I restored these two 820's and I can tell you from experience starting these with the recoils was difficult and they have compression releases. It's not difficult to add or remove the head gaskets so I'd suggest you start with two gaskets and see how it goes starting it with a recoil.
I don't consider myself a WB820 expert but I have rebuilt a couple in the past. I really doubt the engine is currently putting out 10HP but you could it close to it using the right high performance parts. As for your questions, the head gasket depends on a couple things, one are you running a...
A West Bend engine like this presently goes for North of $1,200 and that estimate doesn't include the cost of chrome work. This engine was fully restored both mechanically and cosmetically.
I have a JC-54 Indian Junior Cross l'll be restoring and since it's my first I know I'll have questions, anyone have experience working on these bikes?
I painted them myself. These turned out nice but I've done others and they yellowed quickly. I got the best results using old tires, new tires have the tendency to out gas.
I built this 70 Lil Indian earlier this year along with the 60's West Bend 700 engine. I have a few left over parts I won't be using, please send me a private message for more details.
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