CHAMPION 3100 Watt Inverter GENERATOR/Will it start after sitting for 1 year??

[@terrancecoard388]

About twelve years ago, I bought a self-propelled Honda E Z Start push mower. At the time, it was one of the best. I was very disappointed that I could not get it to start. The salesman at Home Depot said to spray a little starting fuel. OMG! With just a spritz, the thing fired up, and for the rest of the day, just a slight pull cranked it up each and every time....that day! Since then, we have done this routine. I would suggest that you always turn off the fuel and run the generator until it stops. My backup generator is a Genrac GP5500 with a pull start. I don't know if it would give me trouble, but a lesson learned, so I give it a little blast of starting fluid, and It starts on the first pull every time. I do this because my wife is 115 pounds, and this way, it starts with little effort. I also learned for YT to use a magnetic dipstick to attract any metal filings. Also, there are inexpensive pumps to suck out the old oil from where you put it in. It makes the oil change much easier and less messy.

[@pdevans3]

Thanks for the comment and the good advice. I think I may have to prime mine every time also, because it took several pulls to get it started the last time I ran it. I will eventually put it in the shop, so I don't have to do this.