GENERAC 2200i Generator CARBURETOR REPLACEMENT
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- I finally got the Generac 2200i generator running smoothly again. In this video I share how I did some trouble shooting and finally replaced the carburetor. Since we replaced this with a larger generator over the summer when this began malfunctioning, I will now use this up at the shed to charge batteries. I still love this little geny!!
NOTE: This is NOT a how to video. You must have knowledge of 4 stroke engines to attempt this DIY replacement.
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I finally got a chance to trouble shoot this and fix it! Still a great little generator :-) Rich
WHOA! WHOA!
I have what looks like the identical Craftsman model (with the same "stepper motor hunting" problem), but the valve clearance specs are 0.10 MILLIMETER or .004" (FOUR thousandths of an inch). Can you confirm your specs?
@@lordofthewoods .010 confirmed on this model. Don't forget to clean the spark arrestor, It could be the problem. Good luck and thanks for watching.
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid: Strange on the differing valve specs...
Checked the spark arrestor in mine today, but not enough clogging to make a difference.
What happened is, the unit sat for about 2 years with untreated fuel. Went to fire it up and had no-start. Had fuel flow TO the carb since I was able to drain fuel continuously through the fuel bowl. Was able to eye-dropper some fuel into the crankcase vent port on the air filter pipe in front of the carb, and it would start and run for a few seconds, so, fuel TO the carb, but not THROUGH the carb.
Was hoping the jet was in the fuel bowl screw, but it was not (couldn't find a detailed breakdown of the carb anywhere). End of the bowl screw had what looked like dark, cooked fuel on it. Tried to remove the carb for inspection, but found splitting the case was necessary, and I didn't want to go that far YET : )
Removed the fuel bowl and spotted/removed the jet; looked like SOLID brass... like it NEVER HAD an orifice! Cleaned it out, reassembled, started on first pull and unit ran PERFECTLY for at least 1/2 hour run-test on Eco and normal settings.
Couple days later, went to warm it up for an oil change... NOW it is hunting via the stepping motor, but the jury is still out as to WHY... even re-checked the jet again, but it was still clean. Drained ALL fuel and replaced with fresh with no change.
I'll be on the horn with Generac tomorrow trying to confirm some part numbers; I'm tempted to try the stepping motor first if it's available, but it would be a strange coincidence if that went on the fritz in between those two sessions. May just get the whole carb/step motor assy., but try the step motor alone FIRST, then default to the whole assembly if that doesn't work. I can probably get the carb going if I pull/disassemble it, but don't want to go that far without a replacement in-hand in case that's what it takes.
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid: Just checked the Generac Owner Manual here:
www.generac.com/service-support/product-support-lookup/product-manuals?modelNo=G0071170
Everything looks identical to my Craftsman, including the valve specs as follows (Page 16):
Intake - 0.10 ± 0.02mm (cold), (0.004" ±0.001" inches)
Exhaust - 0.10 ± 0.02mm (cold) (0.004" ±0.001" inches)
0.10mm, or .004 inches
OOps, your right .I thought my feeler gauges were in thousandths but they are in millimeters . However I did adjust them correctly at 0.10mm. decimal in the right place this time. Sorry about the confusion.
i think you done the right thing changing carb not wasting time cleaning it because its not easy in this generator to make experiments
I feel like small engine repair is not only a practical skill in and of itself but also a healthy exercise in learning/practicing patience and staving off the issue a lot of us have with wanting instant gratification.
Couldn’t agree more!
There is a brass jet on top of the carburetor that can be unscrewed with a flat head screwdriver. Take it out and clean out the tiny hole at the end of it with a wire off of a wire brush. Flush it with carburetor cleaner,and reinstall it, and no more surging.
Great job Rich!
The reason why the engine was surging is because it was running lean. Usually because the fuel passages and /or jets get gummed up and/or partially blocked. This happens even if you use the red stuff to prevent this. I hope you didn't throw out the old carb.
There is a trick that everyone can use that I learned from an old timer. Of course try some carb cleaner first. This will usually help. Another quick thing to try is to rev the engine up as fast as you can and cover the air intake with your hand until the engine almost stalls. This will use the engine to create more vacuum and draw more fuel and air at a higher volume through the carb and hopefully clean or dislodge any gum or dirt. This may need to be done several times and it works on any motor. Including your car.
Now for the trick. If none of these things help, and you have to remove the carb. Take the carb apart as much as you can and soak everything in LEMON JUICE (the filtered kind. No pulp). The acid in the lemon juice will clean and dissolve any gunk, gum, crud & dirt. 30 minutes is usually enough time for the lemon juice to do it's job. The old timer said he kept a large pot of boiling lemon juice but I never needed or tried the boiling part. I just rolled with the room temp stuff.
Then use the little extension tube on your carb cleaner nozzle and spray cleaner through all the passages and jets you can find both ways. Wear eye protection cause the cleaner will spray out around the tip of the extension tube and directly into your eyes until you get a good position and seal on the tube. Then blow compressed air through the jets and passages. Spray down the rest of the carb and parts with the carb and choke cleaner. Then lube all the parts, threads, and moveable parts with your choice of lube and then reassemble the carb. The lemon juice trick has worked every time for me. Even on an old Rototiller I have that had fuel in it for at least 6 years. That one was soaked overnight. After you are finished, filter the remaining lemon juice and put it back in the bottles for next time. Keep it out of the kitchen and label it used lemon juice so someone doesn't accidentally consume it. Yes they are out there. Lol
Hi Steve, there is a lot of good info there .But I really think problem is that electric( stepper motor ) which is what Generac calls it which is connected directly to the butterfly and controls the speed. I did take the bowl off the carb and it was very clean looking inside . I will do another video on it when I take it apart thanks for watching Steve hope all is well and Merry Christmas !
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid I haven't had to fix a carb yet with a stepper motor. All the stuff I own is old except for the Honda inverter but that hasn't given me a problem yet in 16 years. Wait, that's old too. It's probably got a stepper motor thought. If you think it's the stepper motor, it probably is. I just wanted to share the lemon juice trick with everyone. So if your engine doesn't have a stepper motor and is surging. It's probably running lean due to a partially clogged carb. If you decide to remove the carb, try the lemon juice trick. Lemon juice is cheaper than carb/choke cleaner. Merry Christmas to you guys 😷
Citric acid does the same.. ( granules)
Thanks dude. Helped me replace my own carb. Purrs like a kitten again.
What a pain to get to the pilot jet. Mine was doing the same thing. Turned out the be the PILOT JET! Which is brass screw on top located on top. Cleaned the hole in the center. Smooth as butter
Merry Christmas and Thanks. I have one of these Generacs on order, and I'm learning all I can about it's care and maintenance. It's so refreshing to find someone that repairs, when so many would just throw it away. Best of luck in your new home.
Merry Christmas to you as well. We agree, nothing should be simply thrown away. Repairing is the way to go. Good luck with your new generator. We really love this little one. It’s gotten us through a lot and is very useful!
My Generac inverter sat for a couple years, and by the time I wanted to use it, it only ran on full choke. My regular repair guy wanted $450 to do it. Thanks to you, I found the carburetor, and did the job in under two hours! Thank you for that. 1st pull and it purred like a kitten!
Glad to help!
No leftover parts! That's amazing! My husband always has leftover parts! Lol
I was pretty surprised myself 😂
I’m really glad you made this video. I’ve had the EXACT same issue with my GP2200i. I’d narrowed it down to the carb being clogged, but I never took the time to fully take it apart because it is a bit daunting. I’m going to give it a shot later this week hopefully.
It’s pretty straight forward. I really think my spark arrestor was clogged pretty good so I’d check that first if I were you. I show this at the end of the video and kind of wish I did it first. Hope it all works out.
FYI, always adjust valves in a cold engine.
How's she goin'? Nice repair on your generator. Often times the hardest part about making a repair is getting the right parts!!! Sounds like Generac were very helpful and that makes a big difference!!! Take care!!
Thanks ,I love to take things apart LOL
Somebody on youtube had a ryobi with the same engine/carb (both made by ducar) and it was hunting like this and he cleaned the jet that is hiding behind and slightly ahead of the throttle shaft on the top side.
Great job, Rich!
Thanks 👍
Good evening Sir, Great fixe Sir and Now you have spare parts for your Generator and a spare Generator for the newer Generator 👍😊 Keep warm both of you !!! Cheers !!!
Agree! Never throw anything away 👍 you stay warm too!
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid 😊👍
Well done Rich!👍👍
Thanks 👍
Great job on fixing it
Thanks 👍
Great Job Rich!!!
Thanks ‘
Some stalls engines are pretty tight to work on. Nice job replacing that carb 👍
Appreciate that👍
I just bought one of these and it runs great but I'm saving your video just ib case. Great job bud.
Thanks 👍
Great Job!!!!
I have a Craftsman 2200i, which seems to be a Generac and rebadged as Craftsman!
Recently, I had to use it and for the first time, will not start!! I figured since oil seems to be ok and full of gas, I would drop the bowl and clean the jets.
I utilized the drain tube they have with the set screw and let me tell you....took forever. Started at like 3:30p and when I went to bed was still coming out...SLOWLY, so figured let it go all night and check it in the morning! It worked.
So, looked at it today and took off the air cleaner system and screw on the bottom of the bowl and stuck a twist tie up thru the jet hole. Didn't work! :(
Next step, I'll have to dry some carb clean and see if I can break things down. If that doesn't work, I'm really going to need to do a more comprehensive breakdown, like this video! Not looking forward to it.
Funny, I thought the bowl was integral to the carb unit and not removable, as I removed the screw and tried to twist and remove it and nothing happened! Then I left and went and did something and came back and it had fallen straight off!! :O That was weird.
Thanks again for the video and if any suggestions on if it is a dirty carb/jet....let me know. Thanks in advance.
That is a bummer. I will make sure that Rich sees this comment so he can let you know if there is anything he can suggest! ~Kathie
Saludos desde Cuba 🇨🇺, tengo una planta y su video ha sido muy útil gracias 👍📸. Saludos.
Very welcome 👍
Hey Man, nice job! Great video. No disrespect meant but thanks for leaving the Mrs. out of this one! I enjoyed watching this one!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks!!! My friend!
Good information.
Clear visuals.
Very nice presentation.
Good information on where to get part.
Manufacturers part number.
Clear breakdown of case.
(It's the little things that make a difference. )
Straight forward visual of carburetor instalation .
And reassembly of generator.
The bonus part.
Was the tip of necessary cleaning & matinance of the spark arrestor.
(How often I wonder?
After how many hours of use?
Will be good to find out for myself. )
Thanks.
I appreciate you.
Thanks very much!
_"Nothing to it but to do it."_ :-) Well, $60 later and she's fine so money well spent. I was thinking there was sludge built up in the old carb bow from ethanol. Tight space to work on that generator. Nice work, Rich.
Thanks , I will be taking apart that carburetor and that little stepper motor too. That's what Generac calls it.
I always look for a fuel shut off valve if I'm buying a new small engine machine. Then them run dry, use non ethanol fuel and use Sta Bil and you'll never experience this issue. Machines without fuel shut off valves will gum up and run like crap pretty quickly.
I'm not a fan of the economy modes either as I don't think the carbs keep themselves cleaned out well enough... so when I'm done with it, I turn off economy mode for a few minutes before I turn off the fuel for shut down.
Nice work on the repair. I wonder if you could have tested the stepper motor and if it was working fine...just tear the carb down and clean it vs replace it? I'm cheap that way lol
Lol. That’s exactly what I’m planning to do as soon as I get a chance!
Very good 👍
Awesome video
Thanks!!
Great fix Rich ! those suitcase units are pricey !
Yea they are , but we got a pretty good deal on this one. I estimate we have over 600 hours on it. It seems to be running good. So I think we got our moneys worth. Thanks for watching.
Truefuel four cycle engineered fuel. It's pricey but it's the safest thing to leave in for any long period of time.
Good job rich that would have been a two beer job Lol
Definitely! Thanks 👍
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WHOA! WHOA!
I have what looks like the identical Craftsman model (with the same "stepper motor hunting" problem), but the valve clearance specs are 0.10 MILLIMETER or .004" (FOUR thousandths of an inch). Can you confirm your specs?
The Surging is caused by a Clogged Pilot Jet (some call it the Idle jet ) Easy to Remove and Clean it's on top of the Carb under the Stepper motor/ Linkage Plate, PLUS the Valve Clearance is Intake 0.10mm or .004" Exhaust 0.15mm or .006" NOT .010" That's why the .010" = 0.254mm feeler Gauge was Tight Now you have the Valve Clearance way to Loose !
Wondering if you had a link to where you purchased your replacement carburetor?
Would love to see how it runs with that plug pulled out. I guess it would not have economy mode if unpluged but it would probably run at even rpm
There was nothing plugged in at all . I think the problem may have been a clogged spark arrestor .Thanks for watching.
I have this same generator..I was great about starting it each month and even running a load on it a 1,000 watt vacuum! Well I went to start it this month and it would not start! UGH! It's such a compact area to do anything on this thing but I took it apart the best I could with help from this video..Sprayed brake cleaner in the carb throat and a lot of gunk came back out and I removed the carb bowl cleaned it out as well..I did not remove the carb to clean it deeper as I was worried about the linkage control..Is it air operated or? I mean when you turn the switch from off to run to choke..it is very stiff..anyway..I could not start aside from starting with starting fluid..I tried to keep it running on starter fluid hoping it would maybe pull the gas through and unclog itself and after maybe doing this, shooting fluid into the air intake for 3 minutes it STILL would not stay running on it's own so I guess time for a new carb! I admit I feel slightly more confidant after this video! Wish me luck! I will FIRST check the spark arrestor though!!! I did the screen like you did but did not pull out that long thing! I will now! Thank you! OSrry soo long!~
It's not too bad of a job it is a simple float bowl carburetor let me know how it turns out. get yourself a can of gum out and check that float pin area and the main jet up the middle . those are the two major ports and then there's that little jet on the side of the down tube. Thanks for watching and good luck can't wait to hear back
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid Thank you very much for taking time to reply with the advice! I appreciate it! I'll try that today!!
I have a pulsar one just like that and it's trash too. All of those are the same generator with a different color case and brand name.
95% of the time the hunting your seeing with your generator is the pilot jet is clogged or dirty. On these small engines there so small and even normal gas can clog them. Did you use E0 or E10 gas in this?
Thanks for the info. I fear that part or all of my problem may have been the clogged spark arrestor, but I will be opening up the carburetor soon in that little stepper motor too.
Please list the carburetor part number and where I can get it. I have searched the internet for days and can't find one with the step motor on it. The one from your pictures looks right.
Thanks for the great video.
There are actually two different ones depending on your model. I had to call generac and give them the serial number on the unit and they then told me which carburetor to get. It’s probably a good idea if you do the same. I think I also put this information in the video as far as who to call. Hope it works out.
I’m guessing someone left gas in the generator for a while. It probably would of been just fine if you took the carb apart and cleaned out the jets. If I was you I’d turn the screw on by the little tube so it drains the gas every time you done using it for a while. It should prevent it from happening again.
Thank you
Hey rich how to you fix the crank pulley??
Not really sure since I haven't had to do it.
Gummed carb? Get the extended warranty and never do this lol. Nice work!
Good day sir do you know by any chance that carburetor is compatible with IQ2000
There’s different carburetors for different models. I had to call Generac and go through it with them and they told me which carburetor to buy.
Thank you sir I will call generact
99 percent of rough idle is a clogged jet in carb.take off carb.bowl and poke jet with wire and spray clean.Done
Do you know who makes the engine for your Generac 2200i?
Not sure -
I was going to buy one of those generators but now I'm not so sure how old is that thing where you have to replace the carburetor already?
Mine is doing the same surging. It's about 2.5 years old. I run it 5 minutes every month. It probably has about 5-10 hours actual use. I use Sta-bil in the gas. Apparently that's not good enough.
What is the nozzle on the side pointing down with a clear line attached in a half loop?. Not the carb drain line. My G0071171 carb does not have this.
I’ll have to take a look, but I feel like the original carb didn’t have it, the replacement did. It might just be for vapor
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid Thanks for the quick reply. I'm about to start the carb replace.
Good luck. I’m sure it’ll go fine👍
@@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid running good now, thanks. You know the first time I ran this out of the box it leaked gasoline out the carb, and not just a little, a flood. I've read about others having carb issues with this model also.
Huh. Didn’t have that with mine
shouldn't the warranty fix ? cover ?
It was well outside of the warranty period . Thanks for watching
Ok what happens with small engines is lack of maintenance the fuel goes bad. What is happening is the engine is starving for fuel because the bad gas plugged up the carb and you’re governor is trying to adjust that’s why it’s surging one more thing don’t use ethanol blended fuel and use a good fuel stabilizer I use seafoam just giving you tips I’ve been a mechanic for 40 years
Thanks for the info. I fear that it may just have been a clogged spark arrestor and if I put this carburetor back on it may run properly. But that's another video thanks for watching thanks for commenting
i have same issue with mine did you had loss of power . mine wont even hold a skill saw now . i let it sit for long time .
Still using it very often with no issues. Just used it today outside in 40 degrees for several hours.
did your generac loss voltage while it had the carburetor issue?? i just ordered it but not sure if that is related or it might be other issues since its been sitting for a long time
It probably did at the time with the rpm’s reving up and down. Since it wasn’t running right I shut off until I could take it apart.
That was handi of you.
Thanks👍
Fuel line pinched bro
I guess you wouldn't want to change the pull cord on that thing
Why not just clean the carb?
Well as you can see the carburetor was very clean, but the spark arrestor was clogged solid.
Probably just the dirty jet in the carburetor
A little seafoam
That screen could have been your whole problem