Power max generator battery is charged spark plug is firing engine is cranking but will not start. Is there some other shut off switch or valve I am not finding?
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With a charged battery and good ignition spark, there are just a few things which will prevent an internal combustion engine from starting...
clogged or shut off fuel supply. check for valves or filters or kinks in fuel lines.
spark may be there, but timing may be off if ignition is non-electronic and automatically set.
if fuel is gasoline, engine may be flooded with fuel. if you smell unburnt gas around the exhaust, fuel regulation/carburetor may be stuck in "too-open" position. on cars with carburetors, this can be cured pretty easily by holding the throttle WIDE OPEN and cranking the engine until the air pumped through it evaporates enough excess fuel to get to an ignitable mixture. same for 2-cycle engines like chain saws, too. see if throttle can be held open by hand until the engine starts.
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With a charged battery and good ignition spark, there are just a few things which will prevent an internal combustion engine from starting...
clogged or shut off fuel supply. check for valves or filters or kinks in fuel lines.
spark may be there, but timing may be off if ignition is non-electronic and automatically set.
if fuel is gasoline, engine may be flooded with fuel. if you smell unburnt gas around the exhaust, fuel regulation/carburetor may be stuck in "too-open" position. on cars with carburetors, this can be cured pretty easily by holding the throttle WIDE OPEN and cranking the engine until the air pumped through it evaporates enough excess fuel to get to an ignitable mixture. same for 2-cycle engines like chain saws, too. see if throttle can be held open by hand until the engine starts.
good luck!
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