Which model of Honda has this?
Honda vs Other small engines.
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As for Tecumseh, my parents have had one on their Lawnboy for around 20 years and it still starts on the first pull. Mowed a 45% angle with it for years until I got tired of the RWD. Ended up going with a FWD B and S for the longest time until my brother took over the task and went back to the LB. I rolled it many times and never used fuel stabilizer in it. I would have been about 10 when dad bought it.
Since this is BITOG, it needs topped off after every other use. My brother still changes the oil yearly/ bi yearly. As mentioned, it starts on the first pull. Very reliable. I believe these also have a pressurized oiling system too? The deck is starting to go sadly. Has several cracks.
Since this is BITOG, it needs topped off after every other use. My brother still changes the oil yearly/ bi yearly. As mentioned, it starts on the first pull. Very reliable. I believe these also have a pressurized oiling system too? The deck is starting to go sadly. Has several cracks.
Their GCV engines, which are OHC
They practically do last forever, or at least longer than the rest of the unit. A friend has a pair of eu2000 gensets, one of which has more than 2500 hours, and it’s still on the original belt. I don’t think it’s even had a valve adjustment. It’s getting an overhaul soon, and the belt will be replaced at that time.
Quite honestly ... I had nothing but excellt experience with Honda GCV engines. Had a GCV160 for years ... flawless. And my GCV200 now is just as good with much more oomph. I still think they are the best small engine out here.
Can't beat the flat head simplicity, and well its durability either. OHV or OHC on a small engine other than a motorcylce was and is just dumb.
It adds more parts, more things to go wrong, and more things to leak oil.
If there is a problem like that holds a valve open, or drops it on an OHV arrangement the piston can be destroyed and the cylinder destroyed or cracked, pretty much junking the whole engine. There is not much that can happen with a stuck or dropped valve in the flat head engine.
Yeah yeah I know the crap lies that made them go to OHV stuff.
It adds more parts, more things to go wrong, and more things to leak oil.
If there is a problem like that holds a valve open, or drops it on an OHV arrangement the piston can be destroyed and the cylinder destroyed or cracked, pretty much junking the whole engine. There is not much that can happen with a stuck or dropped valve in the flat head engine.
Yeah yeah I know the crap lies that made them go to OHV stuff.
Yamaha V-Twin mower engines = Total Garbage. They incorporate Subaru technologies and are made in China. For the record, Husqvarna, Bad Boy, and Gravely have stopped offering them.
Too many posts to read thru but honda GX series are great, and like any engine will burn oil and wear out when they are poorly maintained. Usually these die from oil starvation when they begin to consume oil that has not been checked before use.
The honda GC engine with the rubber band timing belt are VERY good engines but are very picky about oil level. The upper bearing surface under the flywheel will gall and wear out if the oil is not kept at full mark. This failure does not seem to occur on horizontal crankshaft versions.
The honda GC engine with the rubber band timing belt are VERY good engines but are very picky about oil level. The upper bearing surface under the flywheel will gall and wear out if the oil is not kept at full mark. This failure does not seem to occur on horizontal crankshaft versions.
I have had only 1 Honda small engine and it had problems, including a leaky gas tank. I've mostly had good luck with Briggs & Stratton. But the best I've had, and the brand I've run by far for the most hours and years is Kohler. I've had 3 V-twins over 3 decades and they've never once had a problem.
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I have owned a myriad of Honda small engines in my life from dirt bikes, four wheelers, go-karts, pressure washers, to lawnmowers I have never had trouble out of any of them. I kept up on basic maintenance oil changes, spark plugs, oil filters, and so on, and they just keep going. My pressure washer is a Honda powered unit my father bought new when I was about 12 I'm 35 now and the engine runs like a clock. It's had new hoses, fittings, and a new pump but that little OHV GX160 is still getting it done.
So I'm say stick with the Honda's. They make more piston internal combustion engines than anyone, for good reason they know what they are doing.
So I'm say stick with the Honda's. They make more piston internal combustion engines than anyone, for good reason they know what they are doing.
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