I BROKE MY CHAMPION GENERATOR BY NEVER ADDING THIS FLUID 

Thanks Miguel!

Good point, most people don’t realize that if the oil is low you’ll never keep it running, or get it running because of the oil kill switch!

Ur main jet is probably plugged also

I would add one thing to video - make sure fuel filter isn't clogged. And some generators have tiny little inline filters that slide inside the nipple on the bottom of the fuel tank like on my Champion 3100W inverter generator. (#75537i) They clog easy and you can't even see them until you pull the hose off. They pry out with a little screwdriver or knife.

I know right? She says the funniest stuff sometimes:)

Youre lucky it was so cheap. I bought a used gen from a friend it had sat about 4-5 months. When I fired it up it ran about 15 seconds, then spit the connecting rod out the crankcase and across the yard. The old fuel gummed up the carb causing a lean condition which of course runs super hot and seized the piston. Luckily coleman repaired it for free under warranty even tho it was customer error.

No. 10 in parts. 80 because the guy took the time to learn what you didn't. It's called fair trade. Please finish high school, ok?

Hey. Learn the chemistry you never learned. What's the amount of water released due to the combustion of propane, NG, butane, etc? Yeah, humidity did that. God help them, please!!!

Thanks for the feedback - shorts wasn't a thing when I made this vid but I will definitely check it out in the future.

Sorry pal. But you clued a few people in. Hope you found a good no name carb, at least. Propane may create a pound of water for every two pounds burned. Every generator needs to be to be gone over as close to 1 use, 1 complete clean out as possible. Not usually possible, but that's what would be vest, so you meet in the middle. Now you know why gas furnaces used to rust out so fast. It's a lesson that may pay you 100 times over in your life, though.

No, your comment was worthless. Hope this helps you out. Don't consider making a career as a writer or public speaker.

Hey. You f¥kd up? Who doesn't. And you recovered elegantly. How many do?

Yeah. Without a doubt, you're one of the good ones. How do I know? Because you said what I said, but after you said, what you said before I said what I said. Nicely done. Nicely done, indeed. Definitely "Top Shelf". Definitely....

Use alkylate petrol - it is Very clean.

Hey You can break new engine in with Royal Purple or Amsoil breakin oil then change over to the specific grade oil your generator calls for.

I just was doing some run ups on the new 2000w dual fuel I just bought. Did yours smoke a bit? Mine is burning a bit of oil. Hope that goes away. Another inverter generator I have I don't recall it smoking at all

Hey, Einstein. Can't read an owners manual , the placards every company puts on their generators, due to guys like you. My SO bought the 7000, set the whole effen thing up herself, hit it out of the park. And she's a CPA. Be ashamed, man. Very ashamed....

You happy with your 4650? Not sure why champion offers both a 4500 and a 4650. Appreciate your thoughts.

You never took high school chemistry or physics I get. What the f¥k is the biggest by product of fossil fuel in a gaseous state? Tootsie Rolls.? Either they don't pay teachers enough or they pay them too much. Not sure which it is.

Put tape over the muffler for a moment when starting if a choke is bad. You flunked high school physics, huh? Chemistry too. Either could have given you a number of solutions.

Geezus MFing Christmss!!! Who is it that let's you guys buy fossil fuel machines. Stick to solar power.

Thanks Derek!

@@WeCanExploreIt , I love the " part about the dress"... just priceless.... keep being a great father for your kids...

Glad I could help!

I have a 20 year old generator that only runs on gas, and sometimes I don't run it for several years until I need it. When I do run it I ensure that I run it until the fuel tank is empty and I have always use standard gas with ethanol. As long as you let the unit run until empty the carb stays clean. No need to constantly maintain fuel if there is no fuel. But I also have no battery to maintain.

Every time I get gas in cans, I always put stabil in it. Never know the last time you're gonna use something for a few months.

Honda inverter? Let me know how that goes. Later!

Thanks Santa! I was definitely great full that they were bright gold! Have a good one!

My laymans take would be if you run on propane only you should run the gas system periodically, with a strong mix of stabil, then fully drain that gas system. Just to keep that part of the gen healthy. If they advised against that would love to see their logic. Remember sometimes tech help is some guy they pay min wage plus 10% to hand out anwers that hes not allowed or qualified to think past. Its fantasy to believe you would get someone on the phone with years of experience running their gens or anyone elses. Kind of like auto parts counter guys at autozone etc. zero experience repairing cars, and thats understandable.

No problem! Glad it helped! Let me know what they say!

@@WeCanExploreIt So.....I called Champion Support. I explained that I was concerned about running my Dual Fuel Generator strictly on Propane. I explained that I planned to use only propane and not gasoline and explained the issue you experienced with the rust. The Support person told me that "The Propane fuel system is separate from the Gasoline Fuel System" and they do not have any impact on each other (paraphrasing). She told me that running strictly propane would not impact the generator. I then felt that I needed to explain further that I understood that the Propane fuel system and Gas Fuel are separate but I was concerned that SOMEHOW running Propane ONLY would harm the generator and cause the Carb or Float bowl to rust. She again insisted that it would not. I explained that people (your situation) have experienced rusting in the gasoline portion of the engine after never having run gasoline in the generator. She then started to suggest that "we" don't know the complete circumstances around "your"" situation"...and I agreed because I do not know for certain.....only what you have stated in this video. But I trust that you have no reason to be dishonest about what happened and therefore I wanted to get to the bottom of what could have happened. Since I was still questioning the Champion Support rep I could tell she was not happy with me for not just accepting her answer.....true or not.......and she started to become very "SHORT" with me. I then told her that I could tell she was not interested in helping me any further so I hung up the phone on her. I felt as though she was not going to elaborate any further than what she already stated to me which was.......Running Propane Only would have NO AFFECT on the Gas Lines. It made sense to me but I still am concerned and feel that this has not been completed resolved. Also.....I think she misunderstood me when I said that I would strictly be running the generator on Propane and She said that it would be fine and not impact the Gas. But as I had to further explain to her....what I meant was...I planned to use Propane the vast majority of time and only run Gas if the need arose. I never meant that I would NEVER .......EVER run gasoline in the generator because that completely defeats the purpose of DUAL FUEL. Bottom line is.....I am still not certain if Running Propane MOST of the time will have any impact on the Gasoline Fuel System or not and I don't think Champion Customer Support really knew either. Sure it would seem that the Propane Fuel System should have NO impact on the Gas System but I trust that you would have told us if you ever Ran gas in your generator and maybe left old gas in the generator eventually leading to the problem you encountered. I trust that You were completely honest in your video and therefore I cannot believe that this was just an unlucky circumstance although I suppose it is possible. But since I have NO idea what could have caused this and I do NOT trust what the Champion Customer Support told me....For me, I will simply take precautions and Make it a habit to run 100% GAS and fuel stabilizer in the generator every now and then just to keep any water/moisture from causing problems. Sorry for the LONG response but I was getting very aggravated with The Customer Support because I felt she was not ver "reassuring" me there was NO PROBLEM and I could tell she did not like my questioning her answer. Not sure if this is of any help to anyone else but just thought I'd share it.

Sta -Built? How about Stay - Uneducated?

Thanks JC! I didn’t record that it took about an hour to find the jet and tube in the grass, but boy was I glad to find it! Have a good one!

Good to know, I assumed they had a backup pull rope. Does the starter battery recharge while the generator is running? If not I will stay away from that model. I know it would ALWAYS be dead when I needed it most:)

Also, can you tell me how did you used the generator connected to the house?

We actually have a generator hookup on the house that I found. I made a wire to hookup to that and wired the 110 to both poles in the house. I had to make sure all the 240v stuff was shutoff at the box, so I don’t talk about that stuff in vids cause it can be kinda dangerous if you don’t double check your work. Let me know if you have any questions on that and I’ll be glad to help. Hope you guys are doing well. You doing any camping and if so where you guys going?

Thanks for the suggestion!

I think he was referring to gasoline. He had only ever run it on propane. D.

Hey Blake the inverter ones are the quiet ones. Campers don’t like the really loud ones around them :)

Plus inverters produce "clean" electric. A regular open frame can damage cell phones, laptops anything electric with technology. A regular gen is fine for power tools but that about it. Your travel trailer needs a INVERTER :)

I wonder if I could do a break in purely on propane. Or do you think it would cause issues?

@@cipherfxmp I read that you don’t want to break in an engine on propane unless the unit already came as a dual fuel setup.

Yeah, ok. Read it off a label?

I may or may not have a drawer in my tool box with dashboard screws from freightliner Columbias from when I was a mechanic.

Earnest, thanks! We got it working great so no worries. Have a good one!

Thanks for the tip!

He was using strictly propane.

I know this guy isn't clear

Propane produces water when it’s burned. As I recall, it’s a 1 to 1 ratio. Most of that should leave through the exhaust. Running a propane heater or stove in a small space, like an RV will put moisture in the air that can lead to mold issues. It makes sense that running only on propane would leave some condensation inside the engine (carburetor). As I just purchased a duel fuel (Champion) generator and had planed on only running propane, I’ll be checking with Champion tech support to verify this. I’ll also be asking if draining the carburetor will fix this without the need to run gasoline.

@@westmountainadventures3606 Did they manage to shed any light on this issue?

@@stevenholton438 Something came up and I had to put my generator break in run on hold. I’m planning to get back to it this next week. I’ll post the info I get back from Champion then. Thanks for tagging me and bringing this back to the top of my notifications. D.

@@westmountainadventures3606 Thanks for responding too! I have a 2 week old Champion 3800 which ran fine for about 10 days on propane but has currently left me shivering in my cabin in Alaska for 5 days. I am trying to get Tech Support to elevate my case.

Or run avgas if your not running it near a veg garden (leaded)

Hey Nick it was the dual fuel.

They sure do!

Thanks Barry!

At $20 plus a gallon.....yikes

Results of the conversation with tech support are under Olegig’s comment above.

Technically yes. It did run on propane even though the carb was all rusted out

Hey! Yes - nice to meet you! That place is awesome isn't it? It's a great place to have a generator:)

Been chatting with my wife about the product, if we get a opportunity where we can set off for a long term journey we will definitely get ahold of you for pricing

After a bowl full of wheaties

Yeah when I was editing it, I forgot she said that and had to look it up as well. Glad it was a good one :)