kide
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Dennis - I had the same question.. Lots of generator Vanguards were available after Y2K. You could tell them because the crank was tapered on the output side, rather than straight. Small Engine Warehouse had ton's of them, I'm told. I'm aware that the Vanguard is a Generac design and that the design was sold to Briggs (I've got an 18 horse Briggs on a Cushman Eagle I'm building), but I'm not aware that they ever marketed the engine themselves (except on their generators..). A few people wanting to use the surplus Vanguards discovered the tapered output shaft after they bought 'em. Comet now sells a clutch (driver) for the tapered shaft, but of course, more $$$.