Good choice of the tygon fuel hose with those clamps. Hose should last a long time. Also, a mini in-line fuel filter would help with any remaining small particles in the tank. Great vid, keep um coming.
Being a tinkerer as yourself this is by far my favorite channel to visit here. Been subscribed for a few months after seeing your video of the first ride in '67 vw ragtop. I've watched all of your videos since. It'd be cool to kick around the shop with you for a bit. I'm as handy as a shirt pocket. (a quote from my late grandfather) I've become the neighborhood Mr. Fixit since neighbors have seen many $5-$10 or sometimes free yard sale scores that I've resurrected and resold with impressive return. Keep'em coming because your videos are very helpful and comical. Thanks for your effort. It's certainly not unappreciated.
Great job as always Mustie1 .. I'm gradually working through all your vids. I'm always amazed at how LOUD generators are. Who would want that at their campsite or back yard? Note to the manufacturers .. bring me a quiet generator and I'll buy it!
It's almost impossible to judge how loud a generator actually is from a video. The little Hondas, well, they use one at the Memorial Day service in my town, to run the PA system. I almost tripped over it, they put it behind a gravestone and you almost couldn't hear it on the other side of the stone.
Great to find generators that can be fixed. One thing about small generators they don't like a load on them while the engine spins down. On some generators it could damage them. Just about all manuals will tell you to take the load off before shutting down. Bigger engines you can use a tachometer or if you have a nice fluke meter set the engine to 60 HZ/120. Worked on generators and small engines for several years before retiring.
another outstanding video thank you has a suggestion have used steel BB's in the past for tank issues such as this with good results able to withdraw any that don't come out by magnet when emptying and the BB's being small in size don't interfere with fuel gauges
Mustie1, Great videos. I binged watched your videos from episode 1 took me about two month to watch them all. really great content. and the ending clips are a good treat. it's been about 20 years since I have been back to New Hampshire Moved to California in the 70's sure do miss the country. Thanks for sharing. Steve W.
Steve - I miss the NE also. I always love the chest camera view when he goes for test drives around town and beyond. Great stuff and great memories. Caution: binge watching can be motivating! Chuck in Kansas
Yeah, but YOU are our friend D-man... And I have seen many of your vids two times at least. Never get tired of seeing new content from the Mustie 1! Hell buddy I subscribe to hundreds and hundreds of channels and as far as I'm concerned you are the only one that consistently puts out great content.
Have been watching your videos for a while now and you do an excellent job of communicating with the audience. I have learned a lot. I have gotten rid of many lawn motors and a couple of generators in the pass that you could of fixed. Keep up the good work that you do.
Damn, nice find. Onan are probably the best gensets you can buy outside of the newer Honda's. Onan's also produce a milspec genset for the US Military.. When I bought my used 38' Fourwinds RV, I also got lucky as it turned out, my unit had a Onan military version 7500 watt genset. Apparently the company had run out of the civilian model and a few of this model RV ended up with the milspec version. Being it is a 1998 model, it is still going strong 20 years later. For $10, you got a steal.... I'll give you $20! 😁
I intercepted a Yamaha generator from going into the trash and went through all the exact things you did on this Onan generator. There is nothing more satisfying than turning junk back into something usable. I pull start!!! Nice Video!
Appreciate all the tips and ideas I've gotten from your videos and thought I would pass along one I've recently found out. Product called evaporust, pour it into somthing like that gas tank and let it sit over night then reclaim it for other uses. Simply rinse out the tank with water, blow dry and the rust is no longer a problem. Picked that up from a machinist who did a lot of restoration of older metal working machines. I had never heard of it before but found it right on the shelf at my local auto parts store.
Thanks Darren for another awesome video, Its makes me happy to wake up to one of your videos. Im a new sub from earlier in the month and iv been hooked on your channel since. You have really got me falling back in love with tinkering with small engines and auto repair. Also love the Plymouth Satellite, such a pretty car hope to see it back soon.
Let me leave my respect and huge thanks here for doing these videos. What i enjoy most about your videos is their ability to make me feel relaxed while "doing" the work with you, despite relaxing normally is impossible to me! Perfect mixture of slight tension towards the outcome, technical education, calm words, general wisdom and the distinct impression that this kind of work does the same to your mood as it does to me. Thanks a lot mate, greets from Hamburg, Germany
Mustie1... I watch you over and over again going through the same steps of diagnosis. Thanks man. I'm learning a lot about small engine repair from your videos. Our local small engine guy charges an arm and a leg, and you're lucky if he finishes by next season. I just don't have the money to pay someone else to fix these things... and let's face it, I need my mower, weed eater, chainsaw, 4-wheeler, etc. So I've got one choice: learn from guys like you and fix my own stuff. So thanks!
Nice find. It's about the same size as the Coleman PM1200 I once had. Very reliable and simple to use and always started on the first pull. Of course, I took good care of it. You are quite the master fixer. I've only viewed about 10 vid's so far. Starting with the VW's.
Good work Mustie1...I like your logic and procedure, it is a rewarding hobby in repairing small engine tools and equipment, for those with a lot of patience. I have had a lot of experience with small engines early in my youth with go carts, mini bikes plus creations in between. They all seem to have started with lawn mower engines and chain saws that were discarded . 50 years later cutting timber , still working with them, not much change since then except electronics and impact plastic. I thought I saw you finger tighten a spark plug then fire it up, maybe it was edited and missed the torque of your plug tool, but have seen many aluminum jugs with stripped threads because of loose plugs. Anyway thanks for you sharing your hobby, and if I were your neighbor I would be there with you..Take care!
Love the fact that you hardly even back away from a challenge and your success rate is awesome. When you ask for viewer opinions I find myself talking to my IPad. How about that? I'm another Motörhead from NH and never miss your stuff. Keep up the good work!
First, i love your videos! Second, i just found one of these in my shed! It was under a cover that's very faded and unhappy looking but the generator itself looks amazingly good!
I wish I lived near you, I would hang out and work for you for free lolI like the fact you fix all of your things or at least are not afraid to jump in with both feet and tryDon't pay any attention to the people that criticize your welding etc.Did my share of 4 wheeling GM with 38's in the neighborhood club, tractors etcKevin Collingwood ONT, keep up the vid's Andrew
For cleaning small gas tanks like yours, I've always had good luck with a hand full of BB's and solvent. Shake the tank for a few minutes, pour out the BB's and solvent then rinse one more time. Works very well.
I have a Sears FF/20 that has a 20 HP Onan engine it had been sitting in a shed for about 15 years I got it last year brought it home checked the fluids and made sure it wasn't locked up and it runs great .that little generator is pretty cool
I like small generators best. They work better for the smaller jobs I've got to do, and like you said, it can charge a battery. I've got a pulsar 2cycle and it's been running like a champ for about 3 years now. Thanks for your informal detail!
I've worked on a number of Onans on RVs and they are well-designed and dependable. The worst part is finding parts for them. I'd say you have a winner there.
50/50 is better than buying a lottery ticket. I have just recently started to watch your videos and am impress that you have quite a lot of knowledge for generators and motors.
Very interesting video, sir. I ruined my hands due to work related actions (no, not carpal tunnel) and find it hard to even grasp a screwdriver. Watching other people with mechanical skills is just fascinating to behold.
That little Onan looks like it has more than a hint of Honda heritage to it. Very similar construction to the Honda E300 series of generators from the early 1970s, no less. I couldn't make out that little label, but the alternator end looked like a typical Sawafuji manufacture. Nice little machine, this, and probably a classic by now - love it! Be very wary of overloading these little machines - the copper will survive, but the diodes on the rotor won't stand up to much abuse. You might get away with a 500W grinder for a while, but if the machine's limit is 450W, those diodes will eventually die from the surge current when starting the grinder.
That gas was definitely a nice healthy brown lol I use a trick by throwing nuts, bolts and screws inside the tank, mixed with liquid, and shake it for 10min.. it's usually loosens up anything on the inside of the tank walls
