3/4hp Ideal aircooled lawn mower engine

this is my 3/4hp Ideal aircooled hit and miss lawn mower engine that i just finished restoring along with the help of my grandpa his friends and my dad. i purchased this engine of a good friend of my grandpa's who was ill. my goal was to have it running for him before he passed but that did not happen. this one's for you don.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 3/4hp
• Ideal
• aircooled
• lawn
• mower
• engine
• hit
• miss

[mickeydamon]

That thing is sweet....i dont really know what a hit and miss engine is...but it looks cool! I would like to mow my lawn with it! Probably would stop traffic!

[theenginekid]

@mickeydamon

a hit and miss engine fires every other four stroke cycle. every time it fires right after the rocker holds the exhaust valve open allowing the engine to coast until the speed reduces then fires again. on some engines they miss against compression or cut out the spark. there are some videos on here of the mowers in action.

regards

jordan

[tractorboy8420]

wow, never thought they whent air cooled, see i have seen all sorts of water cooled ones, and never an air cooled one, so its just the fan and now rad right? if so, its still awasome!!!

[theenginekid]

@tractorboy8420

correct no water involved and no worries about freezing and cracking.

[bloodygun101]

never seen one quite like this.... whats the thumb you hear about every 2 or 3 seconds?

[theenginekid]

@bloodygun101

exhaust right after it fires

[Smoott69]

very nice engine.

[ils360]

nice =)

[theenginekid]

originally they were used on mowers in the 1920's - 1930's on golf courses and estates of the wealthy