ORIGINAL: Hobbsy
Cory, this was my first toy engine, it only had one valve to set and I think any setting that wouldn't let the pushrod fall out was OK. I was about 13 years old then. It was 200 cu. in., 3.5hp at 350 rpm. A far cry from this one which has about the saem HP.
Lucky you, I wanted on of those so bad when I was little. Someday I'll run a crossed a hit and miss cheap. Saw a big one when I was little at a old engine show that had 14' flywheels, fired every 78 seconds under no load. Did get something about 5 years ago, it's a modern day copy of a Lister. Still had to be rebuilt when new due to low attention to detail at the factory. Still waiting for the 'big' power outage. It's not critical either since it's a low(1000) rpm engine. I guess it's just my nature to be always trying to get just a little more out of an engine.
Cory