What i haven't seen mentioned, and i hate it, is when that stupid primer bulb was introduced on the carb side of the shroud. So many times i have been cruising CL and have my eye on a motor that looks good from the other side or back only to finally see it and pass. My guess is this started this in '77.
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That's exactly what I was going to suggest. I've seen tons of engines with those damn primer bulbs in the shroud. I can't tell you how many times I've been looking on CL and thought I found something worth looking at only to see that monstrosity on the front side.
I've never attempted to remove and fill on, so I couldn't tell you what works and what doesn't, but it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to remedy.
I've never attempted to remove and fill on, so I couldn't tell you what works and what doesn't, but it doesn't seem like it would be too difficult to remedy.
No its not a hell of a lot of work (although id swear I saw an nos shroud with a hole the size of a quarter for the primer bulb) but my big question was when they started that BS. I see one of those and I think I'm seeing a late 70's engine. Out of my area of interest. So its possible I'm wrong as it was said above they were there in the early 70's. Ive only seen them on heater boxes or in the case of the Sears Craftsman ones, on the tank bracket when buying an early 70's Tecumseh.
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Old School Thumb Primer was one 1/4" hole,
The New Style has three holes.
Two for mounting pins/plugs and then the primer nipple. Its a lot more to fix and they are usually in the face of the shroud.
The New Style has three holes.
Two for mounting pins/plugs and then the primer nipple. Its a lot more to fix and they are usually in the face of the shroud.
