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Old 03-14-2006, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by OMEGAMAN
Does anyone know of a good go cart forum? I have an extra lawn mower and would like to motorize my son's dumptruck with it. got a tecumseh 4 hp and a briggs 5 hp both are verticle engines can you run those on their side?
No - you cannot turn a vertical engine on it's side or a horizontal engine upright unless it is a 2 cycle engine. 4 cycle engines must have the oil at the bottom of the crankcase so that it is lubed properly.
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