Wow!!! I got a surprising new present today! A new in box Homelite 30cc. Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. And hey, if I have some Homelite 25cc engines lying around as I think I might, don't worry about us cannibalizing them for parts. I have converted and hopped up quite a few of the 25's, but the 30 is much better and weighs exactly the same, so I don't bother with the 25's anymore. (See the "Sticky" above for a show and tell about me hopping up a Homelite 25cc.)
Here's some pics of the last Homelite 30cc I did. It's "in the wings" waiting for a plane to go on. I built it to put in my big Giles, but I ended up giving the Giles to my brother. That's ok, I have other planes it would "like".
I will try to post a video of it too, but I don't know if that is possible. At any rate, I know the pics will post. Most people just cut off the easy part of the front housing on the Homelites. I go to the extra work to trim everything possible away, both for weight savings and nice looks. I think you'll like how they look and run on CDI instead of the magneto. Super easy starting too!
EDIT: Well heck. It wouldn't let me upload the video. So I created a Youtube account, and put it there. I don't know how to embed the Youtube video here, so I'll just post the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knJb...ature=youtu.be
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