Gentlemen (Ladies of any),

I have been buying, starting and flying two strokes for almost fifty years and it's difficult to name a "bad" engine. Let's face it, our hobby engines have become so reliable and powerful that we are all spoiled.
All engines are at least mediocre. There however are some overlooked or almost handmade engines that are truely superior.
One overlooked engine, particularly in the US is the enya. I have a four stroke 120 that is completely reliable and powerful, always runs well regardless of weather. Except for the design flaw of putting the pushrods in the rear and the glow facing the prop so you must use a remote glow starter, the engine is magnificent. It also looks better with the pushrods in the rear. I also read that the engine used on the model that flew across the Atlantic and landed in Ireland (I believe) was a four stroke enya 120 modified to run gas. I also have been impressed with the power output, reliability and quality of the following in order of best to less: Jett 40L,ys 91 -ys53, Rossi 45 and 60,
piped os 61 long stroke, os46x, os32f, enya 60x, and the ultimate for reliability- a os 91 four stroke. I had it on a sea plane and crashed it. Pulled it out of the water, didn't take it apart. Let it sit for three years, have never cleaned or put after run oil in it, never changed the glow plug, never filtered the fuel, never reset the needle valve even if I change the kind of fuel I'm running, never ajusted the overhead valve clearance and that damn thing just keeps on going. It is about eight years old, and I abuse it just to see how much it can take.

Thanks for reading my ramblings,
joekkdd