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Michael Ferri



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:21 pm    Post subject: WF broken crankcase Reply with quote

how's everyone doing tonight? I have a WF engine on my kart, used to race it for a while now just play around, driving the kart the other day and it started to run funny and leak a whole lot of oil, upon further investigation found the block broken at the base of the cylinder. Is this a common problem with these engines or is this just a fluck, I remember people talking about a updated block back when I raced the kart but did not now the reason for the update. Any help on the would be appreciated. Thanks Mike
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Michael Polizzi



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike, That was one of the common issues with the first 2 or 3 generation blocks.
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George Young



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:07 pm    Post subject: W.F. Cases Reply with quote

Michael - I agree with Michael P. We HAD an earlier generation engine and the latest generation. Recently during the last 5 min of a 4 hour enduro, we blew up the early gen engine. It had all the latest performance updates, but not the block. A guy from Portland took time to explain what happened and why - nice guy. Syd White (recently passed) an awesome 4 cycle builder told me when we got it," it's not if it's when" referring to blowing it up. We'll keep the clutch and carb and the rest will make a great anchor!
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:02 pm    Post subject: broken block Reply with quote

thanks for the reply guys, so do they have the problem fixed with the new blocks or should I put another engine on my kart, I just play around with the kart because I don't think they race this engine around here anymore. Thanks Mike
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The newest blocks have been good. Look for the Briggs logo mark raised on the block casting. Looks like a little Chevy sign and is in the back of the block above the oil drain plug i believe.
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