On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:05:06 -0500, Martin Riddle   
    wrote:   
      
   >On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:09:28 -0500, clare@snyder.on.ca wrote:   
   >   
   >>On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:22:14 -0500, jaugustine@verizon.net wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Is the OP using a summer blend of fuel or winter. There is a slight   
   >>>>difference that might affect starting.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Cheers   
   >>>   
   >>>Hi Martin,   
   >>>   
   >>>    You brought up a logical point I never thought of.   
   >>>   
   >>>     It is odd that Brian,  Champion support,  never mentioned that to   
   >>>me when I told him about the hard starting cold generator.   
   >>>   
   >>>   The gas I put in the generator, I bought in August or September in a 5   
   gal.   
   >>>container for my lawn mower.   It is that gas I put in the generator.   
   >>>   
   >>>    Do you know for a fact that a gasoline blend changes for cold weather?   
   >>>   
   >>>         Thank You for your help,  John   
   >> It is a fact, but I doubt that is the problem.   
   >   
   >They are adjusted for VOC I believe, so that the blend does not boil   
   >off in the warmer weather.   
   >You can google it, but winter blend is more volatile and has more   
   >butane in it resulting in lower mileage, but should be easier to   
   >start.   
   >   
   >Cheers   
    It WILL be easier to start - but only marginally. Won't make the   
   difference the OP is experiencing.  Won't make any more difference   
   than the leaning effect of using E10 gasoline instead of pure gas.   
      
   Now, using summer rated E10 will affect starting more than using E10   
   winter or pure summer gas. I suspect the carb is too lean for E10 to   
   start properly, and he may have a slow initial fill on the carb float   
   bowl too.   
      
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