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Thanks to all for the replies and special thanks to James for the Craigslist lead.
I called the Craigslist guy -- he buys used generators in bulk from some sort of auction. Says he runs the engine and megs the windings and then resells them at $100/kw. Claims they typically have a "few hundred" hours of run time. If all true, it seems like a decent deal.
Called my MIL and she's going to think on it. Apparently the way hers failed left the engine running while no one was at the house. While hers didn't catch fire, there was a strong burning smell and she's sketched out about the fire risk.
Seems her preference is likely a) do nothing and go without or b) buy a new one. Either way I'm relieved, as I was worried she wanted me to rebuild the generator head (which was the original request), and honestly, that as it seemed like more of a goose chase than I was interested in taking on. While parts are available, I had a difficult time finding s good price on just the generator head.
Will update when I know more.
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