You guys are not reading all of the words re. the OS .40 LA thing. In my original post I said that they WERN'T bad engines, just gutless & not worth the price. There are several usefully cheaper engines that work every bit as well as the OS .40 LA, but are substantially more powerfull (TT.42 GP comes to mind -- even out-powers the .46 LA, despite a lower advertised HP) -- hence, the .40 LA is not worth the price & should be avoided. I have owned both a .40 & .46 LA & they ran very well -- but couldn't pull the skin off a grape.