The cover for the airbox on this Honda generator hinges open to the left, but the frame rail is directly in front. The airbox is also bolted to the engine from inside (behind the filter).
I've throughly looked over this and there is no way to open that airbox unless you unbolt the engine from the frame, or perhaps modify the lid hinges with a saw so it doesn't have to swing as far to come off.
Cut the hinges and zip tie that sumbitch. He's clearly asking for it.
Honestly, I might just do that.
For now it's mostly just being ignored. Occasionally we jamb a compressed air nozzle in the cracks.
It's a generator, it doesn't collect nearly as much dust as the other tools (like a plate tamper for example); and it really doesn't go out very often or very long (rental).
Yeah this and not saw through the metal frame and weld it back cuz that’d be stupid which is why it never crossed my mind and I wouldn’t mention it
(I don’t do much hardware stuff)
I had three scooters that I used for my restaurant delivery. All 3 were piaggio but one of them was from a Chinese joint venture with piaggio. I'm going to assume that Piaggio made the engine and the Chinese the frame, body and assembly. This scooter from hell has the spark plug blocked by a strut. You need to drop the engine to replace. The other two have extra nice access, with cutouts in the plastic parts for easy access, etc.
Just let the engine run in reverse - problem solved.
This also refills your fuel and extracts toxic pollutants from the air!
I assume it also sucks heat and noise from the environment. If you have a bunch of these devices around you, it should create a bubble of ice cold silence. Should be perfect for the hot summer nights when your bedroom is too hot.
What model generator is that? I love figuring out things like this, I'd be happy to dig around and see what I can find.
pretty sure it's EP2200CX
multiple posts online of people bitching about the same problem, visually looks the same as well with the box being blocked by the framing.
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/677509/Honda-Ep2200cx.html?page=41#manual
page linked to the filter removal. 41
This one looks most promising.
For anyone who's having the same problem, undoing the two mounts underneath the frame at the air cleaner end will give you just enough play to push the engine away from the bar and open the cover just wide enough to push the hooks through the setting pins. You'll probably need two people.
So ... yeah.
Edit: If you don't have a second person, you can probably pull the engine back with a ratchet strap after unbolting the mentioned mounts.
You could also modify the frame to have that pole blocking things be removable; cut it off and weld on a pair of bolts to put it back when you're done.
Looks like all 4 tabs release and you can pull it forward then out. Not sure if there is enough clearance though still. Doesn't look like it swings.
Clips on the right, half-hinges on the left. It swings open about ~110° before the whole lid can be removed from the rest of the airbox. It's a pretty common mechanism for airbox lids on small tools; Echo uses them a lot on trimmers and brush cutters.
That lid cannot be removed with the frame right there.
Honestly from the second angle it really looks like with the right side undone and opening part way, you can pull off that whole front cover by pushing the clips through on the left.
Photos can be deceiving though...
I tried quite a bit; I'm a tool tech in a rental center, it's my job to go over these tools cleaning filters, assessing damage, and completing repairs.
This one's just a PITA.
Would not expect this from Japanese design... whoa
Engine is designed for multiple applications. Generator may be aftermarket builder.
This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.