Hello, I have just started to deal with the Petteroid I bought 2 years ago. I opened it up to check for casting sand and didn't find any loose and the oil inside looked pretty clean, but I intend to proceed to remove all the paint/sand from the crank case walls.
I am wondering if there is a good manual for this design. I am especially trying to get a better understanding of the oil pump, which is a plunger type located directly below the crank shaft.
There are no timing marks, so I intend to mark the gears so I can always return to the factory setting - I assume the factory timing is right, but I guess I won't know until it runs.
I am also wondering if there is any other marking I should make before pulling the cam shaft... I am probably going to have lots of questions - and this project might take a while. I am working on it in my spare time , between a long list of other farm projects. I will try to make a lot of progress in February - I know that once planting starts in March, I won't have much spare time anymore.
Thanks to Doug for the advice and helping me identify the engine design.
Daniel
Southern Missouri, USA