Riverfamlee
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Too technical for me. Iโm outThat a big black hose had fallen off ? No fuel tank, oil leak ?? Square thingy in bottom of other thingy
Too technical for me. Iโm outThat a big black hose had fallen off ? No fuel tank, oil leak ?? Square thingy in bottom of other thingy
No pics of 37 issues yetThat a big black hose had fallen off ? No fuel tank, oil leak ?? Square thingy in bottom of other thingy
No pics of 37 issues yet
That guy said it had been missing and stumbling before " had to be the carb". He went out and bought a new carb for it...500$ for a 2 barrel! Well, it isn't the carb. Wish it were, the problem at hand is the distributor. Like playing Twister to get it out to work on it.
The good thing for me, with these two projects side by side, one is hardcore metric, the other conversly standard. Lots of tools out, but don't need to go back and forth looking for stuffI thought that plate came off the Monkey mover, oh boy, puff puff pass, I mean me of course
meh, wire is wire.Well, this goes in the "MacGuyver" award winner stack... View attachment 929449
The choke cable must have broken at one point, so it was replaced with a universal. The universal doesn't have a ball reciever. A butt connector was used to mate the old and new together. Never seen that before. Cable swedges and such, sure...but never a stereo connector. Going to have to get creative, but not that creative.
Looks it held together and worked for a long time LoLWell, this goes in the "MacGuyver" award winner stack... View attachment 929449
The choke cable must have broken at one point, so it was replaced with a universal. The universal doesn't have a ball reciever. A butt connector was used to mate the old and new together. Never seen that before. Cable swedges and such, sure...but never a stereo connector. Going to have to get creative, but not that creative.
Replied at 6pm...just looked to make sure I sent itHey monkey, check your pm, I sent you one earlier
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Isn't that insane?! A carb rebuild kit for a weber/carter/ edlebrock 4bbl is like that as well, and you can buy a whole new carburetor for only $25more. Something just isn't right in that scenario....Metric pain in the ass! Used a pin vice and appropriate drill bits to clear some copper oxide crap from the jetting. Seems the ethanol in the new gas does it to the brass in carbs. Between that, and the sediment, makes some nasty stuff after a year or three View attachment 934242
The carb kits for these things are about 100$. All they are is an accelerator pump and gaskets. No jets, springs...nothing. Since the pump was good, just made some gaskets. Most of the time was spent cleaning the passages in the carb body and the jets. Probably pop it back on tomorrow and fire the massive 2 cylinders of fury...
Wow! In Cali, my buddy's "shop neighbor" cut some gaskets for me with a water jet. It was weird graphite type stuff. He sandwiched the material between two sheets of balsa wood. I don't even know how the plotters work, but if they say it can cut cardboard, it should cut old school paper gaskets. Be quicker than hole punches and X-acto knives.Okay bear with me here a minute...
I'm sure you guys have collected all your little hole punches that you made for gaskets over the years. I know I have a bunch.
I'm getting the wife a new silhouette decal sticker cutter machine. Been waiting for the new 20-in pro version. It's whiter obviously 20 in. It also comes with heavier duty cutters and optional cutters.
The new machine says it will also cut balsa wood, vinyl, cardboard, in limited thickness.
I think you can see where I'm going with this...
I'm thinking you could set a flange or bowl etc on a scanner, trace it in the software, then cut. For one it might not pencil out but for multiple s, and then save the file.
What also works for holes in gaskets, used shell casings. Handful of different calibers in the top of the tool box, brass or steel. Back the gasket with wood, smack shell with mallet...simple.
Those are the ones you hand your buddy to try their first time...Just be sure it doesn't have a live primer in it
The backing plate is pretty much an interference fit. It will get tack welded to the cap, but still had seat backs on at the time of the pics...didn't want to pock mark them. That will also give the top cap more rigidity, as it is welded front, back and outside, but not the inside when it was built.If I want to take that top cap off and replace or RE chrome.. is that possible wkth the plate underneath?
I thought those top caps are welded on.. or is the back up plate welded to the top cap?
The bases are a pot metal and chrome design. It may be cheaper, in a city full of boat shops, to order new bases. The cost of chrome is out of control.First try to buff it. It could be stainless. Rechrome as a last option. Stripping the old chrome may etch the base material.
I have other peoples' crap to get ready for Glamis today, but will get at it this afternoon. Too many of these things still running around 3rd world countries for me to be too worried yet!
I have other peoples' crap to get ready for Glamis today, but will get at it this afternoon. Too many of these things still running around 3rd world countries for me to be too worried yet!
Adapt and overcome. It's just another type of motor.
Unfortunately not...haven't been in almost 20 years! When my buddies went long travel, I sold my buggy and bought a house. Well, three kids and four houses later...you going to glamis?
Glad people seem to like it. I can't add much to the boating part of the website. Some mechanical stuff crosses over, but I have been primarily a wheeled type. I got a late start compared to some here. So, we putter along!I really enjoy this thread. Thank you for sharing.
The carb, as it turns out, is a "smog" type deal with some emissions stuff that is not covered in the book. A little more adjusting to get it perfect, so probably only 25 of it's potential 28hp available. Still good progress I think...was worried last night's efforts may have been in vain. Glad they weren't.
Thought about putting an S&S off a Harley on it...then I thought a Keihin would be perfectYou should put fuel injection on it. That will solve all your problems