short because the new carb is deeper.
Thanks for all the awesome videos.
No thats not it, if that was the case the studs would had been too short. More likely that tube was made from a material that heatshrunk over time. You can tell by the ripple caused by poor filtering of the inverter output that this is a cheapened down version of a Honda EU1000.
@@rovhalgrencparselstedt8343 Back in the day, you could buy two of these for the price of one Honda.
Beautiful fix - that generator even SOUNDED like a Honda!
gladyou got a clean one to work on nice inverter
Great video as always, always learn something. I have a Honda EU2000 which, like you said, is very similar to that one. Thanks for sharing your expertise. 👍👍
Ace work as always!
Go Canada, go!!
Nice video. I have a Kipor just like that one, just the 220v version. it has been working good for me although it takes a few pulls when it has been sitting over winter
What actually causes harmonic distortion? Some of the open frame generators you have repaired have great THD but most do not and the inverter generators as a rule have very good THD. I love your videos.
Rough answer: Harmonics are integer multiples of 60 hz that you _don't_ want mixed in with the 60 hz that you do. Eg a bell has a rich tone due to harmonics not present in a tuning fork's sound. A non-inverter makes harmonics due to various imperfections in rotor and stator plus slightly irregular per rev rotational speed of one lung engines: the bell is easier and cheaper to make than the tuning fork but not as good for setting up a piano. Inverters avoid the harmonics by making DC, which drives an electronic 60hz oscillator, where imperfections are much easier to design out.
@@generessler6282 thank you for a great explanation.
Something something capacitors & diodes & transistors
Nice work James, sweet little generator and in very good condition.
James do you really think that a repair shop would go to that extent to fix the carb ? Or would they say it’s not worth the effort ? A perfectly good machine would be trashed ! Your amazing ! Wish they had a James Condon in Rockland County !
Not sure what a shop would do. The machine is not worth a lot of money so they might stop after changing or cleaning the carb.
I thought it looked a lot like the Honda, great little unit not too heavy not too loud
Another one back to life!
Thumbs up, great video, i have not seen a Kipor in Years, worked on several of them a few years ago, fixing what your fixing,had a good time getting parts myself
Well done as always James. Great video!
Very nicely done, good eye on that carborator air tube!
Cheers
I have the 2.0 version of that & a Blue(later) version of that & the yellow one has dramas with the little flapper valve(reed?) where it empties the Fuel Tank & fills the Engine up with Petrol!
Great job and video as usual James ! Can't wait until your next one. Take care sir.
Cool video..Your meticulous careful work allways seem to pay off..Good job bud
Great fix! I wonder if the original tube just shrunk up from the heat and petrol fumes?
Not sure. Could have been cut or maybe manufacturer error? Possibly the new carb was wider.
Nice wee generator, runs well now
Another great video! Great video quality! Watching all your old videos, they all really good!
another great video james thank you for showing us all how to fix ower things you make it look so easy.
I’d love to see some pressure washer pump rebuilds.
Great troubleshooting James 😊
James I would have cut a spare piece of tube and cable tied it in the case for the next person to find.......when they needed to do the same repair sometime...!
Kinda thought you were going to reinstall the original carby. Looks like it would have been fine.
Great video James! Just out of curiosity, have you ever checked the THD of the outlets of your house? If so what does it show? Thanks. ✌️
Great work Jim... You're still have the best hands Iv'e ever seen. I see you now use micro bits or precision gauge burnishing tools for your jet servicing. Your hands move like a neuro surgeon buddy... Is the replacement carb body, slightly longer in its standoff?
I should have measured, but they looked the same.
any sources to get the pilot jet o-rings? cant seem to find the measurements for those little critters?
Possible reasons the tube was too short. Additional spacer under the carb? Carbs are different heights? The tube shrunk? Wrong from the manufacturer? JIS screws, never know for sure when you are going to run into them. I keeps some bits ready.
Great job James sir thank you much
A proper fix from James, as always. Could the intake air tube have shrunk after maybe being exposed to chemicals like starter fluid/carb cleaner, etc. back when the owner tried to fix it earlier in its life? Potentially, it could also have shrunk due to age.
Thanks James, very nice work. Where did you purchase your THD meter? I need to get a new one. Thanks
Actually it is on loan from someone. But if you google Amprobe ACDC-52NAV you will find it on Amazon and a bunch of other places. Think I have a link in the video description.
I finally caught you in a mistake. At @35:52 you said you were going to “emit” the spring clamps, the word you needed to use was omit. Other than that a perfectly fine video. As usual.
Brilliant as ever!
Great video as always and nice work fixing that generator James!
It's funny how much difference the air intake means. It's like that on bikes to. When you tell ppl all you did was change a filter or put the filter back in cause they deleted the element . They think your trying to screw them. I have come across this so many times in the past 45+ years I been working on motors. I could tell dozens of stories. Kid I went to school with had a snowmobile they had fixed but it wasn't quite right. I was about 14 or so. It was a 1972 - 440 panther. My uncles 399 puma was a smaller sled but was twice as fast. I said I know whats wrong. Carb set with no load. You got to set it while riding it. Back then ppl actually used to get hurt doing this. I jumped on it said I'll be right back. When I got done fine tuning it she would dangle the skis. So many mowers,small engine powered equipment come into my uncles shop with plugged or missing filters. Esp the small 2 strokers. Deleted filters then they finger up the adjustments. Don't know what happened. It just won't run right. Yeah, sure, what you touch? Countless mowers. Plugged up filter. Won't throttle up. Get it on the lift and look at it. The governor spring it stretched out 2 feet. It's wrapped around stuff to keep it wide open and the motor is screaming.
Tricky one here. Great work, excellent video!
@James Condon
hey thanks for nice video maybe you know what it could be we left it running over night while we were camping in the morning the overload light came up and we cant reset it or dont know how could be that main board is gonne?
James, maybe you still can use your load bank on 110V generators consider it should draw around 4 times less power than you have set? P=UI=U^2/R from Ohm's law. Not sure about fans and connectors, but if you have 2 times less voltage this means there will be 4 times less power on passive load.
A question: At 00:25:27 in the video, I see you attaching a fuel line to the carb which seems to have one free end; both lines drop down and connect to a "Y" fitting. Would you explain the purpose of this open=ended line? Thank you.
Your diagnosis sounds great but the question is, why did it run great for 3 years and suddenly start surging. Did that pipe look like it was shrunken to you? Maybe a heat issue?
Thanks for a great video James.
Great job as always.
Great job, James.
James what is the Brand/Model # of your lift you're using in this video? Thank you for alll your great videos! They are Top Notch!
Another interesting, informative video. Thanks!
subscriber watching from Vancouver, Canada. Another nice step-by-step repair by James.
Dam, another great video... from the Master Gen-Fixer....
Thankyou to the Chinese who really do make good equipment at a reasonable price.
Another great fix
For what purpose that needle is used at 14:57, he is scewing?
What's the fluid you rub into the air filter sponge?
Can you do a video on how to recognise a rich mix from a lean one. Engine sound, plug fouling, any other signs to look for....
Thankyou James always interesting.
Nice work James 💯
Another great video! I'm assuming the two light bulbs are the old fashioned type. If so where did you get them? All I ever see are led bulbs
Nuts to the like button! WHERE'S THE LOVE BUTTON? What a nice repair and diagnostic job - another awesome video Mr. James!
Great video. Nice small generator.
Looking for some advice I have a 768 se cub cadet self propelled mower. I was thinking about adding a sulky to it but i cant find anything for that mower. Any ideas? Love your content i have learned so much .
Nice work. I like that you don’t edit out your “mistakes”. I do dumb stuff like mixing up fuel lines all the time. Will you be returning the unit to your friend in Canada?
Yes
I know this is heresy but … I really like these shorter videos.
Then again, I like the longer ones too!
I couldn't agree more. Any length video of James doing his magic is just fine. Another great detective journey. Thanks!
HEY!!!!! You DO have a pair of those anvil cutters! Good stuff!