Forgive the basic question here, I've been away from small engines and mini bikes for twenty years. Do most of the small engines have a common mounting pattern or are Tecumseh totally different from Briggs small engines? The current cobbled up plate in my Shrike is set for a Briggs I/C 4 horsepower or similar, so I'm wondering if I'll be able to get a a HS 40 in there without having to drill into the plate. I'm assuming they were all different, but hoping against hope they may both fit.
Yeah, what he said /\
The base plate on my Fimco accepted the original Tec, and I've also bolted on B&S 3hp and 5hp engines and now it has a clone, all w/no mods to engine or bike. All of those engines have the same footprint. I really wanted to use the 5hp Briggs, but its large, rear-mounted tank fouls against the back tire. The tec has a front-mounted tank. The clone and the 3hp briggs w/its small tank both fit nicely into the available space w/no clearance problems. .
The base plate on my Fimco accepted the original Tec, and I've also bolted on B&S 3hp and 5hp engines and now it has a clone, all w/no mods to engine or bike. All of those engines have the same footprint. I really wanted to use the 5hp Briggs, but its large, rear-mounted tank fouls against the back tire. The tec has a front-mounted tank. The clone and the 3hp briggs w/its small tank both fit nicely into the available space w/no clearance problems. .