PART THREE – Vinco Fan Cooled EngineThe mysterious first model
Vinco 125cc air-cooled
engine was developed and modernised to have a
shrouded cowl and fan-forced cooling. It would also
accept a recoil starter.
My best guess is that the engine was
developed for a key project – the Vinco
Blitzhome gardening system of about 1960
[see related links].
The thing is that the
Blitz also offered a governed
Kirby 4-stroke and that engine seems to have
been favoured over the 2-stroke in Blitz advertising.
In fact, the final model
Blitz dropped the 2-stroke altogether.
This eleven-page
Operator Manual for the Air-cooled
Vinco Industrial Engine dates from the early 1960s
and it is in poor-to-average condition; with some
water staining. Beggars cannot be choosers in this case.
Interestingly, note the only image in the
booklet [inside cover] of the engine has been
pasted in upside down…
Also note the Victa-style recoil starter.
[I wonder what the story is there…]
As always, I make this booklet available to
members for viewing or as a quality download.