Originally posted by LORD_RC
I stopped by a landscape and equipment dealer who was also a repair center for various small engine companies. I bought two homelite 40cc two strokes brand new for 50.00. They were sent to this dealer by homelite to convert from a heavy duty commercial trimmer to an ice auger. They decided that the power band was set to high and went with a larger long stroke engine instead. I had a friend cinvert them to RC and gave him one for his trouble. Its a bit heavy at almost 5 lbs but its strong and smooth. It has the full crank so it should last.Repair centers are a good place to stop. Just ask them to set aside the nonrepairables. Many times that simply means a carb overhaul! Time is money.
Hi: That is a good idea about picking up good engines for rework. The only thing most dealears in this area don,t want to take time to even talk about sellng any engines as soon as you tell them it will be converted for RC use. What are the magic words you use, when you go to deal at these repair centers????? Thanks John