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Old 11-05-2007 | 08:36 PM
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PaPa Steve
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Default WHAT ENGINE IS THIS

CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT ENGINE THIS IS? I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE BUT I'LL TRY TO DESCRIBE IT. I FOUND IT IN A DUMPSTER. IT CAME OFF A SCOOTER. IT HAS 2 RINGS BALL BEARINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CRANK, NEEDLE BEARINGS ON THE PISTON. TNE ONLY MARKINGS ARE ON THE JUG IT HAS 0108, AND ON THE FLYWHEEL IT HAS 2 NAMES. ONE NAME IS YIMENG AND THE OTHER IS IKEDA. I MEASURED THE BORE AND STROKE AND THE MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT VERY ACURATE BUT THE BORE IS 1.575 AND THE STROKE IS 1.375. BY MY CALCULATIONS IT COMES OUT TO 2.678 CU IN AND 43.897 CC.

I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CONVERSIONS BUT THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE VERY EASY. CARB AND EXHAUST ARE ON THE SIDES. THE BACK HAS 4 HOLES 2 5/8' SQ.
FLAT AND EASY TO MOUNT. I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED ALL THE INFO YOU ALL HAVE LISTED IN THE THREADS AND I'M VERY IMPRESSED BY YOUR KNOWLEDGE. THANKS FOR ANY INFO YOU ALL HAVE.

THANKS AGAIN STEVE