This afternoon I tore into the Fleetwin 4443 "parts" motor with
the good carry handle bracket. This unit was missing cowls,
gas cap, & exhaust snout, but otherwise complete.
Turns out that it has somewhat better compression than
the complete 4447 I recently got at auction.
Externally, I don’t see much difference between the two,
except the 4443 gas tank has a hole in the rewind housing
and it’s labeled "Vent" (for the gas tank)
Not sure yet if the 4447 is an a "new and improved" power head
over the 4443, that had some internal changes for the best, i.e.,
better rods, etc?
Any insight on that welcomed.
Even though compression is better on one power head, I suppose
I should pull the intake and exhaust port covers to see about
any scoring of pistons or rings.
At least the 4443 had the wire clip that attaches the shift rod linkage
in the L.U.!
By the looks of the magneto, I think it’s been worked on before 😕
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Prepare to be boarded!