I hope this is the right section. As always, the palace guard should feel free to correct me 
A friend called with a small engine problem (they always do right?). He got a used generator for cheap. The story went; it was running, then made a terrible noise, then wasn't running.
We broke it apart and found that a connecting rod bolt had worked itself completely out.
I cleaned the internals thoroughly and was surprised at how little damage there was.
We straightened the vein/ fin, of the oil pickup/ wash, vent/ tube. Then we used steel wool on all the available mating surfaces, applied assembly lube, replaced the bolt and re-assembled the engine.
We're about ready to fire it up.
And then it came to me... let's bet on it! lol no, just a poll. But it should be fun to see.
Am I a slacker? I mean, would this be enough for you if YOU were doing it? I assured my buddy it was fine. Everybody does things a little differently though.
I intend to run it for about 30 minutes, then put it under load for about an hour and a half. After letting it cool thoroughly, I will repeat the above. That seems pretty good right?
So the poll is: Will this fix work?
I apologize for the pictures.
A friend called with a small engine problem (they always do right?). He got a used generator for cheap. The story went; it was running, then made a terrible noise, then wasn't running.
We broke it apart and found that a connecting rod bolt had worked itself completely out.
I cleaned the internals thoroughly and was surprised at how little damage there was.
We straightened the vein/ fin, of the oil pickup/ wash, vent/ tube. Then we used steel wool on all the available mating surfaces, applied assembly lube, replaced the bolt and re-assembled the engine.
We're about ready to fire it up.
And then it came to me... let's bet on it! lol no, just a poll. But it should be fun to see.
Am I a slacker? I mean, would this be enough for you if YOU were doing it? I assured my buddy it was fine. Everybody does things a little differently though.
I intend to run it for about 30 minutes, then put it under load for about an hour and a half. After letting it cool thoroughly, I will repeat the above. That seems pretty good right?
So the poll is: Will this fix work?
I apologize for the pictures.
