Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire The continuing saga of the Honda generator

So, I went over to the nearby city, 25 miles each way, to buy the Honda generator, EU2200i, got home about noon. Sat down with the unit and the owner's manual to study up on it and get acquainted with the features before firing it up.

Page 76 of the manual tells me in no uncertain terms that for operation above 2000 feet elevation the carburetor must be modified by a certified Honda service center. Every place in Wyoming is above 2000 feet!! My area of operation is frequently above 7000 feet.

So, I call the dealer, they dont do the modification, they are not certified. It has to be shipped to the distribution center in Laramie which is several hours away. I am taking it back to the dealer in the morning and let them deal with it.

Frogsnacks!


Not certified to install a smaller jet?

My 2000i has given me hundreds of trouble free hours. Probably 15 years old.

My only beef is no fuel shut-off to drain the carb for storage.

PS - Generator is used in lower elevations than you. Good luck!

That dealer let you walk out with that generator and didn't say ONE word to you about the mandatory modification during the transaction. I'd be super-pissed about that.

No kidding. That's not only poor service, it's a real disservice!

I have the eu2000i and have run it no problems at 8,500 feet without a rejet.

My hunting buddy brings his from 58 ft above sea level area to 10,000 ft in Colorado mostly to power his cpap overnight.
Never a problem, runs 8 plus hours and pretty quiet.

We use them un-modified at 8500 ft in the Sierra's

I am.

Ran mine well over 2K for plenty of hours.

Never modified.

We used a small Honda generator while hunting in Colorado in 2018 at 8,800 feet elevation. No problems.

Took my Honda to front range in Colorado from Pa hunting elk several times and never had issues at 8000 ft.

I don't know what caused this for sure, but burned up my Stihl cutting firewood at 9000 ft. Never had a saw problem like that before. Can that have been the cause?

Wont burn up but it will run rich. My buddy has one in Laramie and has never rejetted it and it has worked fine.

No need to drain the carburetor if you use non-ethanol gasoline. All draining it does is allows gaskets to dry out and crack. Honda engineers are quite smart.

I'm guessing the dealer would also void your warranty if you had brought it back after running it for not getting the mandatory modification done, too. Good thing you read the owners manual. I would be having some stern words with the dealer sales manager/store manager, the dealer should be having a short conversation with every buyer about this modification.

Who reads the manual?

My 3000 runs great from sea level to 8ishK. No hiccups yet due to altitude.

Sales people get paid to sell. Sounds like they fulfilled their end of the bargain.

Consumers ( you) have the responsibility to know what you are buying. They have no idea what or where you are going to use that equipment

If you are mad at anyone, it should be yourself.

Lol. You expect that person making $10/hr to be an expert ? Next thing you will be bitching because the generator cost more due to hiring someone with above average mechanical skills.

Fire it up and see what happens before you take it back.
I doubt they’d sell one that couldn’t be ran at the dealership where it was sold.