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Thanks Joe! I will be taking you up on that.

Totally agree with ya Joe. I pushed but got nowhere. If this engine isn't a good runner I will turn it over to my CC company. I hope this weather breaks and gives me an opportunity to at least get some photos. Right now it's not looking promising.

This is what you are promised in the FB add.

I can't say that I'm going to be very complimentary on the engine purchase. If this is what they call a "nice" one I would seriously consider spending your $$ elsewhere. We've been getting heavy rain here so I put some extra plastic over it and ran back in the house. I'll take more photos...

Quick update. The used engine will be delivered Friday afternoon. Fingers crossed it's a good one. I have not been able to put any time into separating the old engine from the alternator because the afternoon showers have kept the red clay too messy to work on. Everything sinks in and won't...

Made a little progress today. It looks like a little progress but let me tell you it was a LOT more effort than it should have been. I need to replace my portable concrete pad (aka plywood). Its finally weathered enough to not stand up to the load. SO.. Plan B was to suspend the...

Give it a look when you can. I'll drop you a note directly to work out the details. I'm going to get this thing apart this weekend so I can see if there is more than the crank bad. I will be surprised if it doesn't need a rod or two.

Well, I ordered an engine today from Adelmans. I can't say it was a smooth transaction. What they call reman on the website is not remaned. The paperwork pretty much says they are selling you something with absolutely no guarantees. Send your money and take what we give you, that's it. When I...

Absolutely! Pretty sure it was a hydrolock but not sure of the source of the hydro yet. Was it water from the owner cleaning it or is the head gasket bad? I will continue to go after the why. We have rain moving in so I'm done for the weekend. I have everything disconnected. Only have to pull...

I may take you up on that once I see how much of a mess this one is inside. I've found soooo much stuff either loose or installed wrong its not even funny. When I get this thing back together it will be in a LOT better shape.

OK. I guess I have to go back a notch to the broken crank theory because its broken. I pulled the starter as part of getting it ready to come out and could tell that the flywheel is still connected to the rotor. That is going to complicate getting the engine out a little. Here are the...

Today went sideways at work with a LN2 leak. Technically it was a gas vent malfunction. We had what looked like a 5' tall hornets nest made of ice hanging from one of the vents. Getting it down without putting the LN2 line in danger or popping a hole in the rubber roof was fun. We "cut" it into...

Right now the generator is ALL stator! :) I have to pull the engine to figure out why as stated above. That will give me the oppportunity to get the engine on a stand and into a better working space anyway.

Yea, that is the leading theory now. The additional mystery is why the generator head isn't turning with the engine. It's an interesting puzzle.

Actual update.. Had some time in the sun this afternoon after work to do some tinkering. Went out and pulled the radiator so I could turn the engine a bit easier. Well, the crank is not broken. When I was able to spin the engine a little faster I could tell each cylinder did have a little...

This is an update of sorts. I have a few units to get going and I need to get the APU I bought a couple of years ago up and running. I'm also going to spin this project unit over with the starter again to double check some of my troubleshooting. This guy is going to make all that happen. Look...

There has been a slight delay of game due to the weather being too prefect for spring yard work ahead of todays rain. Good news is I have most things planted and can get back to the generator.

I was planning to take the side cover off and take a look before removing the engine. We have a stretch of good weather for the next few days. Hopefully I can get home from work in time to take advantage of the evening sunshine. I'll post what I find.

The side panel over the fuel filters was removed by the person I bought it from. It has new fuel filters. I've gotten a bit more info and he indicated that he did run it after getting it home. He did a really good job cleaning the engine compartment. I took the top off the engine compartment...

Awesome. Thanks. I'll go check that out.