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I did that and they were good. I also drained oil to look for metal but didn't see much.

I finally had some more time to dig in a little deeper and its looking more likely to to be some type of internal engine failure...

I finally got back to some of the initial troubleshooting today but didn’t make much progress. Removed the plug and put a little oil in...

Got it fixed with a large washer I made from an old 5 gallon paint can lid then sandwiched it between 2 fender washers. Will have to see...

315 hours on my 3620H ROPS today and I noticed during the day a reduction in hand throttle lever friction then at some point it went...

For the most part I would agree but my experience has been when moving forward, the front tires will drive over dips and humps causing...

Hmmmmm.......Very interesting thought.

Excellent response and thanks for taking the time to prepare it. I'm a retired mechanical engineer so it all makes sense and was the...

I keep seeing lots of suggestions that could happen were the spark plug still in. The first thing I noticed in the OP was that @bcs001...

Im surprised it lasted that long. I repair generators for a living, and you would not believe the number of these chepo Chinese...

All good suggestions and will definitely be checked but how would that affect the tightness of the engine IF the spark plug was removed...

Sounds like someone who has a little experience with Harbor Freight equipment. He did initially contact them about it but being young...

Draining and inspecting oil is one of the next steps.

Warrantee was only 90 days. Not buying extended protection was a mistake.

Would a problem with compression release affect the complete cycle including when the spark plug was removed? If it’s something broken...