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Somewhere in the electronic archives are my trials and tribulations with this thing, and all the good advice received then. (Basic problem: one of two cylinders fouling within hours of use.)
Anyway, nothing worked, meaning none of the defects suspected could be verified and fixed. And my distrust of mechanics kept me from getting professional help.
Meanwhile I have found that the Generac 19 hp Industrial Engine is indeed a Vanguard 18 hp engine made by B&S, and that B&S sells essentially the same generator under their own brand name.
(The Generac engine ID is stamped with a B&S series ID.)
Well, I had a long talk with a "smiling" machanic at a shop who had enough patience to listen to me. ("I know that engine, it's one of the better ones B&S makes," etc. And yes, he has worked on generator engines before.)
He will get a chance tomorrow to prove his skill.
Either he IS good and then you and I will finally know what the problem was, or he will give up or make it prohibitively expensive to fix, and then we will never know what did it, and I will have 300 pounds of scrap at $6.60/lb.
Meanwhile, solar/battery/inverter are always ready.
typo fixed
Anyway, nothing worked, meaning none of the defects suspected could be verified and fixed. And my distrust of mechanics kept me from getting professional help.
Meanwhile I have found that the Generac 19 hp Industrial Engine is indeed a Vanguard 18 hp engine made by B&S, and that B&S sells essentially the same generator under their own brand name.
(The Generac engine ID is stamped with a B&S series ID.)
Well, I had a long talk with a "smiling" machanic at a shop who had enough patience to listen to me. ("I know that engine, it's one of the better ones B&S makes," etc. And yes, he has worked on generator engines before.)
He will get a chance tomorrow to prove his skill.
Either he IS good and then you and I will finally know what the problem was, or he will give up or make it prohibitively expensive to fix, and then we will never know what did it, and I will have 300 pounds of scrap at $6.60/lb.
Meanwhile, solar/battery/inverter are always ready.
typo fixed
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