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bypassing low oil warning EU2000i z 02-07-2008
Posted by Ulysses on February 8, 2008, 12:01 pm
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 Simply disconnecting the yellow wire ought to do it. Before taking the
engine apart again I suggest you change the oil and give it some time. I
had one get stuck and after a while it loosened up and started working
again. What does your oil look like after 20 hours or so? Is it still
translucent or black and yucky?


> I have a honda eu2000i with a bad oil sensor. I just put it back together
> again after fixing a bad timing belt and hell if I'm going to take it all
> back apart to see whats going on with the sensor.
>
> Anyone have a quick and clever way of disabling that switch?
>
> cheers
>
> -z
>
> BTW: FINALLY got the parts I need for the hydro system so its going into
> phase three of testing this weekend!



Posted by z on February 8, 2008, 2:38 pm
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> Simply disconnecting the yellow wire ought to do it. Before taking
> the engine apart again I suggest you change the oil and give it some
> time. I had one get stuck and after a while it loosened up and
> started working again. What does your oil look like after 20 hours or
> so? Is it still translucent or black and yucky?
>

Dono. This generator has been broken for quite a while. Just getting it
back into shape.

Yeah .. I got stupid and put all the plastic back on and was hoping there
was something up in front you could disconnect real easy.

To get to those wires you have to tear it down again, take off the carb
and so on.

I'll get to it today.. was just hoping someone would have a neat trick
that didn't take a total tear down :)

cheers

-z

>
>> I have a honda eu2000i with a bad oil sensor. I just put it back
>> together again after fixing a bad timing belt and hell if I'm going
>> to take it all back apart to see whats going on with the sensor.
>>
>> Anyone have a quick and clever way of disabling that switch?
>>
>> cheers
>>
>> -z
>>
>> BTW: FINALLY got the parts I need for the hydro system so its going
>> into phase three of testing this weekend!
>
>
>


Posted by scott on February 8, 2008, 7:45 pm
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>
> Yeah .. I got stupid and put all the plastic back on and was hoping
> there was something up in front you could disconnect real easy.
>
> To get to those wires you have to tear it down again, take off the
> carb and so on.
>
> I'll get to it today.. was just hoping someone would have a neat trick
> that didn't take a total tear down :)
>
> cheers
>
> -z
>
>> I don't have the trick you are looking for, but if you decide to tear
it down-
all the honda small egine oil switches I have worked on have a float, a
magnet and a reed switch to make up the assembly. When the engine sheds a
lot of iron particles due to wear and if the oil is not changed frequently
enough, or if the oil is changed in an improper manner (oil should ALWAYS
be changed hot), iron particles build up and block the movement of the
moving float. Sometimes a switch can be repaired by a thorough cleaning of
the offending buildup, saving the cost of a switch. Be sure to test the
switch by immersing in oil and cycle a few times so you can trust it, this
switch may not save the engine if it does not work right. Some Honda
manuals tell you to do a spark test every time you change the oil, when the
oil has been drained, the ignition should not spark. Good idea, and I do
it at the shop I work at.
Scott

Posted by Ulysses on February 9, 2008, 5:50 pm
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>
> > Simply disconnecting the yellow wire ought to do it. Before taking
> > the engine apart again I suggest you change the oil and give it some
> > time. I had one get stuck and after a while it loosened up and
> > started working again. What does your oil look like after 20 hours or
> > so? Is it still translucent or black and yucky?
> >
>
> Dono. This generator has been broken for quite a while. Just getting it
> back into shape.
>
> Yeah .. I got stupid and put all the plastic back on and was hoping there
> was something up in front you could disconnect real easy.

I have one that's intact. I'll take a look and see. I don't remember
having to take it all apart just to get at that one yellow wire but maybe
you do...

I hope you also replaced the oil splash (so-called governor gear) while you
had it apart because that is what kills those engines. When it breaks the
piston/cylinder does not have long to live.


>
> To get to those wires you have to tear it down again, take off the carb
> and so on.
>
> I'll get to it today.. was just hoping someone would have a neat trick
> that didn't take a total tear down :)
>
> cheers
>
> -z
>
> >
> >> I have a honda eu2000i with a bad oil sensor. I just put it back
> >> together again after fixing a bad timing belt and hell if I'm going
> >> to take it all back apart to see whats going on with the sensor.
> >>
> >> Anyone have a quick and clever way of disabling that switch?
> >>
> >> cheers
> >>
> >> -z
> >>
> >> BTW: FINALLY got the parts I need for the hydro system so its going
> >> into phase three of testing this weekend!
> >
> >
> >
>



Posted by z on February 9, 2008, 9:00 pm
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>
>>
>> > Simply disconnecting the yellow wire ought to do it. Before taking
>> > the engine apart again I suggest you change the oil and give it
>> > some time. I had one get stuck and after a while it loosened up
>> > and started working again. What does your oil look like after 20
>> > hours or so? Is it still translucent or black and yucky?
>> >
>>
>> Dono. This generator has been broken for quite a while. Just
>> getting it back into shape.
>>
>> Yeah .. I got stupid and put all the plastic back on and was hoping
>> there was something up in front you could disconnect real easy.
>
> I have one that's intact. I'll take a look and see. I don't remember
> having to take it all apart just to get at that one yellow wire but
> maybe you do...
>
> I hope you also replaced the oil splash (so-called governor gear)
> while you had it apart because that is what kills those engines. When
> it breaks the piston/cylinder does not have long to live.
>
>

Yes that turns out to be what was wrong with this one.. it was tiny
chunks of plastic in there.. and it tore up the timing belt at the same
time.

Dono if it will ever run again. I kind of set it aside for a bit since
this is hydro-electric weekend!

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