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Old 10-27-2014 | 04:42 PM
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Can someone ID these engines for me please?
Are they any good?



Old 10-27-2014 | 05:20 PM
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The top engine started life as a Ryobi 31 weed whacker with a stamped steel two piece and riveted together connecting rod and the counter weight and crank pin and crankshaft shaft all separate pieces all pressed together.

The bottom engine is more like a Weed Eater 25
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Are they pretty much junk then?
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They are conversion weed whackers

Don't bring much money at swap meets

Could be a reasonable experience if they're yours. You could enjoy them as casual model airplane engines for years.

But they are not 3D engines period.
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Originally Posted by w8ye
They are conversion weed whackers

Don't bring much money at swap meets

Could be a reasonable experience if they're yours. You could enjoy them as casual model airplane engines for years.

But they are not 3D engines period.
The second engine looks like a CRRCPRO 26CC, it is based on a converted weedy and unlike the Ryobi 31cc doesn't have a good reputation for longevity.
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by prigai
The second engine looks like a CRRCPRO 26CC, it is based on a converted weedy and unlike the Ryobi 31cc doesn't have a good reputation for longevity.
You are likely correct. My experience with other people's bigger CRRCPRO engines was not good at all. Next to the worthless category.

The Ryobi looks to be a Jag conversion. Like has been said, the Ryobi types were more likable than the CRRC and actually gave little trouble. They were just not 3D engines.
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If I may say something about the CRRC-pro 26 cc engine. I bought one used last year and have encountered a problem with the bearings. My experience with gas engines is very limited so please take what I am saying accordingly. I purchased mine used with bad engine bearing seals and after a lot of searching, I found out that it was a common problem with this engine. When the engine bearing seaI(s) fails, you get an air leak into the crankcase and that messes up the air draw through the carb. Also, I read that the electronic ignition was failure prone. I bought it with the understanding that the ignition would be bad and so I replaced it with the RCExl ignition anyway. The other known issue with this engine is that sensor pickup is mounted right up against a crankcase web and limits the ignition timing range. I simply ground that web off and allowed the sensor to be mounted at a further retarded ignition timing to allow easier starting. That was the other complaint that this engine required starting with an electric starter. It runs nicely now, but it is up to the buyer to decide whether to go through all that trouble and it is still not as strong as a DLE20 or similar.
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Originally Posted by Love2FlyMN
Can someone ID these engines for me please?
Are they any good?



The top engine was called an Evra 190 sold by Hobby Lobby for there 12 ft Telmaster
Old 10-28-2014 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by toolmaker7341
The top engine was called an Evra 190 sold by Hobby Lobby for there 12 ft Telmaster
I have to agree with w8ye, the engine is a converted Ryobi done by an outfit in Ca. called Jag engines. The Cup engine mount and crude prop hub give it away. If I remember correctly they were available in the mid to late '90s and cost a whopping 189.99 with magneto ignition just like what is pictured.

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