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It's a 444 mi one way trip from Napa to Sutherlin, Oregon.

I'd like to check out Portland and sit in with a friend's Jazz group in some club.

KT

I'd spend about $400 in fuel, see my relatives, play some jazz and maybe see some of you goofballs... :D

KT

I have to think if it was free and worth something, it would be gone by now by a local.

But if you have nothing better to do, make it a road trip.

Might not be a bad deal - virtually anything "older" is better than the new stuff that's out there these days. I can't stand buying new - virtually across the board - everything seems to have exactly ONE consideration and that's economy of production. Quality, fit, finish, feel, performance, durability are all crap these days. Looking at that thing says "this will be here long after I'm dead and gone" to me. That's worth having. Some new, plastic, made-in-China POS from Home Depot? Not so much.

I'll cut against the grain and say get it - if you have the time to make a fun adventure out of it. I'll assume 10 hours highway time = approx. 600 miles each way, so 1,200 total. 1,200 total / 20 mpg (guesstimate) = 60 gallons fuel x $3.50/gallon = $210 is what it will cost you... Not factoring in the value of your time. So it's definitely not "free". However a little cleaning and tuning up on that thing and a fresh coat of paint on the covers, it'll probably look/run like new for as long as you want it to.

not as good as a gererator though.

I've got an old Airco welder-generator with a twin cylinder Onan on it.
Only thing i've ever had to do to it is replace the coil once.
Onan is owned by Cummins (diesel engines) and parts are easy to get.

If you want a generator go buy one.
If you want to make a trip to the PNW, go.
But don't try to rationalize one with the other, yer just deceiving yourself.

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Originally Posted by svandamme (Post 5859146)

not as good as a gererator though.

I'm disappointed.
Sure took someone long enough...SmileWavy

KT

Look on Craigslist locally. Found this, http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/tls/2225584223.html

You might find a suitable substitute locally. I shipped an engine by common carrier once and it wasn't that expensive, you could pay the guy say $100 to strap it to a pallet and arrange for pickup.