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On 12/1/2019 at 9:18 PM, H Killackey said:

I have started a Facebook group specific for Little Petro's.  You can join the Little Petro Group and we can learn, trade, find info about obtaining parts, share photo's & etc.

 

I'm not a fan of facebook myself but wish you luck with the group, if anyone on your group needs help with the O&R engines found on the earliest batch of Little Petro minibikes feel free to send them here. :poke:

 

David

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I was blessed by Steve Grier with lots of original brochures and paperwork for the Tas family of engines. Very cool stuff. I'll get the scanner out, and hook it to the old laptop. Post some pics of them. Stand by

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Well...decided to put the 1.2 horsepower Tas motor used in the Aqua-bug/Bike-bug and Sears Gamefisher outboards in my second Petro. Besides more horsepower, the coil is neatly positioned inside the flywheel cover, and the intake port is actually in the cylinder. There are no reed valves. The gearbox side has the same 3 hole pattern, and crank end has same length/taper. I will be modifying this to produce more power by way of increased compression, porting and carburetor/exhaust improvements. Wait till you see the tiny expansion chamber I build! World's fastest Little Petro???

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That's a coll little mini bike! would love to fine a one of those. there was someone on ebay once selling little frame thought about buying one

and making my own. To many irons in the fire now. when you get r done we would love to see some pic's.

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No need to post the same request twice in two days, they aren't that common, possibly no one on here has one they want to part with, I haven't got any early TAS engines in my collection yet, only a later & much larger one.

 

A similar style carb is used on my 1.5HP Fuji (FMC) kit engines, but it does look a bit little larger. :dunno:

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David

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Tanaka P7 engine parts including the Keihin carburetor are very very hard to come by. You might consider getting a replacement carb but you will probably have to get/make an attachment collar. I also suggest joining the FB Little Petro Group

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I'm think'n I can repop one these bikes too just like the Micro bike was. Measurements would certainly be helpful but the Micro was done just by studying pictures.

 

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