On: Turning an old car into a powerful generator

[iancmceachern]

Plus now no one but him can repair it.

It's a super cool learning experience, and that's the value.

[mathisfun123 → iancmceachern]

> Plus now no one but him can repair it.

electronics aside, you think fewer people can repair a toyota than a random generator? and i'm just talking about common-ase-tech-knowledge type stuff, to say nothing of the availability of parts.

[iancmceachern → mathisfun123]

Yes.

Small internal combustion engines are super simple, and small engine manufacturers like those that make generators have an equally impressive dealer, spare parts and repair network to automotive manufacturers.

In this case it was a harbor freight generator. They have lots of replacement engines available for very affordable prices (starting at less than $200) https://www.harborfreight.com/generators-engines/engines.htm...

I always say, why buy a Toyota when a lawnmower engine will do do? It's not like Toyotas are more common.

[mathisfun123 → iancmceachern]

> In this case it was a harbor freight generator.

fair enough - i didn't watch the video and couldn't figure out what kind of genny it was.

> It's not like Toyotas are more common.

toyotas aren't more common than lawn mowers okay but cars are more common than lawn mowers (i looked it up to double check).