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Have you ever had an engine just be cursed and never run right?
Bought this generator for $25 and for some reason it seems like it would rather be a hit and miss engine than anything else.
I have tried running it using a carb, no carb, with brake clean, on gas, to all the same result. Tried another ignition coil I had which also didn’t help. Has a healthy amount of compression and I checked the flywheel, no sheared key. I got pissed off enough I pulled the head off and no blown head gasket. The valves also were sealing and didn’t look burnt. It honestly looked brand new with visible cross hatching and minimal carbon buildup. I ended up just throwing it on the curb but damn I almost never get these cursed engines which take a priest to repair but here we are.
u/Throwaway29482894949 — 3 days ago