my generater bit the dust

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sam5570

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well my home made generater bit the dust but you can bet i will see it going again my 1970 model 8hp briggs give up now i need a 8hp or larger with 1 inch crank shaft DSC00384.jpgDSC00385.jpg
 
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Could you get by with an eight horsepower engine that had a smaller crankshaft and just get another pully to fit it?
 
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Could you get by with an eight horsepower engine that had a smaller crankshaft and just get another pully to fit it?
if you notice the pully laying on top of generator there is a insert in the pully to make it 1 inch but i can't find on line anyone who carry the inserts of any size if you know send me link thanks
 
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didn't make myself clear i need to keep the saame pullys if at all possible because of the grove size for belt other wize i may need to change pully on generator to
 
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well my home made generater bit the dust but you can bet i will see it going again my 1970 model 8hp briggs give up now i need a 8hp or larger with 1 inch crank shaft

Why don't you just repair that motor?

Keith
 
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Harbor Freight has a chicom Honda knockoff with a 1" shaft. I see engines in their sale flyers all the time, so if you don't need it immediately you might save a few bucks.
 
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Harbor Freight has an 11 HP w/ 1" shaft for $299, you can look online and print off a coupon good for 20% any one item, gets it down to $240.

And from what I've seen at the stores, they usually have them in stock and ready to go. If you go that route, I'd not get the extra warranty, if it lives through the warranty, it'll go on for years after that

While I try to buy American as much as possible and stay away from Chinese as much as possible, those kind of prices make it hard not to get one. My grandsons go-cart blew up and I couldn't find a Briggs, Tecumseh or small Kohler anywhere in stock. Got a 6.5 HP from Harbor Freight and thing has run perfectly for two years. They all have a fuel shutoff lever on them so you can run all the gas out of the carb when you're done, they've got low oil sensors, etc.
I have read that you need to flush the crankcase out before you use it just in case there's metal shavings left inside, but I read that after the grandsons had been running for a year.
 
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well my home made generater bit the dust but you can bet i will see it going again my 1970 model 8hp briggs give up now i need a 8hp or larger with 1 inch crank shaftView attachment 298442View attachment 298446

Have you considered buy a diesel engine. This one is 10 HP with 1 shaft and electric start.
New 10 HP Small Diesel Engine with Electric Start 10 HP | eBay

Briggs & Stratton Intek 8 hp


Briggs & Stratton Horizontal 8 HP INTEK Pro OHV Tapered Shaft #203432-0132

or this one on Ebay

Briggs Stratton 8 HP Intek Pro Horizontal Shaft | eBay
 

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