Lost me on the log splitter part..... So, you gave your buddy the hard starting Tecumseh? Some buddy you are LOL! Just jabbin ya!~
Well, you won't run out of power... and you won't have to jerk on a rope anymore. At your age wouldn't want you to throw out your back or something!
(Seriously, I did that this year, and I still hurt. And I'm still "young" LOL!)