Hey Munky Wrench, if you notice the Honda dipstick does not have a Full Mark, high or low indicators. The reason being the Full level is where oil just starts to spill over the oil fill tube edge. Something else about the Honda dipstick. It will, for no apparent reason, break off while installed. I've had this happen on two of my own eu2000i and one I was servicing and repairing and one I discovered while was changing the oil in. And I have not yet found the cause of the breakage. What was happening the eu2000i I was repairing was very hard to pull over and would not start. The pressure release mechanism was stuck and the psi was 120psi, twice the normal 60psi compression reading. After disassembling unit and accessing the crank case and removing the pressure release mechanism while inspecting it I found a small piece of dipstick jammed within the mechanism. Removed piece of dipstick, reassembled generator, and the Honda started with first pull. Luckily, with my two dipsticks that broke as soon as I discovered I had half my dipstick missing I drained the oil and flushed out my crankcase and got the pieces out. With the Honda generator dipstick its main purpose is to close the oil fill hole. Full oil level is just starting to flow out the fill hole and low oil level on my new eu2200i is about in the middle of a intact dipstick. At half or slightly below is where on my eu2000i the oil level safety cutoff switch activated. Although one of my Honda generators was a much older version and oil level safety cutoff switch did not activate till the tip end of the stick. I no longer check the oil level with dipstick unless having a no start. First I position myself so i can see the low oil level indicator light then pull the start cord watching for light to show confirming I need to add oil. Using a large syringe I got from eBay and placing a rag below spill over point I add oil to full level. What I do now days is replace the honda dipstick with an after market magnetic tipped aluminum knob style dipstick, just to be safe. And it is so much easier to screw back in than that plastic, ill designed, Honda dipstick. I am surprised that Honda's Quality Control has not corrected this ongoing problem. They all must have small hands and are left handed. It is easier for my to get Honda's dipstick started with my left hand. I hope this info helps readers suffering the same problem(s).
About 15 years ago, I delivered to a warehouse that had at least 3000 of these that were all returns. They were a recycler company and would sell them for $50. I bought two that ran perfect. People would use them for a weekend and then return them, but I also wonder how many were in there because of this problem. I kick myself in the butt for not buying more. I still have mine but I sold the other for 350 to a friend.
You literally just fill it with oil til it pours out. Thats it. No need to check the dip stick. Also you have the choke wrong. Left is off right is on. At the end it would only start with choke on. But you never turned it off!
I got caught in Hurricane Helene today sadly my Honda 2000 was submerged in water for an hour or so. I changed oil 3x (milky) now clear, water spewed out of exhaust til water removed--- changed fuel 3x (getting fuel) emptied bowl but now NO SPARK had the plug out and tested it with my hand to feel spark as insulted the cord (ballsy buy whatever) no spark. Any new ideas for me??? 😮
I am glad to know your still here after Helene. We got lucky and only caught the edge. I hope you recover quickly. there are several parts in a genny that will simply not work if they are wet. my first suggestion is unplug the kill wire from the magneto.. coil pack.. by doing that there is only 2 parts to the spark .. the magneto and the spark plug.. keep the aprk plug out but plugged onto the wire and give the motor a couple of pulls.. see if you get spark back.. if you do you know its safeties in the electrical system. if you dont then try with a different spark plug so at least you know the plug is good.. if still no spark you could have damaged the magneto. honestly if you did not loose power the best bet is to take off the covers and put a fan on it and give it a couple days to dry out. there will be water in places you wont think of in the wiring and it literally just needs to dry out.. another message coming
if you get spark back after unplugging the kill wire.. you can put the spark plug back in and the motor will start but you will not be able to shut it off unless you can pull the spark plug wire ( I put zip tie on for easy reach) or make a lead wire with a spade connector and plug it onto the magneto and keep the other end free.. when you want to shut it off you will just touch it to the motor somewhere and ground it out to kill spark.. having said all that you are dealing with something that literally creates electricity and has to be DRY out completely or you could hurt yourself or even unalive yourself. so if your not in an emergency need for electricity give it 24 hours to dry out on its own and it will most likely start right up. let me know if I explained all that in an easy way to understand and if you need more help I can walk you thru each test til we get you running. stay safe
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Inverter generator.looks like fun to get it fixed and running again Kelly.😮
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Thanks I am getting better a lil each day
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Hey Munky Wrench, if you notice the Honda dipstick does not have a Full Mark, high or low indicators. The reason being the Full level is where oil just starts to spill over the oil fill tube edge. Something else about the Honda dipstick. It will, for no apparent reason, break off while installed. I've had this happen on two of my own eu2000i and one I was servicing and repairing and one I discovered while was changing the oil in. And I have not yet found the cause of the breakage.
What was happening the eu2000i I was repairing was very hard to pull over and would not start. The pressure release mechanism was stuck and the psi was 120psi, twice the normal 60psi compression reading. After disassembling unit and accessing the crank case and removing the pressure release mechanism while inspecting it I found a small piece of dipstick jammed within the mechanism. Removed piece of dipstick, reassembled generator, and the Honda started with first pull.
Luckily, with my two dipsticks that broke as soon as I discovered I had half my dipstick missing I drained the oil and flushed out my crankcase and got the pieces out. With the Honda generator dipstick its main purpose is to close the oil fill hole. Full oil level is just starting to flow out the fill hole and low oil level on my new eu2200i is about in the middle of a intact dipstick. At half or slightly below is where on my eu2000i the oil level safety cutoff switch activated. Although one of my Honda generators was a much older version and oil level safety cutoff switch did not activate till the tip end of the stick. I no longer check the oil level with dipstick unless having a no start.
First I position myself so i can see the low oil level indicator light then pull the start cord watching for light to show confirming I need to add oil. Using a large syringe I got from eBay and placing a rag below spill over point I add oil to full level.
What I do now days is replace the honda dipstick with an after market magnetic tipped aluminum knob style dipstick, just to be safe. And it is so much easier to screw back in than that plastic, ill designed, Honda dipstick. I am surprised that Honda's Quality Control has not corrected this ongoing problem. They all must have small hands and are left handed. It is easier for my to get Honda's dipstick started with my left hand.
I hope this info helps readers suffering the same problem(s).
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Gran ayuda😊
About 15 years ago, I delivered to a warehouse that had at least 3000 of these that were all returns. They were a recycler company and would sell them for $50. I bought two that ran perfect. People would use them for a weekend and then return them, but I also wonder how many were in there because of this problem. I kick myself in the butt for not buying more. I still have mine but I sold the other for 350 to a friend.
You literally just fill it with oil til it pours out. Thats it. No need to check the dip stick.
Also you have the choke wrong. Left is off right is on. At the end it would only start with choke on. But you never turned it off!
What kind of oil
@AyalasBand small engines use SAE 30 ... or 5w30.. I always use 5w30 same as a car .. in crankcase
Thanks buddy
THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO
What comedy. I just had the same problem trying to thread the oil plug in; ~ 45 min ago.
Glad to hear I am not the only one lol sorry you had to go through that too
@@MunkyWrench In the scope of trouble in our lives, it was a minor irritant ☹️
You turned the choke OFF not ON!
i get nervous on camera but im getting better.. thanks for pointing it out though I will work harder in future
I got caught in Hurricane Helene today sadly my Honda 2000 was submerged in water for an hour or so.
I changed oil 3x (milky) now clear, water spewed out of exhaust til water removed--- changed fuel 3x (getting fuel) emptied bowl but now NO SPARK had the plug out and tested it with my hand to feel spark as insulted the cord (ballsy buy whatever) no spark.
Any new ideas for me??? 😮
I am glad to know your still here after Helene. We got lucky and only caught the edge. I hope you recover quickly. there are several parts in a genny that will simply not work if they are wet. my first suggestion is unplug the kill wire from the magneto.. coil pack.. by doing that there is only 2 parts to the spark .. the magneto and the spark plug.. keep the aprk plug out but plugged onto the wire and give the motor a couple of pulls.. see if you get spark back.. if you do you know its safeties in the electrical system. if you dont then try with a different spark plug so at least you know the plug is good.. if still no spark you could have damaged the magneto. honestly if you did not loose power the best bet is to take off the covers and put a fan on it and give it a couple days to dry out. there will be water in places you wont think of in the wiring and it literally just needs to dry out.. another message coming
if you get spark back after unplugging the kill wire.. you can put the spark plug back in and the motor will start but you will not be able to shut it off unless you can pull the spark plug wire ( I put zip tie on for easy reach) or make a lead wire with a spade connector and plug it onto the magneto and keep the other end free.. when you want to shut it off you will just touch it to the motor somewhere and ground it out to kill spark.. having said all that you are dealing with something that literally creates electricity and has to be DRY out completely or you could hurt yourself or even unalive yourself. so if your not in an emergency need for electricity give it 24 hours to dry out on its own and it will most likely start right up. let me know if I explained all that in an easy way to understand and if you need more help I can walk you thru each test til we get you running. stay safe
Thank you for the video