On Mon, 05 May 2008 13:05:10 +0000, Larry wrote:

Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
news
They appear to be talking about EU 2000's.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)



These engines are just little one lunger, OHV 4-strokers. There's no
filter/pump/oil system. It's just a splash oil with the usual oil
grooves in appropriate places to maximize shareholder profits and wear
out at the end of the SHORT warrantee period so you can buy more.
They're no different than the cheap Chinese brands. As a matter of fact,
at one of our local auto parts stores, they sell some cheap Chinese
portable gensets because I live in hurricane country and Americans are
too stupid to force the power corporations to BURY the 1930 overhead wire
power system. There are TWO models there with these Chinese 11hp slant
single cylinder engines hooked to a 60 Hz, 2-pole alternator. The engine
is the EXACT same engine Honda uses on its EM5000X genset that sells for
a thousand dollars more money. The motor mounts Honda uses are not used
but the castings are exactly the same. The places on the casting where
HONDA and its numbers are stamped on the Honda gensets are simply
polished metal with no markings on them. The power switch, carb,
cylinder head, etc., are all identical. Honda buys them, stamps HONDA on
them and bolts on a different alternator and frame.

EU2000i has no oil pump. It does have a vacuum pulse diaphram fuel pump
like both my Honda gensets, a little plastic pump to meter the fuel
pressure to the float carb.


Larry, you told me about your Honda generators. I read a thread about
several guys who had EU2000's and had oil problems that THEY
attributed to a plastic gear in the crankcase. I wrote you to pass on
the information because I thought you might be interested in this
information and the thread was talking about a ruined engine - piston
and cylinder.

I don't really care because I don't own a Honda generator. I just
thought that you might.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)