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Old 10-29-2011, 12:13 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by MICRider
The HF units are pretty good generators and would probably do well in motorhome service if you could quiet 'em down a bit. We had a few of them at work (not HF, but Honda clone generators) but they saw a lot of use and developed valvetrain problems, particularly the rocker arms getting indented by the valve stems effectively throwing the valve lash way out. The mechanics at work discovered that they could replace the soft rocker arms with much sturdier Honda ones, they were exactly the same
That's a good tip, Stew!

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