I was in Home Depot today. They have weed whackers with McCullough 31cc engines on sale for $39. Are these good engines and how hard are they to convert? I am thinking about trying my first conversion. Any thoughts???

Steve

The 31CC engine is not unlike the Ryobi 31. They were easy to convert. No metal cutting except the fins on the flywheel.

The make a long slim engine with the carb and the exhaust in the rear.

Enjoy,

Jim

These are the now "Old Style" Ryobi engines. Several companies make complete conversion parts for these engines. You will need to cut the flywheel shroud off as these are not removable as the previous versions were. Looked for these the other day while at Home Dopey and they were sold out. Would like to find one as my Ryobi 31cc has two stuck screws for the flywheel shroud. Would be easier to buy a new one than grind the screw heads off!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=55008 $60. will get you one