vert to horisontal ohv convertion

[motor_head]

ok this is not for a gokart but has anyone ever successfully converted a ohv vertical shaft engine to horisontal i know it's very doable with a flathead but with an ohv i didn't know if oil would get up to the valves

 

[solomon]

it could work, but would maybe smoke due to oil, it burn it a bit maybe

 

[Russ2251]

Compare an OHV vertical to the equivalent OHV horizontal. Both engines are basically the same with some obvious differences to accommodate shaft positions.

 

[sideways]

Some Honda mower engines have a rod dipper built into them, just mount it upright and off you go! I had the model numbers of some of these engines in a book, but a friend borrowed it....... 6 months ago :toetap05: . One of them was 118cc, I think the other one was around 140cc? Anyways.... You could mount it on an angle like the GX engines or you could tap a hole into the crank case with a small pump and a oil line going up to the head?

Thanks

Hayden

 

[motor_head]

ok didn't know if there were any major differences between the verts and horisontal shaft motors