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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 2939846" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>Both my portable generators have off brand motors, one looks like a Honda copy and one like a Kawasaki copy. I figure I will never run either one of them long enough to wear them out. Ran once for 7 days during an ice storm back in 2006, another time for 2 days, another time 4 days in the wind storm last summer. No appreciable oil consumption, no strange noises. I overly drain the fuel even though it is no Alky stuff and change the oil after an event so it is ready to go. I will pull the cable through every few months just to coat with oil inside. When needed, one has not failed to start on the first pull every time. The other needs 2-3 pulls. No dead batteries.</p><p></p><p>We all need to find what works for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 2939846, member: 24583"] Both my portable generators have off brand motors, one looks like a Honda copy and one like a Kawasaki copy. I figure I will never run either one of them long enough to wear them out. Ran once for 7 days during an ice storm back in 2006, another time for 2 days, another time 4 days in the wind storm last summer. No appreciable oil consumption, no strange noises. I overly drain the fuel even though it is no Alky stuff and change the oil after an event so it is ready to go. I will pull the cable through every few months just to coat with oil inside. When needed, one has not failed to start on the first pull every time. The other needs 2-3 pulls. No dead batteries. We all need to find what works for us. [/QUOTE]
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