I recently scored a used Predator 9kw generator for next to nothing, because apparently it needed a new cylinder head. I replaced that and it runs and generates power just fine . . . but it belches white smoke like mad, and so it almost certainly needs a ring job (or worse). (I suspect it had been used on a job site where it got heavy daily use, which these engines are just not made for.)
Anyway, having watched a YT video on what’s involved in doing it, that kind of rebuild is not what I want to spend a couple of weekends learning how to do. But I can’t imagine any small engine shop would do a that kind of job for less than the cost of a new Predator 13hp engine (about $350 on sale). Thoughts on whether I should just buy a replacement engine and swap them out? Or are there folks out there who actually rebuild these?
Anyway, having watched a YT video on what’s involved in doing it, that kind of rebuild is not what I want to spend a couple of weekends learning how to do. But I can’t imagine any small engine shop would do a that kind of job for less than the cost of a new Predator 13hp engine (about $350 on sale). Thoughts on whether I should just buy a replacement engine and swap them out? Or are there folks out there who actually rebuild these?
