Just curious if anyone can help identify or point me in the right direction on this type of engine to get parts or atleast compatible
parts and history of them. I'm new to small engines and like to just tinker with them but can't find much on them except it was typically sold at western auto stores and seems to have been more on a tiller. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have pictures but can't get them to load but I'll keep trying.

My quick guess is that the engine is a Briggs & Stratton model. Look at the engine (rather than the mower body), and somewhere on the sheet metal you'll likely find a few lines of embossed numbers. If the engine is really gunky, you might have to clean it before the numbers show. Once you find them, shine a light from the side and they'll stick out a little better. The top line of numbers is going to be the model number. You can go to briggsandstratton.com to find manuals and jackssmallengines.com to find a parts diagram and part numbers.

Does it look like this Briggs?:
 
https://www.mytractorforum.com/threads/too-much-air-briggs-148cc.1191281/ 
 
The model # is usually on the pull starter cover, just above the spark plug..
 
 
 
 

NP Mike.  Hope their both doing better...
 
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