My two small engines that get regular use have each had carb trouble just once over almost twenty years (lawnmower and two-stroke weed whacker). Lawnmower got a new carb, whacker got a rebuild kit, both decisions driven by price. Whacker also had melted fuel lines once, easy enough to replace those.
The emergency generator, and the two-stroke on the sail boat, which are seasonal use, have both given me about twice as much grief. I've considered replacing the two-stroke on the sailboat with an electric trolling motor, much easier to keep a battery or two on a maintainer in the garage. Can't sub the generator with electric, not without replacing a bunch of appliances with fossil fuel versions... A small diesel generator would be really neat! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On July 31, 2018 6:14:37 AM GMT+02:00, Larry Turner via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >And I bet the problems return every 2-3 years/seasons? Had a lengthy >talk with our small engine specialist who said essentially what you >said. She said repairing needle/seats were a large part of their >business now. And they have a backlog of 2-3 weeks basically on a >continuous basis. > >That's why I only buy small equipment with electric power. > >I guess the move to electric has been a little bit successful! I have >given up trying to start those silly gas engines like on weed whackers >and similar - with electric I just pull the trigger. Course if I could >get a diesel powered trimmer... ;-) > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
