Generac Portable Products SVP5000 Generator
TROUBLESHOOTING
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| 1. | Circuit breaker is open. | 1. | Reset circuit breaker. | |
Engine is running, but | 2. | Poor connection or defective cord | 2. | Check and repair. | |
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3. | Connected device is bad. | 3. | Connect another device that is in good | ||
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| 4. | Fault in generator. | 4. | Contact Generac service facility. | |
| 1. | Short circuit in a connected load. | 1. | Disconnect shorted electrical load. | |
Engine runs good but | 2. | Generator is overloaded. | 2. | See “Don’t Overload the Generator” on | |
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3. | Engine speed is too slow. | 3. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | ||
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| 4. | Shorted generator circuit. | 4. | Contact Generac service facility. | |
| 1. | On/Off switch set to Off (o). | 1. | Set switch to On | |
| 2. | Dirty air cleaner. | 2. | Clean or replace air cleaner. | |
| 3. | Out of gasoline. | 3. | Fill fuel tank. | |
| 4. | Stale gasoline. | 4. | Drain gas tank and fill with fresh fuel. | |
| 5. | Spark plug wire not connected to | 5. | Connect wire to spark plug. | |
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Engine will not start; or | 6. | Bad spark plug. | 6. | Replace spark plug. | |
7. | Water in gasoline. | 7. | Drain gas tank; fill with fresh fuel. | ||
starts and runs rough. | 8. | Overchoking. | 8. | Put choke lever to “Run” position. | |
| 9. | Low oil level. | 9. | Fill crankcase to proper level. | |
| 10. | Excessively rich fuel mixture. | 10. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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| 11. | Intake valve stuck open or closed. | 11. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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| 12. | Engine has lost compression. | 12. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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Engine shuts down | 1. | Out of gasoline. | 1. | Fill fuel tank. | |
2. | Low oil level. | 2. | Fill crankcase to proper level. | ||
during operation. | 3. | Fault in engine. | 3. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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| 1. | Load is too high. | 1. | See “Don’t Overload the Generator” on | |
Engine lacks power. |
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2. | Dirty air filter. | 2. | Replace air filter. | ||
| 3. | Engine needs to be serviced. | 3. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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Engine “hunts” or | 1. | Choke is opened too soon. | 1. | Move choke to halfway position until | |
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falters. | 2. | Carburetor is running too rich or | 2. | Contact Briggs & Stratton service | |
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