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I recently discovered this engine in my fathers barn as we are preparing his estate. The engine was in an old wooden box wrapped in wax/grease paper. I wiped it clean and pulled the rope and had good compression. I checked the spark, put some fuel into it and it fired up! The data plate has...

Been gone a while, sold the death trap and am now working on this. I'm at the point of figureing out the drive line. The rear pully is 14", the largest pully I could put forward of it is 6" if needed. (see copper ring in pic) I plan on a jackshaft mount that uses the side of motor like this...

Well, I'm back with another. Simplex Automatic. I plan on a 3 to 5hp motor and wonder with the 14" rear pully, what size should my other pully be, along with the sprocket sizes? Fair grounds and swap meets is where I would ride. I would be interested in side panels, seat or oem gas tank for...

Saxonette Automatic For sale $150. Shipped. It has a custom adapted pull start from a chainsaw that gets the job done. The dogs on it tend to cause problems if your not gentle with it but a new stronger set would be easy enough to make. I didnt make any modifications to the engine to suit the...

I was just pondering why dont small engines need an automatic spark advance to run properly? I looked in a small engine book i have and it appears kohler engines had weights to do so on the cam gear. Am i missing something here

Does anyone have a pic of a Saxonette? Wondering if it would be cheaper to find a rolling chasis or sell the motor.