Engine & Performance

The color of smoke coming from a generator’s exhaust tells you almost exactly what’s wrong before you touch a single

WEN generators are built as budget-friendly, entry-level units, and while the core troubleshooting steps match any small-engine generator, WEN’s specific

Firman generators (made by Sunrise Global Marketing, sold widely at Home Depot and Lowe’s) share a lot of common ground

A generator low oil pressure alarm means one of three things: the oil is actually low, the unit isn’t level

A generator that runs rough — stumbling, hunting, misfiring, or lacking power — has a fuel-air mixture problem in 80%

For most portable generators, replacing the carburetor beats rebuilding it — a complete replacement runs $15 to $30 and takes

A generator fuel valve stuck closed starves the engine — it fires and dies within seconds. Stuck open, it floods

A generator that won’t stay running under load almost always has a fuel supply problem — the carb can’t deliver

Most DuroMax generator troubleshooting comes down to three things: a dual-fuel selector sitting on the wrong fuel, a low-oil sensor

So the tank ran dry mid-outage and now you’re wondering what you broke. Quick sorting guide — where are you