Sears Roebuck & Co. small engine
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Sears Roebuck & Co. small engine
i just found this old one cylinder horizontal shaft engine in a neighbor's trash, it looks like its in good shape, but i dont know a thing about it, heres the numbers i found on the nameplate
Sears Roebuck & Co.
model number: 500.20864
serial number: 180858
if anybody can tell me any more about this engine, id appreciate it, it looks like it could run, but its missing the spark plug, so i havent been able to try and start it. its a rope spin start from the looks of it(you wind the rope around the pulley on the flywheel and pull the rope) (not rewind start)
Sears Roebuck & Co.
model number: 500.20864
serial number: 180858
if anybody can tell me any more about this engine, id appreciate it, it looks like it could run, but its missing the spark plug, so i havent been able to try and start it. its a rope spin start from the looks of it(you wind the rope around the pulley on the flywheel and pull the rope) (not rewind start)
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I'm not sure how far back this goes, but every Sears/ Craftsman Engine in the last two decades for sure was manufatured by Tecumseh. The Tecumseh service manuals have in the back Sears #'s to Tecumseh #'s coversion charts. If you go to your local power equipment dealer, they could get you a manual.
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ok, so i cant figure out how to post pics directly on here, so heres a link to my yahoo photo album which has a few pics of the engine, please look em over and see what you can find out: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nick_s...bum?.dir=/42f0
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It looks like a 5 to 7hp tecumseh or briggs motor. If I had a better picture of the head (I need to see the bolt pattern) I could tell ya for sure. The mechanical governor indicates it's at least 5hp. It may even be a robin. It does have a hole for the spark plug right?
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It is most likely from the early fifties, judging by the oil bath air cleaner and the lack of a recoil. I don't think it is a Briggs, because of the shape of the head, and the lack of the letters B/S on the flywheel cover that most fifties Briggs had. Looking at the slope of the flywheel cover I would say there is a good chance it is a Wisconsin engine. There is a possibility it is a Tecumseh, but I think Wisconsin is the most likely.
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It does look like an older Wisconsin but does also resemble an old Kohler I have in a 60's Cud Cadet.
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Have you tried a Sears Service center? They can look up parts and info on just about everything Sears has ever sold.
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FT WAYNE - BRANCH
5517 COLDWATER RD
FT WAYNE, IN 46825
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Searched for the closest to Fort Wayne,IN
Service Center
FT WAYNE - BRANCH
5517 COLDWATER RD
FT WAYNE, IN 46825
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>(260)421-1150</TD>******** language=JavaScript> <!-- //if ( document.mainloopform1.storeType.value=="Sears Mall Store" ) { //document.write('<TD ALIGN=RIGHT>') //document.write('http://')//document.write('See This ...nt.write('</TD>') //} //--> </SCRIPT></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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from spending most of this afternoon surfing the net researching this engine, ive come to the conclusion that its a B&S model A from 1947 heres my major resource in finding out this information: http://www.asecc.com/
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