Yamaha EF2000is storage

[#18FAN]

All my long term storage such as a generator I let them sit on VPracing C9 fuel. Currently my fuel is about 3 years old never a issue go out to exercise it twice a year 2 pulls tops many say good 5+ years easy.

 

[lilspenny]

Hi all,

I recently picked up a Yamaha EF2000is to (eventually) replace my Honda EU22.

Why? It was on clearance, it has an iron cylinder liner and no timing belt. Its also a touch quieter and meets my backup power needs (I argue based on my research, it may well be the best small inverter generator ever made... lol)

Question: As I still have my EU22 (for now) - Could I leave the Yamaha for many years in the box? Would this wear anything out?

I went to the trouble of breaking in and storing my EU22 before using it, but I did have one experience where the carb was a little "upset" despite using stabilised fuel and draining the carb prior to storage (and following the storage instructions in the manual)

Appreciate your thoughts.

I'd fill it with some VP gas, crank it once per month and let it run for 10 minutes. No surprises.