Quote from: boon on May 10, 2024, 01:05:22 AMI'm a bit torn. I have a little Honda stationary engine (GX270) and I have spent far more on genuine Honda parts to recondition the carb than a complete chinese clone carb would have cost me.I had a somewhat different Honda motor I was very particular about. It was in my 07 civic SI. I only used Honda parts. The difference is you and I likely both bought these things at or near fair market value. Fred was given this one, with the implication that it was dead. Very different investment incentive.
But then I would be supporting a business that does nil product development, and has just copied the Honda item, to unknown tolerance, specification, metallurgy etc. Would the chinese clone product probably do the job perfectly well? I would say there's a very, very good chance it would. But until the price difference becomes eye-watering, I will endeavour to use genuine parts.
EDIT: This does not apply when one can find out the originator of the genuine part, and buy it direct at a major discount with different branding. That's just being smart.
Quote from: Midway Tommy on May 09, 2024, 03:32:33 PMInteresting reassembly & well done!
I have a magnetized tiny screwdriver that I use to place the balls in situations like that. For me, at least, it eliminates the risk of the balls shooting out of the tweezer pressure.
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