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In an earlier post I ventured the thought that the OMC starter pinions (318447) might substitute for the West Bend/Chrysler/etc 13 tooth pinions.
Yesterday I picked up a nice 7.5 hp 1958 Elgin. (These appear to be the same frame size as the 12 hps.) It had an OMC starter pinion on it and the starter mounts had apparently been cut and welded to move the starter spindle out to make room for the larger pinion. I’m hesitant about welding on this part as the reeds are mounted on it. Hopefully precautions were taken. But the basic idea clearly works and was not-invented-by-me.
I don’t know whether the OMC pinions are stronger than the Chrysler ones (F525674, etc.)