Powermate Generator Down on Power

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@SandCruzer6 3 ай бұрын

Hi James, old mechanic trick is to apply a thin film of white lithium grease to your gaskets (both sides) for carb gaskets, crankshaft gaskets, valve cover and more. It makes them very easy to remove when needed and also acts as a sealer. (no need for RTV) I worked on Caterpillar engines for many years and that was all Caterpillar would allow you to use. 🛠👍

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks for that! Never heard it before but it makes perfect sense. This could be a total game changer for a lot of people. Imagine all the valve cover gaskets that just drop off! 🔧👍

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@PaulGadoury 28 күн бұрын

Your fabrication skills have come a long way since I started watching you. That is a very lucrative trade in and of itself.

@peterouellette3874 3 ай бұрын

It's a good thing you had all those part, I can't believe the price of things.

@deepsleep7822 3 ай бұрын

Kudos to the person that attached the exhaust extension. It looks like they did a pretty good job. Thanks for the vid.

@offshack 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I'll bet they had the generator in a shed and had the exhaust routed outside so they could leave it running in there all the time -- I did the same years ago with an old Generac - built a little 6x6 shed out back to store the generator in, exhaust out through a piece of flexible auto exhaust out the wall and fresh air inlet vents under the eaves. Could leave it running during rain storms, snow storms, ice storms, etc, and I extended the shutoff switch to the outside of the shed, so I could shut it down and leave it for a while before going back in, in case it had leaked CO.

@carolmccorry3053 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I am a 60 year old grandmother and I love your channel. I equate it to a bloody good mystery. Awesome

@raymondmartin7130 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video to a old man that can't do any thing any more. Enjoy it. Thanks again.

@WOFFY-qc9te 3 ай бұрын

Raymond, you can operate a computer so let the World know your story, post some of your life and photos on YT, you say you can't do anything any more I am sure you have knowledge that you can share. Best to you from another old man who should do the same.

@williamfoote2888 3 ай бұрын

‘He didn’t say and I didn’t ask.’ That’s the start of a lot of stories.

@JOHNDANIEL1 3 ай бұрын

Coleman used a really Cheap Surplus Paint. known as Chevy Vega Red! GM WA9260, AKA Victory Red Silly to remember such exact data from over 40 years ago LOL!

@mikediffley2042 3 ай бұрын

Good to have a friend like Gary who can fix your board, or it's garbage and can't find someone else like you.

@4Truth4All 3 ай бұрын

A metaphor for life, we all need a new capacitor from time to time.

@petersack5074 2 ай бұрын

Everyone, has a different....?/.....'' capacity '' or ' tolerance ' for useless bullshit (as Carlin woulda said) Mine, is in th 10,000 farad range....NO micros, involved - will leave that to car computer engineers = fools.

@mikelong366 3 ай бұрын

I've been watching your channel for a while now and have learned a lot. You have helped me repair a few small engines and I thank you. One thing I would mention is that you spend a lot of time cleaning corosion from aluminum. A faster way that i use is a small sandblaster. By placing the device in a cardboard box or if large using a tarp to restrict blow by I use cornmeal in the sandblaster. It is soft enough to not damage most paint or wiring insulation but hard enough to remove light rust or medium to heavy corosion from non ferrous metals. As a bonus it leaves a very light coat of corn oil on the surface that helps prevent future oxidation. I use a cheap (

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 ай бұрын

Great info. Thx for sharing! 🔧👍

@YukonHawk1 3 ай бұрын

Creating silk from a sow's ear😅😅😅. The genny turned out great. Nice job.

@JBLewis 3 ай бұрын

That black and grey handled, flat bladed screw driver: I knew it looked familiar, and finally today I realized where I knew it from! It's a Salomon branded screwdriver for adjusting ski bindings! We had them in the ski shop I used to work at.

@GreyRockOne Ай бұрын

That CAP is SO easy to replace, very surprised you didn't do it.

@peterevenhuis2663 3 ай бұрын

That is some proper TLC, I have taken a generator ready for scrap as a very very good generator, the cleaning, paint touch up and including missing parts is real tender loving care.

@Rein_Ciarfella 3 ай бұрын

I have a derelict Subaru generator in the yard someone just dropped off a couple of years ago. It just magically appeared. 😉 I’ve been wanting to dig into it for a long time, so thanks for the nudge, Jim! 😉🔧👍

@curtisking2962 3 ай бұрын

James, you make this look so effortless when repairing the equipment. I also think you provide people with the confidence to take on some of the repairs on their on equipment. I've really learned a great deal from your videos. Thanks for sharing. See you next week.

@coreybabcock2023 3 ай бұрын

He definitely helped me with some stuff over the years

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

@rodneymiddleton9624 3 ай бұрын

A heck of a nice save!!!! It pays to hang on to good used parts! Thanks Jim!

@ron827 3 ай бұрын

Another GREAT save but you may want to support the float ears when driving out/in the pin. Incandescent bulbs are sensitive to vibration so you may want to consider an LED or a "rough service" bulb as used in garage door openers. Your muffler surgery was impressive.

@jcondon1 3 ай бұрын

Just picked up a bunch of 100w rough service bulbs

@Barracuda48082 3 ай бұрын

@jcondon1 incandescent? I thought they were banned due to energy consumption. My defination of the old style bulbs, they helped heat the home in the winter, and dry the home air of humidity in the spring and summer..who says wastes ?

@buckchase1 3 ай бұрын

I typically used brake clean or carb cleaner to clean up the engine bits, but that often hurts the paint. Using WD 40 is an AMAZINGly effective way to clean the engine components. Thank you for helping me realize this!!

@carlmizell5930 29 күн бұрын

James the handle is suppose to flip over and hang down with one bolt on each side. When the handle is in use it braces against the frame on each side of the handle. Very good videos.👍👍👍👍

@jimh2887 3 ай бұрын

One day I can imagine. A small mill/drill lathe combo machine in your shop😊 I love mine

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

That would be cool!

@markmcget 3 ай бұрын

I can definitely see why you like the Subaru engine. After your repaired, that thing sounded great.

@jcondon1 3 ай бұрын

They do sound great. Also one of the few that have a chain driven overhead cam. Most use push rods. Or in the case of the eu2000 a plastic overhead cam driven by a rubber belt.

@ickipoo 3 ай бұрын

@@jcondon1 Egads! Popsicle sticks and rubber bands? If anyone can make that work, it would be Honda, but... sheeesh.

@danteerskine7678 2 ай бұрын

@@jcondon1capacitors are trash and I'm happy that capacitors are no longer on generators and had been successfully replaced by AVR. with AVR, you get the best of both worlds,

@TXH1138 3 ай бұрын

ThunderHead289 advocates putting a thin film of grease on both sides of a gasket to preserve them and make them easier to remove and reuse.

@butchfishlock5684 3 ай бұрын

James you give my wife Trudy Condon such a joy with your educational approach to your repairs. She is so proud to be a Condon.

@coreybabcock2023 3 ай бұрын

Are you all related ?

@rhbofwcc 2 ай бұрын

I was just cutting some pipe with my angle grinder. After a while I noticed a big lump of metal grindings on the outer edge of the guard. I was surprised and investigated. I found a ceramic magnet had stuck itself to the guard. It sure saved a lot of filings from ending up on my work. You might find it useful especially around generators.

@jesterr7133 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like you already have what you need for a video with hose two Power Mates in the storage shed. That one should be fun.

@marktomlinson6714 3 ай бұрын

Nice save on that one. I bought basically the same model from the Home Depot many years ago except I think they Labeled them as a 6250 watt (5000 running) to make them seem bigger than they actually are. We used that as our whole house back up until we installed a Generac standby but I still have that one and a whole bunch more (don't ask). I did add a heat shield in between the power unit and the exhaust after seeing other videos of yours where the heat from the exhaust cause failures in the windings. A simple piece of sheet metal with a lip on top pop riveted to the existing shield hangs down between the exhaust and the power head. Nothing needs to hold the bottom. It does not vibrate bad or anything.

@richardphelan8414 3 ай бұрын

Very common problem with electrolytic caps in equipment and especially in old Radios , another good build Jim ,excellent material and content

@almclean4835 3 ай бұрын

Never knew Subaru made small engines, every day is a learning day. Another great video. The generator will do somebody very well

@RiverratGoRVing 3 ай бұрын

James, great save and knowing that you will sell it to help someone in need to keep a frig/freezer and a few lights up and running when power is lost. Keep posting and waiting for a generator/inverter to make it to your workshop to see how it works and possible DYI repairs. Tks Michael.

@frankwrogg2515 3 ай бұрын

This one looks more like a restoration than a repair 😊

@ronwade2206 2 ай бұрын

Triple Diode and Bridge Rectifier, replace all of them with some 1N-4001s. The Filter cap is only part of the problem 😊

@MH-qq3kj 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your channel and have learned a lot over the past several months. You have really added to your tool selection to make the work rebuilding all kinds of small engine equipment that much easier. Keep up the great content.

@jimthesoundman8641 3 ай бұрын

45:35 If you ever need to space things out like that front foot, and you don't want to add a stack of washers, a good alternative is to use a piece of conduit, either 1/2 or 3/4, cut off the required length, and then spray paint it black. EMT Conduit is plenty strong, is easy to cut and machine, and looks really professional once spray painted.

@somerandomguy3868 3 ай бұрын

Totally agree, bridge rectifier, capacitor shouldn't be the end of service for this machine, the repair is more involved than it should be

@rancillinmontgomery2480 3 ай бұрын

All my 120v stuff I run here in the Philippines has to run on 110v step down transformers. Lucky to get 106v most of the time. I bought a 10kw step down and hooked up my U.S. clothes dryer to the secondary neutral center tap and 220v and works great. We were using a generac generator from Lowe’s we got for a hurricane that never came so brought it with us. Use it now straight 220v when power goes out which is often.

@jayden-cf5vd 3 ай бұрын

Hey James, I am also a small repairman on KZbin and I had an old snapper walk behind mower with an 8 hp Subaru engine. It worked great keep up the good work, man.

@randyhorst214 3 ай бұрын

James thanks for the insight on the gen. I have had the same one since hurricane Ike in 2008. For the life of me I couldn't figure it out until now. Thank you for your guidance on this.

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Glad to help

@benjaminleslie3155 2 ай бұрын

5:52 just goes to show how well made these motors were, still was able to start despite sitting for who knows how long.

@georgemartinez1720 3 ай бұрын

Iam glad to see you wearing Harbor freight 10mm Desposable Gloves especially when using Carb Spray it's mostly Acetone

@mattyal9347 3 ай бұрын

I really liked the modified muffler extension. In a power outage you could run it in your garage and lock it up safely while powering some essentials in the house.

@mattyal9347 3 ай бұрын

Oh and great save on the generator!

@jeffclark2725 3 ай бұрын

Great video, i have a couple of those Generators, had bad capacitors , engines ran great,waiting for storm season in my area, Have not seen black smoke cloud like that in a long time

@engelhorns 2 ай бұрын

Again, what a great video. This is a true engine master!

@alanharney5278 3 ай бұрын

Nice rescue on the exhaust. Thanks for the video.

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Any time!

@MitchEllis-dn9lf 3 ай бұрын

James as far as the aftermarket carb running the engines too rich. You could always fill the jets with JB Weld or other carb repair epoxy and then drill out the aftermarket carb to the correct size.

@tabelq 3 ай бұрын

Have you seen the handcrank/ clock spring recoil alternatives ? They seem interesting especially for a person who struggles to pull a rope starter.

@robertmailhos8159 3 ай бұрын

It definitely was rolling coal on the first start up in a long time I'm waiting on the diesel generator repair job video mr condon

@billy123174 Ай бұрын

A job really well executed

@callumjakeman9815 3 ай бұрын

Great video and as always good camera angles and attention to detail with your work. If I was closer I would definitely want to be a customer of yours. 😀

@brianwood5220 3 ай бұрын

Great job, James. I look forward to the weekends offering. Thanks for sharing.

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Any time!

@DanKoning777 3 ай бұрын

Well done as usual James. Never a dull or disappointing video. Keep'em coming when possible. 👍👍👍

@BSWThunder6 3 ай бұрын

I also love the Subarus. I have a NOS EX27 I got off some guy for $100 CAD never had oil or gas yet. Bought from Princess Auto back in the day and never used. I want to use it for a wood splitter project. Most of my stuff is Honda or Yamaha but thanks for the content!

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@Mjaf23 3 ай бұрын

The amazing part of your channel isn't your mechanical mastery, which is obvious. But the fact that you use Ryobi tools. True master

@ronaldlapointe1219 3 ай бұрын

As always James…perfect! 👌

@justonnie 3 ай бұрын

A new video, I'm still watching last week's

@iandennis7836 3 ай бұрын

Ah, been at work today, so a Jim generator fixing video is just the thing I need to wind down......cheers buddy for another rescue ( that's me as well as the generator 😁).

@alexcapuchinojr1288 3 ай бұрын

Excellent job rebuilding that generator

@markrice3502 3 ай бұрын

thank you for shareing i like watching you bring things back to working order ,i have learned alot from your videos also .good job james

@alexsimmons1803 3 ай бұрын

After a tough week, all I need is to hear James' torque wrench go "click".

@George-rt6hl 2 ай бұрын

Thanx for being a great teacher! I have learned so much and applied it to some engines. I'm too far to bring them to you. Here's my question. My TroyBilt has no terminals in the alternator. It appears that the common ground is done in the control panel. Why do I need floating ground if the ground and neutral are combined in my home's main panel. Do I really need to go into the control panel to separate them? Love your channel.

@Real.Alpheus 3 ай бұрын

Great Channel. Bob Ross of small engine repair. "Happy Little Carburetor"

@donmcgimpsey1706 3 ай бұрын

Thanks in advance - just giving you a thumbs up ahead!

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@ddblairco 2 ай бұрын

thanks James

@brucepeebles4939 3 ай бұрын

I too, consider Subaru/Robin/Fuji Engine a step above many others. Their Polaris snowmobile engines are legendary for reliability. (Some have declared Fuji 488cc engine the most reliable ever made) Their 4-stroke engines have TRUE OverHead Cams (as opposed to just OverHead Valves)

@FarmCraft101 Ай бұрын

Catching up on some vids Jim. I'm curious why you are partial to the Subaru engines? Expensive, hard to get parts... I've only owned one but it surged constantly in spite of my efforts with the carb, and the needle would stick and it would flood intermittently. I was never willing to fork out the cash for a new carb, which is my fault I guess, but I have trouble not grumbling when I hear Subaru. ;-)

@jcondon1 Ай бұрын

I cannot argue with the difficulty getting parts and the cost. The Mikuni carbs on them are expensive and jetted lean out of the box. About 50% of them surge a little with no load and drilling out the pilot jet usually results in a broken micro drill bit in the pilot jet. All that said, I like the design of this Subaru. The EX27, EX30 and EX40 use an overhead chain driven metal camshaft. The engine runs smooth and quieter than push rod engines. Most small engines are push rod. The only other with this design is Honda and they use an oil soaked rubber timing belt with a plastic cam. To replace the belt requires a complete engine tear down (still way easier then changing out an exhaust manifold on a CASE 170B). As much as I like Subaru, a Honda clone is much cheaper to purchase and maintain and nothing beats an old Briggs flat head.

@stephenmerrin9442 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos especially the karts you do for the kids. I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw your daughter’s helmet. Can hardly wait for early Thursday morning when you post the videos.

@PaulGadoury 28 күн бұрын

looks good to me. You ought to put before and after pics when you improve the aesthetics of a machine dramatically.

@johnclyne6350 3 ай бұрын

Another well done repair! 102 volts is very low. The minimum the utility I work for provides is 113.4 volts. Any lower is considered low voltage . Like you said….your saying for a Powermate it was as good as you get. I don’t want to seem like I’m pestering you? Any idea on the pictures I sent you on my Dewalt pressure washer with the Honda 13 hp engine? More specifically if I can mount an electric start on that engine? I’m just curious? Keep up the great content! I look forward to your next repair!

@arthurbiringer5676 3 ай бұрын

Another award winning job!

@Bassguitarist1985 3 ай бұрын

Great video is always James! I got that broken bridge rectifier on my bench to repair for you. You'll have another spare for the next project soon enough! ☺️

@jcondon1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Gary! You saved me on this one. Always good to have an extra ready to go.

@Bassguitarist1985 3 ай бұрын

@@jcondon1 absolutely!

@jamespeters920 3 ай бұрын

Wish you were local, i'd hit you up for a small inverter generator. Great job as always!

@ColoRadio6996 3 ай бұрын

GA James: Thanks for indexing....

@wm8728 3 ай бұрын

James, I usually use a small socket as a backstop for those float ears/posts when using the punch to great effect. (my first ever comment here) Love your channel!

@carlomartin6156 2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same,

@Maurice1151 2 ай бұрын

Great surgery on the exhaust mate!👍👍

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@neiltheplayer 3 ай бұрын

And thank you for posting once again. Very enjoyable. Cheers!!

@jcondon1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks again!

@joejohnson7097 3 ай бұрын

I guest all us viewers need to talk to the boss about getting a new Bubba Dump 2. Thanks for the video a lot new equipment

@Landrew0 3 ай бұрын

I think the exhaust modification was a good one. It could have been used to vent the exhaust outdoors. It wasn't stock, but it didn't need to be trashed.

@pete.i7057 2 ай бұрын

Hi James, @19:25 does your tea taste funny?? Great video as always, informative and enjoyable to spend time with.

@watermanone7567 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video James, which way would you half to go on a capacitor to increase the voltage, more or less MFS's?

@lv_woodturner3899 3 ай бұрын

Good job on getting this back up and running. You should consider getting a 3D printer so you can print some of the parts which are no longer available like the end cover and the bracket to hold the pin for the handle.

@paulmonk7820 3 ай бұрын

You got a NEW FURNITURE DOLLY 👀!😅

@tubeDude48 3 ай бұрын

It's definitely been out in the weather! I'd say near salt water.

@landiahillfarm6590 3 ай бұрын

As always, thank you for these. They are very relaxing. Just a thought, a tip I saw on Thunderhaed289's channel regarding carb gaskets, he swears by taking axle grease and really rubbing it in well on carb gaskets before installing. He does a lot of carb swapping owing to the cool little gizmo he invented and makes the claim that this will not only guarantee a good seal but also preserve the gaskets and prevent their tearing on removal. I cant say I've tried it myself but I certainly will, cant see any harm in it. As for that funky exhaust, I wonder if they were using it to vent the exhaust "outside"? at least get it far away from the motor, it looks like it has a couple holes drilled to allow it to be attached to a tube of some kind.

@jcondon1 3 ай бұрын

Grease does allow you to easily reuse.

@woody95124 3 ай бұрын

My gosh ur good down to every detail bud

@andrewgrace4410 3 ай бұрын

Cleaned up nicely James 😊

@chrisdevitto4340 3 ай бұрын

Hi James was it my imagination or when you opened the carb drain it was dry. Now wondering how water got in the carb in the fuel you used as a test. Did I miss something.

@jcondon1 3 ай бұрын

I was not able to reach the drain. I removed the bowl nut, but did not break the seal between the bowl and where the bolt screws in. If the level was below the main jet then the water would not have drained out.

@francoisbouchard602 3 ай бұрын

Nice job sir Nice Generator Nice show 😃👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

@kthwkr 3 ай бұрын

On radio towers often 130V light bulbs are used. Since they are being powered by 120V they will last much longer. And it's expensive to replace a bulb.