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Originally Posted by Diesel911
In the end you have to depend on your own abilities. But, being prepared with equipment and goods helps immensely. That being said I only am minimally prepared.
Yes any machine needs maintenance. You are supposed to use fuel stabilizer so that Fuel does not develop solids that could plug up you system; especially the Carburetor.
Otherwise the Engine is simpler then your Car Engine is and what runs it.
Since I used to be a Mechanic taking apart and unplugging a Carburetor or some fuel system issue is not a show stopper (if I can see what I am doing).
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its nice that generators are easy. In 10 or 20 yeas when all small engines have ECUs, oxygen sensors, electronic fuel injection and catalytic converters (because the environment yo) they aren't going to be easy anymore. The young mechanics of today better be handy with their phone and a Bluetooth OBD3 code reader
I dont worry about this at all, but if I did, I'd worry about the hospital (or .gov or .mil) building owner that put $xx,000 ("...its not my money"...lols) into a backup generator, and then skimped on the maintenance. So when the power goes out in 3 years, all the money spent was for naught and their building is dark.
-John