you used to be able to send the flywheel to Briggs to be re-polarized though, I guess, but I would doubt they still do that.
thats pretty tricky.. :laugh:
I actually picked up a way cool polarity tester from Amazon that LED lights one N or S, depending on polarity, but you can use a compass to do this, too.
They make everything now days.. :laugh:
I just use another magnet, then make em all act the same way and figure it must be rite.. :laugh:
I actually dug this thing out of the depths of my garage today. I misspoke it is a 6.0 HP. S/N 744572 stamped in the cowl is 146432 0536-6706261. I believe that makes it a 67 model?
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Yeah thats 60's 70's 80's model.. The older 50's engines had the B/S logo stamped into the shroud.. Older carbs have 3 screws holding the bowl together, newer ones are 4... Tote Gote and some other bikes used engines just like that..
That deal on the back is a clutch, although they are made for just pulling a rotating mass of some kind.. They aren't made for pulling a load.. If you put it on a bike you'll need NEED NEED a jackshaft system, so you can not only drive a LARGE PULLEY, at least probably 8 inches in diameter, so you can achieve near a correct gear ratio AND PULL something...
The pulley diameter being like 3 inches, makes a HUGE gear ratio.. doing like 70 MPH...
PROBLEM with that is, a belt will slip like hell, trying to pull 28 MPH..
They are just made so you can start up yur concrete float without turning the whole head...:shrug:
with a flow jet:thumbsup:
they all do.. the 5.25, 5.75, 6, 6.25, 7, 8, 10 and 16 horse Horizontal shaft engines ALL USE flowjet carbs, up till like 2000 something, when they switched to the china Walbro carb for a year or two, before switching to Overhead Valve motors..
Thats a neat engine. I like the improvised tinwork there.
I have a 5hp that was this copper color, Id like to restore it to its former copper-esque-ness. Does anyone know what that color is called?
No.. people have tried figuring it.. They end up taking it in and duplicating it.. There are factory colors that are pretty damned close, but not sure they color code to them..
Izzy - The robin? Are you talking Gen Set? That's what the ole' guy said.
could be.. :shrug: Just a Wisconsin Robin.. Whatever ya wanna put it on.. wisconsin is the Builder, Robin is the model... Other companies build them too.