Just wondering.... I might have a chance to pick up an intact 149 with no engine really really cheap. Other than obvious wiring and mounting modifications, and probably drive shaft mods, and custom gas tank, I have a Kohler CH18 sitting idle. Has anyone re powered one of these with a Kohler Command? I tried getting a vanguard into my Jacobsen once and while it mounted and worked I had issues with getting a gas tank under the hood and matching up with the hole. That hold bolts down so it's not feasible to put a gas tank anywhere else under that hood because I would have to unbolt the hood to get to it.
The 149 doesn't have a hole for a gas cap and a flip up hood so I think there might be a little more freedom to customize under there. I'm just wondering if this has been done. I've seen some threads talking about possibilities but none actually done.