Air-cooled engine for working machine

An air-cooled engine for a working machine, comprising:

• a crankshaft having a first end configured to be connected to the working machine, and a second end opposite to the first end;
• a cylinder barrel having a first side surface that faces in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the crankshaft, and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, the cylinder barrel further having an intake port provided on the second side surface thereof;
• an exhaust muffler provided on the first side surface of the cylinder barrel;
• a carburetor connected in fluid communication with the intake port provided on the second side surface of the cylinder barrel;
• a cooling fan connected to the second end of the crankshaft for rotation therewith;
• a fan cover that covers the cooling fan in such a manner as to guide a cooling air fed from the cooling fan toward the exhaust muffler and the carburetor in a bifurcated manner, the fan cover having a guide opening for allowing the passage therethrough of a part of the cooling air guided toward the exhaust muffler;
• a muffler protector that covers the guide opening of the fan cover and the exhaust muffler such that a guide passage communicated with the guide opening is defined between the exhaust muffler and the muffler protector, the muffler protector having a plurality of air discharge holes communicated with the guide passage and arranged to discharge the cooling air from the guide passage in a first direction away from the working machine;
• and
• an insulator interposed between the intake port and the carburetor and separating the carburetor from the second side surface of the cylinder barrel, the insulator including a cover section that covers an open end edge of the fan cover so as to guide the cooling air toward the second side surface of the cylinder barrel, and a deflector section bent toward the carburetor for guiding the cooling air, which has been guided along the second side surface of the cylinder barrel, in a second direction away from the working machine.