Because I had Atkins do my rebuild, I now have a 12b front
cover and metering pump. The Atkins motor mounts bolt to
the 12b front cover, so he suggests the change to the 12b
front cover. I'd prefer not burning sump oil, but only if the
pump can really handle the required flow.

David

David,
I'm trying to do the same thing.  I'm changing the front cover out to accept
the Atkins Mounts and then I've purchased the motor mount from Charles
Harbert's 20B / Velocity which is supposed to use this system.  I haven't
seen any of the parts yet but have been told by Charles and Atkins that this
is what I need to make this particular motor mount work on my engine.  I'm
very patiently waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for
the arrival of the mount and parts.  When I ever get them, I'll look over the
front cover and Atkins mount setup and let you know what I think.

If I were going to use the metering pump adapter idea, I like Tracy Crooks
ideas to use the older mechanical version with the older front cover.  The
idea of injecting 2 cycle oil via the metering pump is attractive, but I'm
still not sure I want to rely on this setup.  Although very convenient, if it
were to fail, how would I know until I had an engine failure?  I almost think
I will just mix the oil into the fuel because its easy and doesn't rely on
another complex system which could possibly fail.  If this turns out to be a
reliable setup, I may consider switching over to it later down the road since
I will already have the older front cover in place.
Thanks,
Don Mitchell

 
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