I was just about to try getting the engine to start for the first time yesterday, when my wife said that she wanted to go to the fair.I decided, what the heck. The tractor show I had wanted to go to was rained out anyway. So I go there, and before to long, I hear the unmistakable sound of a hit & miss engine. I walk over, and there it is- my exact engine! Well almost- it was a 7hp Economy nad mine is a 6. Both are model S. But exactly like mine in every detail, except the gas filler was on the back side whereas mine is on the governor side. Amazing! I picked his brain quite a bit and got some good advice. So, I feel pretty sure mine is an Economy. There are no bolt holes for a crank cover, which would indicate a hercules. And there are all these little remnants of red paint. So anyway, I removed the fuel check valve, unstuck it (thanks for the suggestion Jim!), and put it all back together. It started right up! I have a bit of slop in the rod bearing, so maybe shims need removing. But it runs great! I did notice some out of trueness in the flywheels. Enough so that the whole trailer shakes when it is running. But I guess this is normal. There are certainly no signs of damage anywhere. So now I just need to figure out a good shade of red. And I wonder if anybody has repoduced the decals?
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