Re: Tanaka Motors
Oh yea, I've been doing a little surfing on stuff for this little motor, since I posted this thread. I even found one on ebay, just like mine. I may just order a set of springs from the later Tanaka 1.2hp, or do some experimental retro-fitting. It looks like there's some tricks I can do, to put some springs on there. It's a darned nice looking little motor and excellent shape. It'll be fun to get this one live again.
Apparently, Tanaka was in production from 1977 - 2001, so I'm guessing that TAS Motor is the previous company. Mine looks a lot like the 1.2 Tanaka, but a few minor mechanical and cosmetic differences. It appears the powerheads and lower units are basically the same though. It just blows my mind at how fast these things turn up, at WOT. LOL