Small Generator Engine Surging

Lights flicker between very bright and dim at a rapid pace machinery may run at varied speeds making sudden shifts between quick and slow.

Small generator engine surging. A surging generator is an indication that there is something wrong with your equipment. Incorrect fuel use fuel levels and fuel quality in gas oil generators. Common issues which cause these surges include. Stop the fuel flow to the carburetor either turn off the fuel valve or pinch off the line with a pair of fuel line pinch off pliers or a pair of vice grips.

Signs of surging include. There are actually numerous causes for generator surging including. Partial blockage of main jet. This is for bowl type carburetors only.

To clear out the whole simply take a single wire from a steel brush or burn the paper or plastic off of a twist tie that you would use for a loaf of bread and use the inner wire to run through this hole several times and remote. Issues causing generator surges. If your generator is surging at idle then likely this small hole is either completely plugged or very restricted. Failing capacitor or other components.