Monday, August 30, 2010

Vintage Merco 61

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Designed and manufactured in Great Britain in the mid 1960's this engine was thought to be reliable, compact and powerful at that time, it was sold with single and double plug heads. Ths one is the 2 plug version with one angled forward and the other angled to the rear. Extreme caution is required when lighting the forward plug in order to avoid a propeller strike.

Specifications:
Bore: 0.940 in. Stroke: 0.875 in.
Swept Volume: 0.6072 cu. in. = 9.950 c.c.
Stroke/Bore Ratio: 0.931:1.
Weight: 12.7 oz.


Click the Object Below to watch it run.




Let's see it do what it does best.