Originally Posted by
jmollila
Unfortunately it appears my issues were due to being <--censored--> when I bought my engine off ebay. Yes, I learned that was mistake #1. There is practically no compression left in thing after only about a half gallon of fuel.
Anyway, time to move forward. I was looking at doing a rebuild. How much life will this give back to the engine? Just trying to figure out if its worth the $75-100 or if I should just scrap the engine and buy a new one.
To be honest, a "complete" rebuild the way it SHOULD be done will run almost as much as a new engine, so a new one is what I would recommend, then just keep the carb and case (if you say the bearings are new) to have as spares for any needs down the road.