keatonx
Member
Hi. I have a 2-stroke tecumseh lawnmower engine (commercial 4hp) that I want to put on one of those mini inflatable boats that you can buy for 10 bucks. It'l be pretty insane! No, it isn't going on a motoredbike, but hey, i'm already on here!
The angle I will need to run the engine at is about 35 degrees and i'm wondering if the bowl-type carb will work alright at this angle. Also, the lawnmower blade acts as a flywheel, and i heard without it the engine will run rough and kick back. Is this true on a 2 stroke lawnmower, and can it be avoided? (i heard getting a cast iron flywheel as opposed to the aluminum one helps, but i don't want to have to buy anything)
I am planning on using an angle gear box from off a weed eater's straight shaft but I don't know if it will hold up. The shaft that leads to it is only about 1/4 inch in diameter, and the mower engine shaft is about 1 inch in diameter! Hovever, I might drill a hole in the center of the engine shaft and slip a peice of the 1/4 inch straight shaft into it so only the square end that fits into the gearbox is exposed
The angle I will need to run the engine at is about 35 degrees and i'm wondering if the bowl-type carb will work alright at this angle. Also, the lawnmower blade acts as a flywheel, and i heard without it the engine will run rough and kick back. Is this true on a 2 stroke lawnmower, and can it be avoided? (i heard getting a cast iron flywheel as opposed to the aluminum one helps, but i don't want to have to buy anything)
I am planning on using an angle gear box from off a weed eater's straight shaft but I don't know if it will hold up. The shaft that leads to it is only about 1/4 inch in diameter, and the mower engine shaft is about 1 inch in diameter! Hovever, I might drill a hole in the center of the engine shaft and slip a peice of the 1/4 inch straight shaft into it so only the square end that fits into the gearbox is exposed