Hi. I have a EU7000is generator that is 5 years old with only 35 hours on it. Oil is changed regularly. Fuel is always fresh and/or stabilized. Battery is fully charged and nearly brand new.
Up until recently, the generator would start up and run flawlessly. Recently, I often run into an issue when I go to start it using the push button, it tries to start up but it won't turn over. I hit the start button, it tries to start it for a second, and then nothing. In those circumstances, I open the side door and try to manually start it only to find the manual pull extremely hard to pull, almost as if the motor is stuck. If I try to pull it (firmly but gently) a few additional times, I can feel the motor turn a little, the pull motion loosens up a bit and then I can start it manually (or with the push button). From there it runs perfectly, will power my house for days without issue. Subsequent starts once warm don't seem to present any issue either, the unit seems to fire up right away.
Any thoughts on where my issue is? What are the things I should be looking at that would cause the above? Thank you in advance.
Up until recently, the generator would start up and run flawlessly. Recently, I often run into an issue when I go to start it using the push button, it tries to start up but it won't turn over. I hit the start button, it tries to start it for a second, and then nothing. In those circumstances, I open the side door and try to manually start it only to find the manual pull extremely hard to pull, almost as if the motor is stuck. If I try to pull it (firmly but gently) a few additional times, I can feel the motor turn a little, the pull motion loosens up a bit and then I can start it manually (or with the push button). From there it runs perfectly, will power my house for days without issue. Subsequent starts once warm don't seem to present any issue either, the unit seems to fire up right away.
Any thoughts on where my issue is? What are the things I should be looking at that would cause the above? Thank you in advance.
