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theoldwizard1
Apr 03, 2018Explorer II
These "odd" brands of generators scare me ! Service and parts availability.
There is a video on YouTube by a guy who bought a returned Generac IQ2000 from Home Depot. It was only about $100, but it was a gamble ! Turned o0ut to be a broke piston ring, but the real issue was finding a replacement. Hours on the phone with Generac and they had no solution.
He found a piston ring from a different engine that was the right thickness and only required a small amount of filing to get the ring end gap into "spec". Started on the second or third pull, but he might have bought a $100 boat anchor.
There is a video on YouTube by a guy who bought a returned Generac IQ2000 from Home Depot. It was only about $100, but it was a gamble ! Turned o0ut to be a broke piston ring, but the real issue was finding a replacement. Hours on the phone with Generac and they had no solution.
He found a piston ring from a different engine that was the right thickness and only required a small amount of filing to get the ring end gap into "spec". Started on the second or third pull, but he might have bought a $100 boat anchor.
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