Small Generator Engine Surging

Issues causing generator surges.

Small generator engine surging.

Lights flicker between very bright and dim at a rapid pace machinery may run at varied speeds making sudden shifts between quick and slow. To clear out the whole simply take a single wire from a steel brush or burn the paper or plastic off of a twist tie that you would use for a loaf of bread and use the inner wire to run through this hole several times and remote. Engine will run but it surges hunts for a constant rpm 1. This is for bowl type carburetors only.

In this video first i get the generator running then i decide to do the drastic move to ream out the jets on the carb as the engine was surging. If your generator is surging at idle then likely this small hole is either completely plugged or very restricted. Failing capacitor or other components. Stop the fuel flow to the carburetor either turn off the fuel valve or pinch off the line with a pair of fuel line pinch off pliers or a pair of vice grips.

There are actually numerous causes for generator surging including. Incorrect fuel use fuel levels and fuel quality in gas oil generators. Your generator was designed to utilize specific fuel sources and anything else may cause problems in operation and irreparable damage. Signs of surging include.