On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 21:56:57 -0400, John Wentworth
wrote:

Honda makes a good motor, but there is no magic. Any gasoline powered
engine that is left alone for 2 years will have a problem. There's
nothing wrong with a Briggs or a Tencumseh.

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B&S engines have an average lifespan of about 500 hours in home
generator service. Honda OHVs typically go 1500 to 2000. I once
bought a Home Despot Generac with B&S engine and returned it the next
day because I never could get it started. The Honda that I bought to
replace it always starts on the first or second pull, even when it
hasn't been run in 6 months. It is noisy however, wish I had one of
the new quiet models.