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11.0 STORAGE
BG2800, BG5000, BG7000E
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Storing Your Generator
11.1 Storage Preparation
Proper storage preparation is essential for keeping your engine trouble-free and looking
good. The following steps will help to keep rust and corrosion from impairing your en
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gine’s function and appearance, and will make the engine easier to start when you use
it again.
11.2 Cleaning
If the engine has been running, allow it to cool for at least half an hour before cleaning.
Clean all exterior surfaces, touch up any damaged paint, and coat other areas that may
rust with a light film of oil.
NOTICE
Using a garden hose or pressure washing equipment can force water into the air cleaner
or muffler opening. Water in the air cleaner will soak the air filter, and water that passes
through the air filter or muffler can enter the cylinder, causing damage.
11.3 Fuel
NOTICE
Depending on the region where you operate your equipment, fuel formulations may
deteriorate and oxidize rapidly. Fuel deterioration and oxidation can occur in as little as
30 days and may cause damage to the carburetor and/or fuel system. Please check with
your servicing dealer for local storage recommendations.
Gasoline will oxidize and deteriorate in storage. Deteriorated gasoline will cause hard
starting, and it leaves gum deposits that clog the fuel system. If the gasoline in your
engine deteriorates during storage, you may need to have the carburetor and other fuel
system components serviced or replaced.
The length of time that gasoline can be left in your fuel tank and carburetor without caus
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ing functional problems will vary with such factors as gasoline blend, your storage tem
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peratures, and whether the fuel tank is partially or completely filled. The air in a partially
filled fuel tank promotes fuel deterioration. Very warm storage temperatures accelerate
fuel deterioration. Fuel deterioration problems may occur within a few months, or even
less if the gasoline was not fresh when you filled the fuel tank.
Fuel system damage or engine performance problems resulting from neglected storage
preparation are not covered under the
Distributor’s Limited Warranty.
