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Hi Wayne - hope you are doing well!

I saw your video on YouTube not long ago and hope to have one of mine running later in the week.  I wondered about yours and ones I've seen on eBay with the plug under the sight glass, that just not the base being installed backwards?  I didn't take the base off mine but there are two screws for it under the base that leads me to believe it is removable.  If that is how it came from the factory, that is really strange and I agree - not so good to be under the sight glass!

It seems the 670 version with the governor, the pressure valve is a little fancier, the throttle is painted red and it has rubber-ish outside edge.  I haven't seen a 670 that is 100% complete and in nice of shape as this one I picked up.

Another thing to mention, the movement on this engine is superb.  I haven't even oiled it (because I haven't any here); it's smooth as silk and very little slop.  Not only did someone take care of this engine (or it was carefully stored) and I'm pretty sure it wasn't ran much in its 80+ years of life.