Re: Which early JE motors have a gearshift?

[David Stanton]

If you get any of these 5-1/2 to 10 HP motors, if it hasn’t been run for 30 or 40 years and still has the original magneto coils, you have to change them , but there are aftermarket ones out there for about $18 each.

I agree – the 5 1/2s run great, as do the 7- 1/2 and 10s. If you go for a ten, I’d go at lest 1954 because before that, the 10’s had a gearshift but not a tiller throttle. You may have to search out or rebuild the two-line pressure gas tank for any of these, but parts are available and it’s not difficult – or with more messing around, you can add a fuel pump and use any single line tank.
Dave