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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2006
Russell J. Dopke, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
David R. Brower, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Scot A. Koehler, Appleton, WI (US);
Gary L. Stenz, Mt. Calvary, WI (US);
Clyde R. Wetor, Cascade, WI (US);
Steven T. Davis, Green Bay, WI (US);
Randall E. Sterr, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Russell J. Dopke, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
David R. Brower, Beaver Dam, WI (US);
Scot A. Koehler, Appleton, WI (US);
Gary L. Stenz, Mt. Calvary, WI (US);
Clyde R. Wetor, Cascade, WI (US);
Steven T. Davis, Green Bay, WI (US);
Randall E. Sterr, North Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Tecumseh Products Company, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Abstract
A V-twin engine having a crankcase and a pair of cylinders defining a V-space therebetween, wherein the V-space is substantially enclosed, and a carburetor is positioned within the V-space. An intake air preheating arrangement supplies heated intake air to the carburetor, and a carburetor heating arrangement heats the V-space and the carburetor which is positioned within the V-space. Each of the foregoing arrangements, used separately or in combination within one another, aids in preventing 'freeze-up' of the carburetor during running of the engine in a cold environment.