I replaced rings and coil on my ex1000 gen.now when its cold it run ok--if i shut it off it will only run on idle

You have dirt in the carb, remove it and rebuild it and blow out all the passages with compressed air.

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isn't that the invertor light ??? plug something into it... does it work??? then no worries mate

how many miles on her it may be the timing chain

You have a vacuum leak

Probably bad ignition coil if it starts when cold but not when it's warm

Hi ,
Imbalance of engine at idle can be caused due to many reasons..

1: Spark plug
2: Ignition coil
3: Cylinder head
4: Piston rings

Please let the spark plug and ignition coil checked asap and if that shows ok, then do an engine compression test , this may help to resolve the issue.

--Sreejith

check the spark erestor screen that is behind and in the muffler.
it gets plugged with carbon

if the car starts when cold and runs fine, and then after it the car gets hot and you shut it off and try to start it doesn't start. I assume when you say the car doesn't start you mean the starter turns the motor when hot, but the motor doesn't run as in idle. If this is the case then you need to check and replace your coil or your coil packs. Your car will either have one coil or it will have multiple coil packs but it will not contain both. If it is a coil and depending on what type of coil it has you can usually replace it in 15-20 minutes and it costs 50-70 dollars usually.

Hello,
I don't have any solution for your problem BUT you can resolve mine : what color are the rings of the AR51 component (next to the big dissipator)
Regards