Does anyone reconize this engine
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I found a Power Products with a similar fan shroud.
http://oldpathsequipment.com/2013/11/sold-power-products-ah47/
http://oldpathsequipment.com/2013/11/sold-power-products-ah47/
Thank you for the input. I am pretty familiar with the old power products / tecumseh engines, close but no cigar! I'll look into the west bend & clinton engines. I think is a little larger than it appears. I'm hoping it is about 2hp as I'm building a bike around it(LOL).
THx Again
THx Again
I will look into jacobson, west bend & clinton.
I have feeling it was on an old chainsaw(despite it's size) or perhaps a pump. Due to the short output shaft. Looks like I will have to machine a keyway to attach a sprocket.
Thx: Jim E(Russell)
I have feeling it was on an old chainsaw(despite it's size) or perhaps a pump. Due to the short output shaft. Looks like I will have to machine a keyway to attach a sprocket.
Thx: Jim E(Russell)
Some of the difficulty in pinning it down is there were so many American companies making engines in the 50s and 60s. The quality of that metal looks 1950s for a start. The crankcase reed, belatedly taken up on motorcycles years later, goes back to the 50s as well. It's certainly a beefy unit, is it about 80 - 100cc?
There are a couple of people now on Farcebook trawling sites to see if they can find it. I looked at Elgin, O&R, Johnson and more, with no luck. What's the name on the air filter? Is it a dealer name, or just a manufacturer?
There are a couple of people now on Farcebook trawling sites to see if they can find it. I looked at Elgin, O&R, Johnson and more, with no luck. What's the name on the air filter? Is it a dealer name, or just a manufacturer?
This is the closest I can get, AH36 Power Products.
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showt...ainsaw-amp-Other-Small-2-Stroke-Engine-Thread
http://www.4btswaps.com/forum/showt...ainsaw-amp-Other-Small-2-Stroke-Engine-Thread
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Don't believe its a West Bend. I looked them up last night and though very similar the recoil housing appeared to be steel in most if the pics.
Pretty cool. I found a similar unit by a different manufacturer at a yard sale a few months back. Used a later US 820. Was used originally by the Ga. DNR in sensitive areas where thy did not want to disturb the environment/water with an outboard. I didn't venture the $200 price to see how well it worked.
It might depend on the age and the model. The Dragonfly is in the right shade of red, if we could rely on the colour of it being a sound indicator.
As it's cleaned off, it might reveal a serial number, and that should tie it down to model, year and probable original use.
As it's cleaned off, it might reveal a serial number, and that should tie it down to model, year and probable original use.