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Originally Posted by amin001
how powerfull is this engine
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The standard engine is 115 hp at 3.400 rpm I believe.
Does your engine have two carburettors? If so, it will be more powerful.
The engine is usually reliable (unless you abuse it by overheating of course). Avoid switching it off immediately after flat-out running or at the top of a steep hill - allow it to idle until it has cooled down - otherwise it will 'run-on' due to pre-ignition from the residual heat in the head - though this doesn't seem to do any serious damage, but it can be alarming.
It is derived from the 1929 Chevrolet Stove-bolt engine and many many thousand were built. The Bedford R and S types (including the Green Goddesses) used this engine, so knowledge and spares are plentiful.