As part of its prior restoration, unfortunately the data plate on the engine had been painted over.
Does anyone know if the data on this plate was stamped in (and would survive an application of paint remover)? Or is it printed/painted on, and removing the yellow paint would also remove the printing?
I presume that this is the 10-horse K241, but understand that if the pedigree is in question (engine tin swapped, etc), measuring the bore and stroke is the best way to ID an engine?
I found a tremendous amount of engine information at:
https://gardentractorpullingtips.com/engine.htm
... and based on this, it seems as though the stroke is the same for 12hp and larger engines, but different across 8hp/10hp/12hp engines, so I believe I could just pull the spark plug and measure the stroke only and still get a positive ID?
(The frame isn't notched, so that means it can't be any larger than 12HP, correct?)