I have taken 4 trips so far this year totaling 1000 miles. I had to change the starter motor on my generator. I did it without removing the generator but it took hours to do. In order to get the starter access panel off, I had remove the top engine shroud. In order to get the engine shroud off, I had to remove the screen shroud and the generator shroud because the engine shroud had bolts hidden under the other two shrouds. There was only 2 inches of clearance to work with so my arms were all scratched up by the time I was done. I cut an inch off the starter access panel so next time only 4 bolts need to be removed to access the starter. I also had to adjust the alternator belt but that was easy compared to the starter motor.