Honda's new EU2200i model...
Read all about it here. - - - I work for Honda, but the preceding is my opinion alone. Robert@Honda
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robert_at_honda wrote:
Yes, if the timing belt should break, the valves will indeed collide with the piston.
For discussion's sake, has anybody reading this thread ever heard of an eu-generator's timing belt breaking? I have to say I fear the plastic camshaft more than the timing belt, yet all I hear about these engines is that they just keep going without failures. I'm also no fan of the plastic intake manifold in the Honda Fit, and never heard of any failures there, either. For a real-life comparison, a few years back there were a lot of Onan Microquiet generators manufactured with bad valve springs. A lot of engines were ruined as a result, with no timing belt involved.
I absolutely don't like the plastic parts, but what matters to me in the end is the overall reliability.
