Strada/kanguro Hybrid
Posted: 14 May 2023 16:53
In the middle of my Strada rebuild I've bought a Kanguro engine for a very reasonable price (someone had tried to put it in a hardtail chopper frame and given up). It was a quick decision and I didn't do my homework. But i would have bought it anyway as a source of spares...
Anyway I now have two and a half engines.
Does the early Kanguro have that 6v/12v system, and can I simply swap the rotor and ignition pick up from my box of spare Strada bits, and turn it into a 12v Strada /Sport engine? Is the ignition timing going to be mucked up? How can I tell if the Kanga engine is a 12v/6v or a later 12v? I can't see an electric start on it, so Im guessing it's an early 6v battery model.
The front head has been welded up for exhaust studs after some thread butchery, and I was going to use my spare head, but I now see it might have a different head/valve sizes? Is that likely?
Or should I just flog the Kanga engine and spend the time and money on the proper Strada mill? I was hoping it would be a short cut, but in retrospect I may be horribly wrong...
Anyway I now have two and a half engines.
Does the early Kanguro have that 6v/12v system, and can I simply swap the rotor and ignition pick up from my box of spare Strada bits, and turn it into a 12v Strada /Sport engine? Is the ignition timing going to be mucked up? How can I tell if the Kanga engine is a 12v/6v or a later 12v? I can't see an electric start on it, so Im guessing it's an early 6v battery model.
The front head has been welded up for exhaust studs after some thread butchery, and I was going to use my spare head, but I now see it might have a different head/valve sizes? Is that likely?
Or should I just flog the Kanga engine and spend the time and money on the proper Strada mill? I was hoping it would be a short cut, but in retrospect I may be horribly wrong...