MF, have seen someone try to do a Ryobi Ryan engine - he loved this old leaf blower vac and his wife straight fueled it. He couldn't successfully hone it due to the stones falling down the transfer ports.
I took him over to the tip and he got a curve shaft trimmer with good engine as a parts donor, and actually got another good identical old grey Ryobi blower vac as a backup at the same time.
It will get to the day were we have to be pulling engines and honing again. Right now with briggs and PT, its not worth the time/effort to do, especially briggs - PT's (due to their simpllicity) are still getting done a fair bit I'd say.
20 years ago, 202's and 173's were getting thrown in scrap metal because it was cheaper to get a used one. Have you seen prices even average engines command now?
Of course the same thing won't really happen to mowers - supply will just dry up. God help us when all we can find is B&S OHV and Chondas once the flat heads and PT's are all gone
Last edited by Tyler; 11/11/20 03:27 PM.
