OZ, I wasn,t aware of a F227 but they made lots of the F226 engines a 6 cyl. and even the Kaiser & Frazer cars that were made for awhile in USA and used the F226 engines.At the Massey dealer I worked for the 101 Super tractor and others used the F226 and it seems if I,m remembering right the Cletrac Model A series gas jobs used it too that we sold.Also the Massey dealer,s dad had a new 101 Super that had a 6 cyl. Chrysler Ind. in it from the factory but it seems it was the only one I remember coming with the Chrysler in it.It was a pretty powerful tractor with it in.

SJ - Yes, Continental flathead engines powered a huge ranges of cars, trucks and tractors, starting from 1905. They have powered everything from forklifts, gensets, compressors, welders .. right through to boats, as Gray Marine engines. The list of vehicles they powered runs to well over forty brands alone.

The F226 was replaced by the F227, around the mid-1960's, using the same bore and stroke .. but with a redesigned head, block and crankshaft. There's about 80% interchangeability of parts between the F226 and F227 .. however, the pistons and ring thicknesses are different.

Mine has everything to use a crank, but also has a starter. It came from a county surplus sale about 20 years ago. Was supposed to be junk and unrepairable. I put a charging system off of an International pickup on it, and my brother found me a distributor for it to use instead of the magneto that was causing most of the trouble. Should probably get the magneto rebuilt, but the distributor works good, Just had to pop a freeze plug out of the head and slip the distributor in and hook everything up.
Jim

Here's a guy on eBay selling newly fabricated hoods and grille/radiator shells for the SA-200 .. he's a hot-rodder in OK with sheet metal fabrication facilities, and his workmanship appears to be very good ..

stores.ebay.com/1964judsonghia

I forgot to mention before, I remember back in the earlier 1930s my dad had a Star car that had a 4 cyl. Continental in it but don,t know much more about it as I was pretty young then to know much about cars or engines.I never heard of a Star car before till he had that one. He quit driving it in the late 1930s and picked up a 1935 Ford 2 door car.That was the one I learned to drive on.

Clark fork lift trucks used the F-162 engines also. Could be another source of parts.

looking like you guys had a time or two with these welders. i have another question though. how does the engine split from the generator part of the welder. does it have a splined shaft that it connects to? should the engine just pull away from it? thanks for all the help guys! i have a local forklift shop in my hometown here, i will stop by and ask them if they have any parts laying around.

jaker65 - Apparently there never was a Service manual produced for the SA-200 .. only an Operators manual and parts catalog. All of these are available on the Lincoln website for free download. The fact that there never was an SM, indicates that assembly/disasembly is pretty basic stuff .. so, a careful study of the parts pages, coupled with a little care, should see you right.

In the parts breakdown, I can see a coupling disc, a coupling ring, a coupling backing plate, and some fasteners .. that indicate the armature is secured to the flywheel, and will need to be unbolted. I've never had one apart personally .. maybe someone with the personal experience of separating the welder and engine will step forward.

Here's the link to the manuals/parts pages, you will need the code # of your welder to get the correct technical info ..

www.mylincolnelectric.com/Catalog/lecoop...orsmanualsearch.aspx (type in "SA-200" or your code # and click on "search")

There is one on Ebay that states 100 hours on a complete rebuild. Email him and ask who did his rebuild. Track backwards that way to find sources for the gaskets and seals. There is another older looking 400 amp unit on there that has 60 hours on an engine rebuild. Email him also.
Just trying to give you fresh ideas!

with a seriously leaking rear seal you may find your bearings are badly worn allowing the crank to drop and thus wear the lower half of the seal. This seal material is used in packing in pumps and stuffing boxes in the marine world and is dirt cheep and is graphite impregnated-just choose the right cross sectional area that fills groove+ Usually the top one is ok anyway thanks to gravity. Jim