reo engine

**delray** · 08-17-2008, 02:46 AM

i pickup this cool little reo motor today. it would make a cool old school project someday

hp might be about 2hp? i will need to use a jackshaft with this motor to move me on a minibike. need to get a old style air cleaner(original)and maybe make a cool drag pipe for the engine

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**GTO** · 08-17-2008, 04:48 AM

Cool little bugger, I love retro looking stuff (like ths screens on the recoil.)

Check this out. Erv's REO Pages

**GTO** · 08-17-2008, 04:52 AM

Hey,,, why don't you build a 4 wheeler fo it.

You could call it the "REO speed wagon". (yuck yuck yuck)

**rudedog** · 08-17-2008, 11:54 AM

That's too funny, or you could convert a little RED wagon into a little REO wagon.

deezildennis · 08-17-2008, 12:24 PM

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jonnybiker · 08-17-2008, 12:51 PM

One of the first mini bikes my dad and i built (must have been about 35 40 years ago) was powered by a reo motor very simalar to that one. Ours had the wrap around sleeve for a pull start. As i remember it was a very good running little motor. Memories ...wow. good luck with it, i will be waiting to see what you do with it. Back in the day alot of what dad and i built was based on motors mounted on twenty inch bycycle frames. I really miss that time in my life....as well as my dad. take care all. jonnybiker

**Kenny1** · 08-17-2008, 01:08 PM

Hey...theres a REO on Denver CL right now. Along with it is an old Briggs. They want $75.00 each for them. Says they will ship. Cool looking engines

**delray** · 08-17-2008, 11:14 PM

i fire-up the little guy today

and it runs real good. the deal was a buddy of mine new a old guy that had it and he would sell it to me,but before he would sell it. he wanted to put a new set of rings and gaskets,lap the valves. then he would sell it to me for $40. not bad deal

.i think he like the ideal of me using it for a minibike project someday and he is retired and has nothing else to do. kind fun for him to do and probable keeps him going.
man this thing runs good for a 50? year old engine.i have the model #number on it,but it don't match anything i found on the internet yet?
mk g 8 g 4452 x the numbers are space out like this on the ID tag

**jmbmini** · 08-18-2008, 12:38 AM

Try this website for info on the REO.

Erv's REO Pages