[Alas Babylon!]

This morning I pulled my generator out of the barn.

Over 100 pulls on the starter cord and it will not start. Took the carburetor apart. Cleaned jet and very dirty bowl and replaced gaskets.

Another 100 pulls and still won’t start. $#%#$#@#!!!

I’m exhausted and guess I’ll be without power for awhile.

This is really my own fault. I bought it right after Opal in 1997.

It’s always been quite reliable but I haven’t tested it recently (and by recent I mean the past X* years).

*Means old people’s years which is always a long time but one thinks was not that long ago.

[NautiNurse]

You still have a few hours to charge up your phone, tablet, and backup batteries, cook up a yummy meal, grab a couple of bags of ice, and put a hot pot of coffee in a thermos.

[cll]

Same thing happened to me during Hurricane Maria. After years in storage, my generator wouldn’t start. I spent two weeks without power before I found a repair. And then it served me well for another 26 days until I finally got power restored.

Now, every month on the 20th, the anniversary of María, hurricane season or not, I give my TWO generators a good 15-minute run, check the oil, etc. Never again.

Good luck to you.

[jeffers]

If it has fuel, air and spark, it HAS to run.

[jeffers]

If it has fuel, air and spark, it HAS to run.

[commish]

This is really my own fault. I bought it right after Opal in 1997.

Are we related???? LOL. I've actually given up even thinking of trying to start mine.