I am surprised those Honywell generators lasted that long. Pure mad in China junk. I bought one for my daughter for emergency use. I test run my generators a couple times a year. I test ran hers and it burned up at idle. Took it to the qualified shop (70 miles away)for repair under warranty. There were no repair parts.
They were made in China and that was all there was, no parts available at all. They had to give me a new one. The new had a warranty only till the end of the original warranty.
I couldn’t even start the new one. Donated it.
That's good to know ...
“I test run my generators a couple times a year. “
We try to once a month. Don’t usually make it though. I have a whole list of things to check on the first of the month - and the list keeps getting longer.
Ours used to auto-start when the electricity kicked off. That feature doesn’t work any more, and we can’t find anyone to work on it. At least the rest is ok - for now.
Chinese engines are generally junk.