Of course not,if you want to look around for ages and find the parts. I found a few cheaper items, But most sites I visited were ridiculous. Pistons were all over $100 alone. My point was if it was a mess then it may not be worth doing as to buy piston valves kits and the like would be kinda crazy. .The main problem I found with all these engine was the exhaust valve guide was incredibly worn and they are not easy to obtain as ive been looking for another engine for ages in the hope its guides were better,no point in doing all this work and having oil pouring through the valve guides and smokin like crazy and chewin up oil.The guides are steal,not allloy like briggs so arent as easily reamed to refit inserts.. My outlay was cheap also actually fuel line was my only cost as the rings and gaskets were in a box of spares and the doner engines gave me a good valve train and piston. Basically My point was to fully rebuild one of these engines was quite expensive if all parts were to be replaced. But as youve said parts can be obtained cheaper with time and good looking.
And thankyou for the link its incredibly informative and is also exactly what I had to go through to rebuild mine. For some reason,(carby and a few other bits mainly) this was a longer and more fidelly engine rebuild than Victa or briggs as its slighlty more complex especially in the carby area and repairs to a few components id normally replace. But ive never rebuilt one and it was interesting and a slight challenge doing so. Thanks mate
