Tecumseh OH195XA?

I was at my locat kart shop this morning picking up a few things like carb, ain't filter etc. when I noticed roughly 25 engines on a pallet (all new). I asked the owner about them and he said $25 if I want one because he liked my motorized bike lol. I wasn't sure about them since I've never messed with a Tecumseh but they were all new and only missing carb, exhaust, fuel tank (all easily fabbed or purchased later) so I bought one.

The engine is a Tecumseh oh195xa, 195cc 5.5hp. It's an almost vertical engine with a slight cant maybe 25* or so, might look neat on a friction drive without the tins on it.

Anyone ever messed with one of these engines? Any good? Any hard parts for them, billet flywheel, rod, springs?

I'm thinking I may use it for a future bike project (like a BTR) but for $25 out the door I couldn't pass it up.

Good to hear they're good quality. I'm definitely keeping it around for my next build. I think the wife wants my current felt build so she will get it and ill make a custom formed btr for the Tecumseh. I didn't know u could get a charging system for it. Hmmm

Yes the end of the shaft is tapered for about 1" and I think I remember measuring it at .775" so I'll turn it down to .75" for a 3/4" clutch and run it like that. It's no different than the Harbor freight engines being too big for a 5/8" clutch and needing modded.

I'm thinking a pz26 carb, 1" to 1-1/4" exhaust, ported head. I don't know if anyone makes a modded cam for these or billet rods.

It may be smarter to just pickup a hf212 since they have all sorts of parts for them.