New honda crank shaft bent: Hard repair for moderate user? Owner scrapped it.

[SidecarFlip]

Honda GC and most engine for home use have no cast iron sleeve but harbor freight engine do have cast iron sleeve

I learned something this morning....

Like I said, for 99 bucks, I wasn't concerned with the sleeve.

 

[FasterZcar]

My 16-year-old GCV160 that had around 800 hours on it went out on me last year, I changed out the rings and seals, and it has been running strong for around 50 hours now. It’ll be interesting to see how long the factory bore will hold up.

The engine lasted through two transmissions before I needed to put new rings in it. The average consumer won’t pay for the labor to change the transmission, so the engine is more than capable to last the expected life for the average consumer.