On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 22:04:55 -0700, Le Grande Raoul
wrote:

I do realize that there really is nothing called a 'free lunch' but
wonder if these are any good. Seems the Hardy diesel is a popular
component in a genset for the 'off the grid' crowd. Also seems that
about an equal number of people had good luck with the combination as
had bad luck.

My father used a China Diesel genset at his house in the Cascade
Mountains for several years. I think it was rebuilt once. Crude
engineering-think farm equipment circa 1938. But---it was reliable.