engine
Not sure why you'd post this thread in "Dozers" and then start out talking about a Lexus engine, I moved it to "General Industry Questions".
I think one consideration should be Wisconsin air cooled engines. They worked years and years unchanged and would start every time they were called upon. They had their quirks, yes, but once you learned them and compensated for them they wouldn't let you down any time of year. I was interrupted during an oil change on mine and ran it 1/2 hour with no oil, I got sick to my stomach when I realized and shut it down. Filled it with oil and it still runs today nearly 20 years later!
Steve that brings back an old experience. Back in the day, early 60's. I was about 15 years old and my granddad built me a 18ft skiff, with a new 9hp Briggs and Starton (spelling) we used these skiffs to harvest blue crabs. I was the only one in my village (out of 8 skiffs) that had the B&S, other had the 7 1/2hp Wisconsin. My skiff you out run all the others (I know I had more HP) All the owners of the other skiffs were older men and they didnt like that. Now to the story, my skiff got caught under the dock and it sunk over night, my Granddad and myself, got the skiff up and we flushed the engine with fresh water and dried out everything and put in new gas and oil, it started the second pull (pull cord, not recoil) amazing. I ran it for 2 more years, before getting a 4 cylinder and 22ft skiff.
Seems like the Wisconsin engines always had problem with moisture, in the mag, but they were good engines
Sorry again for the long story, got carried away again
