Tom C

Hi papawinner, your engine looks to be the earlier type, if you look at your top photo look at the lower right side crankcase screw and there is a small v cast recess in the crankcase near Thea screw which is the same as my earlier engines, also I have noticed the two screws that hold the carb manifold are the smaller type as with the early engines I have, so I suggest you have an early type engine? Same as the the one on the right in my pic. I think your engine would have had a diaphragm carb and would have been a P72? Parts are very hard to come by. Good luck with your project. I am in Australia and do have some spare engines that I would sell, but postage overseas is expensive. Cheers Tom

Yes Paul thanks, in Oz at the Sunny Gold Coast. Cheers. Tom

I got this in a job lot of Tas P7 engines purchase, a Sharpcut portable sheep crutching sheering machine. Anybody ever seen anything like this?

That Crutching unit is a nice find! I’ve never heard of such a thing. Thank you for posting all the manuals and parts info as well, this early TAS stuff is hard to find!

Some engine parts from the Tas P7 owners handbook






Here is a Tas P7 sheering machine. It’s missing the sheers and flexable cable, I believe they were standard to most machines.

Hi I am in Australia, I have recently purchased some Tas P-7 engines, I am in need of a gearbox to build a mini bike, I would be interested to trade a good engine for a complete gearbox with clutch, please get in touch thanks regards Tom