Honda Generator . 2 questions.

[bigwalleyeguy]

1) time to change oil in my Honda 2000 generator. Anyone have any advice on what kind of oil to run in it?

2)Do they make some kind of hose that you can connect to your generator from your gas can?? If so what is it called and where can a guy get one?

Thanks in advance.

[Macgyver55]

Dont forget the OEM cap is vented. When you put on the adapted cap on the generator, the extra tank needs to now provide the vent or the siphon will stop due to vacuum.

Oil level is also very imortant on any Honda gen as they have the low oil shutoff and sometimes can shut down just from being off level.

[3pronghook]

the filter needs to be oily to the touch. not bathed in oil just an oily feel. like your hair gets after 4 days in fishouse without a shower. if too much oil it will run out when oil cap off and sitting level. im not a mechanic at all, but ive had a 1000 honda for 6 years and its one tough generator. but like anything, acts up and these are soem of things that ive done that have worked for me. good luck

[MuleShack]

Well I went and bought the extended run tank from northern. I went to LOW sunday, started generator at 230pm. Generator ran for about 24 hours and that was it. It kept dieing on me so I unhooked the extra tank. Then the generator would run fine I would just fill it up before it ran out of gas. But now today before I came home it was dieing on me again? It sounds like it is not getting gas then just dies. Any ideas what could be causing this to happen? I brought the geny into the house to warm it up thinking a line froze or something and that did help a little. Do you think she just started to freeze up or something?

I used mine on Red last weekend and it ran for 56 hours straight. I refilled the 6 gal tank while it was running from a regular gas can and I had no issues. (had to keep the truck plugged in) I'm assuming you had the vent cap open if it was running for 24 hours before it died. Maybe you have a small leak in your threaded connections? Where it would pull some fuel over but not keep the constant draw going.

also as someone else said, make sure you have enough oil in the reservoir. The first year i had mine, it kept dying and I couldn't figure out why and then I added oil and the problem went away.

[bigwalleyeguy]

Boy dont I feel stupid. Yes I did have the vent cap open on the extended tank. I guess that its meant to stay closed. I didnt know mine didnt come with a manual. Or how would I know if I had a leak in the threaded connection? Thanks Im heading back up in the morning. It sure would be nice if that thing worked.

[JimBuck]

Boy dont I feel stupid. Yes I did have the vent cap open on the extended tank. I guess that its meant to stay closed. I didnt know mine didnt come with a manual. Or how would I know if I had a leak in the threaded connection? Thanks Im heading back up in the morning. It sure would be nice if that thing worked.

Do you have the red cap kind of setup for your extended tank? Mine didn't come with any directions either and I'm looking for a tank right now. It'd be nice to know if I needed a vent or if any tank would do.

[bigwalleyeguy]

The cap you screw on to the generator is red yes. But it also came with a tank in the box. gotta go Im heading back to the big pond.