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Could you give more detail about the replacement governor?

Often, hunting, from improper feedback curves, can be cured

with careful spring selection, or changing the leverage on a

control arm. One of the more fascinating problems.



Mon Jul 6, 2009 2:53 am

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My 2000 Honda generator 'hunts' when there is no load on it. That is the revs go up and down repeatedly. usually when there is load in it runs steadily. Is...
bmintz@...
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Jan 28, 2009
5:58 pm

Have you ever run a cleaner through it like Seafoam? Maybe the valves are sticking a little under low rpm or no load so it fights itself to find a stable rpm. ...
tony.mcahren
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Jan 28, 2009
6:40 pm

Bill, I'm not sure with EU design but with conventional small engines with a mechanical governer this is a classic symptom of gunked carb. If so the gunk...
kamperbob
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Jan 28, 2009
6:46 pm

My brand new unit does the same thing, but only when economy is switched on. From: Honda_EU2000_Generators@yahoogroups.com ...
Bob Romanko
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Jan 28, 2009
6:58 pm

Check the choke to make sure you didn't forget to turn it off. I did this by mistake once but didn't realize it until I turned ON the ECO. I now start mine...
tony.mcahren
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Jan 28, 2009
7:09 pm

One other thing that can cause this is not having a good vent on the fuel cap. Make sure that puppy is in the "on" position. Bob From:...
Bob Romanko
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Jan 28, 2009
7:31 pm

Long story short this also happened to my Companion EU2K right off the showroom floor. The other standard EU2K unit was fine. Covered under warrenty. Tech...
Glen Meyer
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Jan 28, 2009
10:14 pm

Hello, First time poster. I just picked up a new EU2000i yesterday. It sure is a sweet unit. I put a tach/hour meter on it from the get go. I notice on...
audreyappliance
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Feb 1, 2009
2:01 am

I had trouble keeping my 2000 running. Then noticed the oil warning lamp was coming on. Somewhere I had heard the oil level needed to be all the way to the...
ebhawkins
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Feb 1, 2009
2:16 am

It's true that when you have the gen on a level surface, and twist off the oil plug, the oil should come right up onto the inner threads at the tip of the...
Mike Rosati
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Feb 1, 2009
2:23 am

Yeah... it was perfectly flat on my garage floor and a few oz's oozed out. Not a biggie just a little unexpected. I started the gen up for a little while...
audreyappliance
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Feb 1, 2009
2:33 am

"Most people probably wouldn't even notice it...." You don't know this group very well ;) hehe It's good that you checked the oil level, is it could have...
Mike Rosati
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Feb 1, 2009
2:42 am

I hear ya... I should say aside from this list. I am totally OC when it comes to checking oil levels. I probably cause my own oil consumption. :-) It sounds...
audreyappliance
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Feb 1, 2009
2:57 am

... is the I'll add my vote for SEAFOAM. We had an ice storm last night and part of my prep was to start the Honda and run some Seafoam through it to be sure...
nc5c
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Jan 28, 2009
7:05 pm

I take it you didn't use it yet in the ice storm. All ready to generate and those darned light just stay on. :) Tony ... part...
tony.mcahren
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Jan 28, 2009
7:07 pm

... It is Honda Voodo!!!...Since I bought a EU2000 for Dallas house and a EU3000 for the Florida house the lights never go off. It only requires that I keep...
nc5c
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Jan 28, 2009
7:37 pm

I hear you. I once bought a snow blower because we had two or three winters where I could have used one. I didn't use it for the next 3 winters. :) At least...
tony.mcahren
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Jan 28, 2009
7:50 pm

... is the ... house because of the ice storm. When we first started it up in eco mode it seemed to "hunt". I added a 30 second spray from PB Blaster's ...
jspringator
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Feb 1, 2009
2:01 am

When I received our new EU2000, the unit would hunt when a 500W halogen work light was plugged-in. The hunting progressively got worse as time went by. Have...
alfiorv9a
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Jun 29, 2009
8:51 am

Hunting is caused by a lean condition in the jet used at the bottom of a particular load. Usually there are three main circuits for fuel or fuel-air mix in...
Ormond Otvos
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Jun 29, 2009
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To: Honda_EU2000_Generators@yahoogroups.com From: ormond@... Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:56:58 -0700 Subject: [Honda_EU2000_Generators] Re: "Hunting" Hunting...
alan harvey
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Jun 30, 2009
11:53 am

FWIW! I converted my EU2000i to propane using the US Carbeuration (SP?) 'kit A. It works very well and handles full load well. However, it also does 'hunt' at...
mpupeza
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Jul 4, 2009
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Could you give more detail about the replacement governor? Often, hunting, from improper feedback curves, can be cured with careful spring selection, or...
Ormond Otvos
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