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I have an H75 and am not real impressed with it. The loose rockers can be fixed with a small set screw to secure the rocker shafts in the stand/support. The engine basically runs backwards, hence the rotation problem with the fan and water pump. My engine leaked water from the cooling manifold due to two bad solder joints. It also leaked water into the crankcase from #1 cylinder. I changed the o-ring for the wet sleeve and that fixed it. The throttle barrel is loose in the carb body, so it’s pretty hard to get a good mixture adjustment. I also had to shim the radiator up to keep the fan from hitting the shroud. The engine runs, but it does not run good and just when it gets warmed up, it runs out of gas because the tank is so small. I got this engine pretty cheap on eBay by bidding for it and I think the $1500 price from the websites is pretty steep for what I got, but maybe I got a lemon. Lol