Wisconsin VF4D 10KW Generator Project

[@1crazynordlander]

We had those on our Case A6 pull type combine. We did not have the electric starter however. They just had a hand crank on the flywheel end that would kick off when the engine fired. We also had a two cylinder version of this Wisconsin engine on a grain auger. It barked like crazy under load. We thought it had a lot of power until we finally replaced it with a Tecumseh OHV 14 HP one cylinder engine and realized that Wisconsin two cylinder was a wimp compared to the Tecumseh engine.

[@FredMiller]

Thank you for your input. I take this unit to steam and tractor shows and when I fire it up I always get a small group of the older fellas that come over and chat about the Wisconsin and history they had with it. They share stories and it is a good ice breaker for new friendships. I will check the distributer lobes. Again thanks for the heads up...

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I think it's a fine rig. The old Wisconsin's did fine with me. Your muffler is stock on the 4-bangers. It might need a pillow block bearing on the end of the engine p.t.o. shaft to take the strain off the bearing in the drive case and the front mount on the generator would be a fine place to set a bracket holding the bearing. Just a thought.

[@1crazynordlander]

There is an OHV version of your engine that Wisconsin built. Much more reliable. As you can see I am not a big Wisconsin engine fan. I think that motor didn't come to TDC at even degrees like a normal inline one does. I think if you look at the distributor point lobes they aren't at even 90 degree spacings. I might be wrong on that. I think the advent of the distributor over the magneto and OHV head design really made that Wisconsin a good motor. Nice find! Surprised to see it has electric start