Starting your West Bend or Power Bee 820

[@4339jk]

Great to see you succeeding with these engines. A few old kart guys told me Yamaha, surprise, surprise, killed the Power Bee. Do you know what happened to US820...???

[@PowerBeeEngine]

Hmmm... does Yamaha still make new KT100's? US820 closed a very long time ago. I think in the 1990's.

[@4339jk]

@@PowerBeeEngine IDK anything about the Yamaha's. About 10 yrs ago maybe more I talked to a guy looking for some sno runner suppprt and he told me the Power Bees were done in by them. A few yrs later I found the US820 site that was trying to re-introduce the 820 to the market. I bought some of their 2 cycle oil. They did get a contract with Joe Built wheel barrels and tried getting into the cut saw and pump market with fire depts but their sites been down a few yrs now so the 2 stroke market is finished . Your it now, whether you know it or not... BTW, running the Castor 927 oil makes running these a pleasure compared to dino oil....

[@TheOriginalFormula.]

Hi I have a question, do the numbers of the engines directly correlate with their displacement? Just curious what exactly they refer to, for example a 940 vs a 930, or an 857. Thanks :)

[@PowerBeeEngine]

Yes. A 820 is an 8.2ci, a is 8.94ci, a 940 is 9.4ci, etc… great question, thanks.

[@TheOriginalFormula.]

@@PowerBeeEngine ohh very interesting thanks for the clarification!

[@lesliewood3616]

Can this be installed on new rokon fourstrokes to replace factory engine😊

[@PowerBeeEngine]

No. The frames aren’t the same.

[@lesliewood3616]

Ok l start looking for a classic to add to the stable then l will have 3.