End of garden find my garden for a change!

[clipperjay]

To reuse this pointless as stated I could buy a honda for £250 with more power!
I wanted to see if I could get it going for the fun factor!
The issues are thast all bolts are imperial I have some sockets but smaller ones are a nightmare in stripping esp with rust.
Parts are four companies electrics are Marshall, starter delco remy, engine is Briggs and dynamo is Markon!
starter can be refurbed as can the dynamo engine if I need pistons and conrods even carb parts thats going to be expensive to import!
I'll ring around see what I can uprate like the electrics, hopefully it can be used to power the fish tanks pumps in a power cut 

The whole thing was defo built about 1970-1980 as the previous owner of the house has documents stating there was a generator in 1980.
Thats as far as history goes on it.
 

[Thom89]

A FULL nut and bolt rebuild is required, parts shoudn't be too difficult Jay, plenty of B&S Lawnmower service agents out there, so stop with the excuses, and get it sorted

Thom

[clipperjay]

A FULL nut and bolt rebuild is required, parts shoudn't be too difficult Jay, plenty of B&S Lawnmower service agents out there, so stop with the excuses, and get it sorted

Thom

LOL I will rebuild it!

 I'll be right on to the blower first thing on Monday and even get chrome bits for it 

I could make a go kart out of the engine NOW THATS A THOUGHT.......

[justalex81]

surprised you found somewhere to put it in your garage 

[clipperjay]

surprised you found somewhere to put it in your garage 

Haaa Alex its been cleared out big time I can walk safely to the shut of valve and read the meter!

Building a go kart seems the right choice for me my son,

Watch the vid I pissed myself set up but still funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGcytJgoOCc&feature=related

[Khare]

LOL I will rebuild it!

 I'll be right on to the blower first thing on Monday and even get chrome bits for it 

I could make a go kart out of the engine NOW THATS A THOUGHT.......

Why use an old engine that will need rebuilding and parts are probably hard to find when you can pay £100 for a GX160 engine which is using in many 4 stroke classes and it's got plenty of parts available?

[Seanl]

To reuse this pointless as stated I could buy a honda for £250 with more power!
I wanted to see if I could get it going for the fun factor!
The issues are thast all bolts are imperial I have some sockets but smaller ones are a nightmare in stripping esp with rust.
Parts are four companies electrics are Marshall, starter delco remy, engine is Briggs and dynamo is Markon!
starter can be refurbed as can the dynamo engine if I need pistons and conrods even carb parts thats going to be expensive to import!
I'll ring around see what I can uprate like the electrics, hopefully it can be used to power the fish tanks pumps in a power cut 

The whole thing was defo built about 1970-1980 as the previous owner of the house has documents stating there was a generator in 1980.
Thats as far as history goes on it.
 

Think its already been covered. 

[danny_p]

gx160's arn't all that for a mucking about kart.    old B&S engines like that are king for off road karts as are the OLD hondas   they deliver there power in a completly diffrent way to the new ones.

the old side valve engines will pull hard from few hundred rpm.   the newer high compression low displacement OHV engines are more efficent but have bugger all torque compared.   

[clipperjay]

gx160's arn't all that for a mucking about kart.    old B&S engines like that are king for off road karts as are the OLD hondas   they deliver there power in a completly diffrent way to the new ones.

the old side valve engines will pull hard from few hundred rpm.   the newer high compression low displacement OHV engines are more efficent but have bugger all torque compared.   

[golf-sib]

Since this is becoming a go kart engine topic, whats a good cheap engine for 20bhp?