volkswagens mighty 36 hp engine

[thebluemaggot]

im pretty sure my lawn mower has more HP

[mvravr]

It's not the original version. It has twin carburetors. The original had a Solex 28 PCI.

[herbienbrian]

its a perioud correct carb kit that is reproduced now a days

[herbienbrian]

sounds good for just a 36 hp!!

[boo66]

These were rated at 30bhp in Europe.

(The DIN standard measured with generator and fan still attached - American SAE measured without hence 6 more hp over there!!!)

[chrisvw1972]

36hp I am guessing mor in the range of 45hp to 50hp

[golem72002]

this MYT engine, dose seem like has spark advance or anything, just carb in take & feul. kinda old tech lol

[sstorholm]

How do you crank it without mounting it in a car?

[Bladeserpent]

You just have to hook up the end of the transmission to the flywheel, hook up a starter and start it

[sstorholm]

Yeah, thought so but I was hoping for some elaborate solution involving some fancy fabrication. ^^

[boo66]

A well set up and well used (loose) 1200 can easily be kick-started with a skillful foot on the flywheel!

I remember my dad doing it in the '70s.

[sstorholm]

Cool, that would certainly be something to see! :D My new 1641 is so tight that the cranker has to do some serious work to get it going, so you get about 3 starts (30 secs of cranking per start) before you run out of juice if it doesn't start (the reason I know is because I had the timing 200 degrees wrong after assembly, so I cranked it for quite some time before I figured out what was wrong... :D)

[ljetronic]

36's are really neat, i like your carb setup too!