BSP5500L 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 set. | 2. | Check and repair. | |
3. | Connected device is bad. | 3. | Connect another device that is in good | ||
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4. | Fault in generator. | 4. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | ||
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| 1. | Short circuit in a connected load. | 1. | Disconnect shorted electrical load. | |
| 2. | Generator is overloaded. | 2. | See “Don’t Overload the Generator” on | |
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bogs down when | 3. | Engine speed is too slow. | 3. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
loads are connected. |
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| 4. | Shorted generator circuit. | 4. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
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| 1. | Rocker switch set to “Off”. | 1. | Set switch to “On”. | |
| 2. | Fuel valve is in the “Closed” position. | 2. | Turn fuel valve to the “Open” position. | |
| 3. | Low oil level. | 3. | Fill crankcase to proper level. | |
| 4. | Dirty air cleaner. | 4. | Clean or replace air cleaner. | |
| 5. | Out of gasoline. | 5. | Fill fuel tank. | |
| 6. | Stale gasoline. | 6. | Drain gas tank and fill with fresh fuel. | |
Engine will not start; | 7. | Spark plug wire not connected to | 7. | Connect wire to spark plug. | |
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or starts and runs | 8. | Bad spark plug. | 8. | Replace spark plug. | |
rough. | 9. | Water in gasoline. | 9. | Drain gas tank; fill with fresh fuel. | |
| 10. | Overchoking. | 10. | Set choke to “Off” position. | |
| 11. | Excessively rich fuel mixture. | 11. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
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| 12. | Intake valve stuck open or closed. | 12. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
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| 13. | Engine has lost compression. | 13. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
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Engine shuts down | 1. | Out of gasoline. | 1. | Fill fuel tank. | |
2. | Fault in engine. | 2. | Contact Briggs and 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. | |
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| 1. | Choke is opened too soon. | 1. | Move choke to halfway position till engine | |
Engine “hunts” or |
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falters. | 2. | Carburetor is running too rich or too | 2. | Contact Briggs and Stratton service | |
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