Today i decided to bust out my ole tecumseh junk engine and giver her a clean up. Then i decided to restore it. It came off a yerf dog go kart that my buddy bought. It sat for years on end so the carburetor is filled with corrosion and grime. My buddy immediately pulled this motor and bought himself a tillitson 212e hemi electric start engine. So i brought the motor home and it sat for a few months in my garage, waiting to be shown some love
Today i brought it out, and started to dissamble the engine an remove the recoil, gas tank, carburetor and the muffler guard/cage. The block is heavily corroded as well. Im going to eventually powerwash the engine and use a wire brush and some sort of cleaner to help remove the corrosion.
I think this a neat piece of karting history. From when tecumseh stepped up to the plate and supplied engines to the karting manufacturers when Briggs and Stratton stopped supplying them. So to me, it has a bit of nostalgia. Back when go-karts were real go karts and not buggy "go karts" that we have today.
I have a couple questions about this engine
1. How much torque does it make?
2. How many cc is it?
3. Bore and stroke?
4. Whats out there aftermarket wise?
5. Are these reliable engines?
If anyones interested, please take a look at my YouTube channel where i have the teardown of this engine. Im no master at video productions or engine building but i do know some good stuff id like to share with every one.
Heres the link to my channel and the video of the tecumseh engine teardown part 1
Today i brought it out, and started to dissamble the engine an remove the recoil, gas tank, carburetor and the muffler guard/cage. The block is heavily corroded as well. Im going to eventually powerwash the engine and use a wire brush and some sort of cleaner to help remove the corrosion.
I think this a neat piece of karting history. From when tecumseh stepped up to the plate and supplied engines to the karting manufacturers when Briggs and Stratton stopped supplying them. So to me, it has a bit of nostalgia. Back when go-karts were real go karts and not buggy "go karts" that we have today.
I have a couple questions about this engine
1. How much torque does it make?
2. How many cc is it?
3. Bore and stroke?
4. Whats out there aftermarket wise?
5. Are these reliable engines?
If anyones interested, please take a look at my YouTube channel where i have the teardown of this engine. Im no master at video productions or engine building but i do know some good stuff id like to share with every one.
Heres the link to my channel and the video of the tecumseh engine teardown part 1
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