Top 20 Coleman Powermate Proforce 2500 Generator - Page 7 Questions & Answers

In order to run/crank the sparkplug gap is not hyper-critical. .045-.060" should let you run. Too small of a gap will cause the engine to not start.

If this is the model I am thinking of, there are 3 outlets. One 240V (L1, L2, Neutral and Earth ground. Some models use a 3 terminal receptacle that combines Neutral and earth.), one 120V receptacle (L1, Neut, earth) and another 120V receptacle (L2, Neut, earth).

If you verified fuse and circuit breakers are good, turn on the generator and verify you get 120V on each of the two outlets. Measuring between the narrow blades of the two 120V outlets should be 240V.
***Shut off the generator.
With a test light or ohmmeter, check continuity from the earth terminal of 120V outlets to 240V outlet. Likewise for neutral (wider blade on 120V outlet). Lastly, check continuity from Narrow blade of each outlet to the 240V outlet.

I suspect that you miswired neutral and earth. On a 4 wire PLUG, it is customary to connect earth and neutral.

Work safely so you can give feedback.

should be metal parts to replace are the metal tap take the tank out and clean out use a fuel conditioner to clean out the mould check for rust holes in the bottom of the tank no not use e-mix fuels as the ethanol separates , collects water from the air and causes mould, rust and corrosion

Heat is the enemy of solid state devices. Please, check that the heat syncs are properly installed and that there is no obstruction to good air circulation around the circuit boards and around the generator. Any heat shields removed to replace the circuit boards need to be reinstalled in the original configuration.

Pull cord repair is pretty generic. There are lots of videos on YouTube if this one doesn't help. HOW TO Generator Pull Cord Repair

Try google search.

Go to web site for possible download or try a google search.

Remove the air cleaner and give a couple of quick squirts of starter fluid into the carb. If it runs for even a little bit, you have a dirty carb not delivering gas. Re-clean all the orifices under the fuel bowl.

Sorry not sure what a craft shack is in the context of a generator. Try an internet search for what you need. You are likely to discover genuine parts are quite expensive but items like the capacitor and regulator is likely to be bought in by the generator manufacturer so if the components have printed on them a name, a value, a part number; it is often possible to locate "genuine" parts from the original supplier. I recently bought a start/run capacitor this way for a pressure washer and it cost me less than a tenth of what it would have done from the pressure washer manufacturer.

Try a google search - might get lucky

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i just worked on one , i could spin it but no compression found the spring and clip came off on the end of the piston shaft.

Black goes to the bronze screw. White goes to the silver screw. Ground goes to the green screw. Tighten every screw on the outlet. Even the ones with no wires. They use a jumper to connect the unused screws. Especially true if you did the plug-in connection. How to Replace Electrical Outlets

Are the breakers ok? Check wiring?

10w-30 will be OK. I use synthetic in all my small engines.

I need to know the model number of the generator.

Any name brand automotive 5W-30W oil

gen sets require a dc voltage to energize the field windings and there is a voltage regulator built in That could be faulty talk with your local genset repair shop to get ideas

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