PART THREE – c1960 Engine Manual – Intro
Here I present an Engine Operator Manual for Pope’s first engine –
their 125cc Rotary Valve 2-stroke.

This is a comprehensive manual covering operating, maintenance, repair and parts.

This is the second manual on the Pope Model 320 I have
presented on these great forums. The first one presents as the
original 320-02 Manual, a large illustrated manual that probably
covered Model 320-02 thru Model 320-04.

A link to the earlier manual can be found HERE.

This later engine manual I date to 1960-61, when the
320-05 and 320-6 were introduced.

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This would make the engine the 500-05-708 …

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Design changes must have been happening quickly at Pope,
and I have no doubt Pope’s eyes were clearly looking at
Victa’s new models for this season.

I say this because of the frenzied way the manual was modified
to introduce the new Impulse Starter, and other changes.

Note how the supplement ‘Care of Your Impulse Starter’
was crudely cut and inserted into the engine manual …

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TO BE CONTINUED ...