Thanks again, Ted... good info..... Sure like this little vintage Italian racing kart engine! I think I will disassemble it and see what it looks like inside. The crank turns, a good start. Wish I'd had a bit more knowledge when I was at the sale. There was vintage kart stuff all over the place. No ...

Thanks for the info, Ted. I gather this KOMET K78 is a rotary valve engine? Interesting that it would have an aftermarket 'BURTON' manifold cover (?) on it, rather than whatever originally came stock. Obviously, this MIKUNI must be a 34mm carb, the original manifold must not have been setup for this...

Thanks, Rob.... You are right! I looked up Komet engines and I believe this is a K78, based on photos on the web. The BURTO(N) aftermarket manifold cover... would this have been used to fit a specific make/model of carburetor? The carb is a MIKUNI... maybe would not have fit with whatever manifold c...

Hmmmm.... don't seem to be able to post more than one photo per message....
No matter.... here are 3 photos of this vintage Burto (?) engine.......

Additional photos, if I can get them to post....

Hi All...... Ran across this very interesting vintage go kart engine at a sale recently. Apparently, from all the kart gear scattered throughout the garage and out buildings, this guy was a serious kart guy. This engine, marked BURTO on the base, looks very similar to a variety of the DAP motors out...