Hi, i have an old Bolens ST160 and am thinking of replacing the briggs 180 opposed 16 horse with a Loncin 16 single from Ebay. Just wondering if anyone would like to comment on these engines be it good or bad. They are a chinese make and from some forums i have been to they seem to report they are ok for general use. I went to their website to look at parts etc, the model engine i was looking at possibly buying wasn't in their parts list, not a good start. i downloaded a random parts list just to have a look, the part numbers were written too close together to decipher some of the numbers. Are these the motors that you can swap parts with honda parts i have heard about? Here is the manufacturer website:
http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.loncinengine.com/&ei=mvgzTaiMJMTJcbusgegH&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEIQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dloncin%2Bengines%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1400%26bih%3D857%26prmd%3Divns
Anyway, just thought i might upgrade the old Bolens but don't wanna spend too much on it.
Thanks for reading/replying.
