Briggs & Stratton Power Products Home Generator System

Owners Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

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

no AC output is

 

 

 

condition.

available.

 

 

 

4.

Fault in generator.

4.

Contact Briggs and Stratton 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

bogs down when

3.

Engine speed is too slow.

3.

page 9.

loads are connected.

Contact Briggs service facility.

4.

Shorted generator circuit.

4.

Contact Briggs service facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Dirty air cleaner.

3.

Clean or replace air cleaner.

 

4.

Out of gasoline.

4.

Fill fuel tank.

 

5.

Stale gasoline.

5.

Drain gas tank and fill with fresh fuel.

Engine will not start;

6.

Spark plug wire not connected to

6.

Connect wire to spark plug.

or starts and runs

 

spark plug.

 

 

rough.

7.

Bad spark plug.

7.

Replace spark plug.

 

8.

Water in gasoline.

8.

Drain gas tank; fill with fresh fuel.

 

9.

Overchoking.

9.

Set choke to “Off” position.

 

10.

Excessively rich fuel mixture.

10.

Contact Briggs service facility.

 

11.

Intake valve stuck open or closed.

11.

Contact Briggs service facility.

 

12.

Engine has lost compression.

12.

Contact Briggs service facility.

 

 

 

Engine shuts down

Out of gasoline.

Fill fuel tank.

during operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Load is too high.

1.

See “Don’t Overload the Generator” on

Engine lacks power.

 

 

 

page 9.

 

2.

Dirty air filter.

2.

Replace air filter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Choke is opened too soon.

1.

Move choke to halfway position till engine

Engine “hunts” or

 

 

 

runs smoothly.

falters.

2.

Carburetor is running too rich or too

2.

Contact Briggs service facility.

 

 

lean.

 

 

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Briggs & Stratton 190477GS owner manual Troubleshooting, Problem Cause Solution

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