[AT] Predator Engine/Tiller update

[charlie hill]

Mike I have it on pretty good authority that it's a Honda re-engineered by
the Chinese.   I have a friend that owns a small engine shop.  He tells me
Honda parts will work in it but there is a difference in the valve timing 
requiring
the timing to be set off a tooth or two from the Honda spec.

Either way it seems like a fine engine.  The only thing I worried at all 
about was
the chance of getting one with a bad casting or a faulty part or three. 
I've run it
about an hour now and all seems well.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 6:51 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Predator Engine/Tiller update

Charlie, I suspect that engine will last as long as you feel like
tilling. Its basically a Briggs that has been engineered via a "Chinese
Blueprint" (taking a Briggs apart and copying it part for part).
Mike M

On 5/4/2013 12:48 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Well after a busy week I finally got time to mount my
> new Predator engine on my tiller late on Thursday afternoon
> and Friday afternoon I fired it up, adjusted it and test ran
> the tiller in the garden.   Man am I ever happy with it.ing
> I don't know how long a 90 dollar engine will last but
> it sure does run smooth and has lots of power.
>
> When I mounted it I needed a new pulley for the engine.
> The one on my Briggs and Stratton was about shot.
> I couldn't find a 2" like the B&S had so I put a 2 1/2" on it.
> That is essentially a 25% overdrive.   Even with that pulley
> the engine will pull my tiller just fine idled all the way down
> to slow idle.   Turned up mid throttle or more it doesn't even seem
> to know the tiller is hooked to it.
>
> It bolted up exactly like the B&S and everything lined up nicely.
>
> Just thought I'd share that.  Now I need to get out there and get
> busy on my garden which is way behind but given the cool temps
> here this spring I don't think it much matters that I'm late planting.
>
> Charlie
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