I dis-ambled the motor bought new rings, lapped the valves, bought a reconditioned Wico Mag, new spark plug. Gas tank was rusted replaced with a reproduction tank, new head gasket, you can see some kind of patch on the side of the block, when I bought the engine the paint was flaking off in that spot. I ground the paint away as you can see some sort of plug was inserted in the block it a cool fix and does not leak a drop of water. I would love to learn this technique. I’ve owned this engine for 3 years I’ve used it to start many other motors it will run hours. I made the skid it’s attached out of Maple. Hercules made engines for Economy as you can see the decal says Economy no tag was on the motor. The back of the block was drilled and tapped for the crank guard cover. I found this guard to my surprised it fit. To my knowledge Economy did not have the block drilled and tapped for this type of guard. I’m not one hundred percent sure it’s and Economy engine. I will attach to a skid and drop it off at our local Fastenal for 100 dollars. The motor can remain here for 6 months provided it paid in full. The item “Economy / Hercules hit miss engine” is in sale since Sunday, December 25, 2016. This item is in the category “Business & Industrial\Light Equipment & Tools\Stationary Engines\Engines”. The seller is “rick-58″ and is located in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Economy
- Type: Hit & Miss
- Model: 1 1/2 HP ?
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States