Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

This year I decided to get a small single stage that I could use to clear the steps & walkway that I can't reach with my 2 stage. Being the cheap bugger that I am I couldn't resist the $20 for a Homelite 420. Seems to be in decent shape, buy it wouldn't start so I'm assuming I'll have to begin with a carb clean out. Haven't had a chance to open it up yet though.
I looked around on the web & got parts diagrams but I can't find an owners manual. Anyone have any information or experience with these machines?  I've always associated Homelite with pretty good chainsaws.

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Does it have the Tecumseh 139cc two cycle engine in it?

I haven't finished going through all the documentation, including the owner's manual, but haven't found any info about the motor yet & I can't tell whose motor it is! Here are some photos of it from the web. Can you tell anything from them or where should I look for some identification?

I don't recognize it but I do know it's not anything like the Tecumseh two cycle engines I have.   Homelite made a lot of chainsaws back in the day.  That engine might be one of their larger saw engines modified for snow thrower use.   You'll have to do a bit of research. 

Thanks Borat. Still waiting for a reply from the folks at Homelite as to the engine maker and date of manufacture, but I suspect it could be either a Homelite or a Jacobsen engine. Doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info or parts available on the web on either, so I'll start by a quick clean up and see if she starts & runs and go from there.

EDIT, Another dead end, here is the reply I just got from Homelite, "Unfortunately, there is no manufacturing data available on old vintage products of that type"  LOL, I guess by that definition I am an old vintage product (pushing 60). So these must have been made in the 60s or 70s.