This engine takes .6 of a quart of 10w/30 oil. That is just over half a quart.

Probably a faulty DPE winding in the generator head

Time is money

Duromax....

@@theequipmeptguru9030 really

@@theequipmeptguru9030 really?

A bit harsh don’t you think?

@@TimHancock-h6e Just calling a spade a spade. I've been very delicate as well as detailed in the things I thought were handled poorly. I guess that if you've watched how James Condon does his generator repairs (www.youtube.com/@jcondon1 ), you start to treat seemingly worthless machines with a bit more respect and finesse.

this was built before 50 amp quiet inverter generators ever came to market, this is designed to be left in place at all times, a typical generator cannot be left out.

stator must have been damaged in shipping or manufacturing

its not worth it. rewinds cost about 3x as much as a new one

Did you override the breaker?

No. I started it during an outtage last year, same as always. The motor was hitching. A friend said probably bad gas. I changed gas, carb, air/fuel filters, fuel line, coil, and let it run for 2 hours. The motor eventually ran fine, but somewhere along the way, the copper coils melted. I cant find stator through HF, the mfg or Ebay.

possibly a bad AVR

Loss of residual magnetism. First try running it more frequently. It is a self excited gen it must either have residual magnetism or a pmg permant magnet gen rotor to produce field current. Residual is cheaper so most likely.

my predator 4000 has a sticker on the side that says 'let run for 5 minutes before using'

You should let it run about 5 mins before hooking up anything to it. It what my instructions say

sounds like a bad AVR or damaged stator

Houston TX

stator is more than likely toast now

I have the 9000/7250 manufactured Aug 2019, purchased in Mar 2020, has NEVER worked right, but did not know it until after their 90 day + extended warranty were both expired. The Black wire leg started tripping the breaker. HF is still jerking me around on a replacement breaker since they redesigned this model & their parts are all screwed up. Found identical breakers online, put one in, fired it up, had power on 1 120 outlet, but the other was dead, it ran for a bit then I heard a POP but didn't see any sparks or smoke, & shut it down. Engine still starts & runs great, but no power out at all. I may have crossed a connection between the harness from the powerhead to the wires on the engine end, because I hooked them up by color, not realizing they stupidly change wire colors on a lot of the connections in the back of the control panel where they are one color but as they enter the harness to come out to the engine end, they are no longer the same color! I have no idea what or where the POP came from, cannot see any burn or scorch marks anywhere inside the powerhead when I removed the cover to look. I am now clueless as to which parts to check, or how to even check them, and I can't find wiring diagrams for this model anyplace. ANY pointers from anyone! HELP!! I now own an expensive boat anchor instead of a generator!

@@theequipmeptguru9030 ok. That was the conclusion I leaning towards after all the electrical diagnostics that I did. Would you happen to know where I can get a stator/stator-rotor from that fits my unit? I found some, but I don't know if 5-6kw compatible with 8kw.

Flash the field. If the rotor has no magnetic field it wont excite. Google static vs dynamic field flash.

seen this many times before

gotta use an impact

@@theequipmeptguru9030 got it done was able to use a extension to lock into the metal fan blades, was also easier to use a deadblow hammer on the bottom mounts to shimmy the generator off as one piece. Luckily was able to use another generator assembly off an old one with a bad motor. I’ve now realized I need more generator parts😂

Remove the spark plug, drop the piston as low as it goes then fill the piston bore with rope thru the spark plug hole.

a lotta guys will wind a thin piece of rope or twine into the cylinder- stops the piston from reaching all the way to the top of the stroke, so it won't turn over,

houston

sounds like either the AVR is going bad, brushes are about finished up or the Rotor may just be weak now

we have never had an issue with the every breaker being on. Th only issue that may happen is the main breaker on the generator would pop if it got overloaded. The generator should be on and warmed up before turning the generators breaker in the panel to the on position.

sounds like either the starter is bad or the key switch. use a multimeter or test light to see if you get 12 volts at the red wire on the starter all the time. if you get 12v, check the white wire at the starter, smaller wire, may be black, goes to a different terminal, see if it has 12v in the start position. no power in key start position means bad switch or bad 12vfeed to the switch

no telling. may last 1000 hours

@@theequipmeptguru9030 Do you know where I can purchase or have any extra set of Valves for 6500 Predator, I don’t know where to look. HELP

Where can I get receplacles from for a predator 4375

@@jimmysmith160 NOBODY KNOWS, IT IS A BIG SECRET?