Cycloner3950
Crazy for Camping!
Well, the saga continues on the generator. My 2010 3950 gennie has not worked right since day one, always hard to start and when it did start it would run for 15 secs and shut down. I thought that I had found the problem last fall, gelled up fuel (**** ethanol in our fuel). Drained the tank and filled with high test Sunoco 94, cleaned the carb etc, etc. Ran great, added some Stabil to tank and exercised the gennie well with varied loads before storing the RV for the winter.
Well, it is a nice weekend and I thought, let's exercise the gennie. No start.......this time t would not pump any fuel? Took the whole fuel pump off this time and finally found the issue. The in-line fuel filter, small silver metal filter located just ahead of the pump. On inspection, of course "MADE IN CHINA"......and it appears that the filter is part of the pump housing...come on! The filter was completely plugged with black sludge, almost like a rubber. Solved the problem by drilling out the filter and adding a nice larger in-line filter from Autozone at the cost of $2, also "MADE in the USA"
As a secondary measure, I also put another filter , one of the smaller plastic "see through" filters just ahead of the carb. Primed it up, runs like a top!!!!!!!!!!!!
When are we all going to wake up and revolt against this Chinese crap..........
Well, it is a nice weekend and I thought, let's exercise the gennie. No start.......this time t would not pump any fuel? Took the whole fuel pump off this time and finally found the issue. The in-line fuel filter, small silver metal filter located just ahead of the pump. On inspection, of course "MADE IN CHINA"......and it appears that the filter is part of the pump housing...come on! The filter was completely plugged with black sludge, almost like a rubber. Solved the problem by drilling out the filter and adding a nice larger in-line filter from Autozone at the cost of $2, also "MADE in the USA"
As a secondary measure, I also put another filter , one of the smaller plastic "see through" filters just ahead of the carb. Primed it up, runs like a top!!!!!!!!!!!!
When are we all going to wake up and revolt against this Chinese crap..........