Does anyone know how to get the piston / valves out of an EU2000 generator? I have mine torn down but im at a loss on how to get the piston / valves out. Since it doesnt seem that the head is removable im guessing i have to remove the crank and remove them from the inside?
For those that want to know the back story on why im tearing it down. I recently acquired a non running EU2000i today from my neighbor and decided to go through it. Engine looked like he never did any maintenance as the oil was pitch black and the gas in tank was rank. He had no idea when the last time he used it and gave me a blank stare when i asked him about if he had ever changed the oil. Being that it looked in pretty rough shape I changed all the fluids and cleaned the carb up hoping to get it to start. Even after a through cleaning it still wouldn't start. I even sprayed starting fluid directly in the carb and it wouldn't even sputter. I checked it for spark which it had so i decided to do a compression test. It turned out the engine had no compression. I pulled the valve cover off and realized the intake valve was stuck open and extremely carboned. I was able to get the valve freed up but the compression was still low so i decided to pull everything apart. Despite the oil looking black the cylinder wall looks in decent shape. The valves are super black but im hoping I can bring it back to life after a good internal cleaning and maybe some new rings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
For those that want to know the back story on why im tearing it down. I recently acquired a non running EU2000i today from my neighbor and decided to go through it. Engine looked like he never did any maintenance as the oil was pitch black and the gas in tank was rank. He had no idea when the last time he used it and gave me a blank stare when i asked him about if he had ever changed the oil. Being that it looked in pretty rough shape I changed all the fluids and cleaned the carb up hoping to get it to start. Even after a through cleaning it still wouldn't start. I even sprayed starting fluid directly in the carb and it wouldn't even sputter. I checked it for spark which it had so i decided to do a compression test. It turned out the engine had no compression. I pulled the valve cover off and realized the intake valve was stuck open and extremely carboned. I was able to get the valve freed up but the compression was still low so i decided to pull everything apart. Despite the oil looking black the cylinder wall looks in decent shape. The valves are super black but im hoping I can bring it back to life after a good internal cleaning and maybe some new rings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.