Honda eu2000 rough idle... The Phantom Menace
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Topic: Honda eu2000 rough idle... The Phantom Menace
Posted By: shroomer
Subject: Honda eu2000 rough idle... The Phantom Menace
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 9:20pm
New genset: rough idle. So I want to bring it to a Honda dealer for
service. My local power equipment dealer is listed and I talk to them
about bringing it in. An hour later they call back and recant their offer.
They'll work on it, but not as a warranty claim. Seems Honda doesn't
pay them so well to do that. They'll take my money though.
Okay, get another dealer that is
authorized Honda , a bit farther away. I call back in two weeks (stated
time) and they say it's fine. They just changed the gas, added some Sea Foam and ran it. I
asked if they checked it on Eco throttle (lower speed setting). Said
they'd double-check. Spoke to a service writer (owner?) at the counter who said
that it wouldn't run well on cheap gas, which is defined as anything
that doesn't have a name brand attached to it (Mobil, Exxon, Shell,
Sunoco,...). No more supermarket gas and it'll be fine, she says. Getting a bit nervous now.
They
run it a day to two more and call me back to say it's okay. And by the
way, we're an authorized Honda service facility but not for generators.
There's a bill to pay - not much - about $17.00.
I go back to
get my dear Honda and it is in fact running much smoother, doesn't sound
like it wants to wheeze and die on Eco Throttle. Service technician
says it just needed to "break-in" and service writer gives me big
lecture on "watered-down" gas at Costco, Stop and Shop, etc.
Welcome to the Twilight Zone.
Now
that you've read my missive, go back and substitute the words "Forest
River" and "R-Pod" in the appropriate places. Sound familiar?
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 10:36pm
Not sure what you're trying to say but cheap gas is a big problem for small engines. Use an additive like Seafoam or better yet find some non-ethanol gas and use nothing but.
TT
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2010 176
FJ Cruiser
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