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OK, so what's a good trick to lubricate the generator? I have a small squirt bottle of air tool oil I use but with the GEN in place, it's hard to get oil in it without making a mess. Do folks remove the GEN to lube it? Also, what are you using? I assume any light weight oil will work.

Thanks,

Any light engine oil will work. 3-In-One oil can or saved last drops of engine oil from oil changes.

Your generator might have one or two lubrication "cups" (spring-loaded caps on top of a little filler tube) where a few drops of oil are dripped in once or twice a year. No muss, no fuss, if you only put in a few drops. After dripping in the oil, wipe around the spring-capped filler tube. Yes, you might need to use contortionist moves to get to the rear filler cup/cap.

Some generators have no filler in the rear (no service lubrication). The rear cup/cap might have become eliminated in later generators because it was/is so hard to get to (except from underneath using a blind-fill move)?

A rebuilt generator might also have sealed bearings in the front (no service lubrication, maybe - the re-builder will advise).

Thanks Tim.

Good thread, thanks for the info.
Steve