Recent content by copyman

Thanks for the replies. sparkwizard, Yes the voltage is low even at high RPM. I measured with good volt meter. My experience with H50 & HS40 lighted engines has been, it's normal to have low voltage & dim light at idle, voltage / lights increase with RPM's. This is first time I've seen voltage...

Thanks for the reply. Yes it's an early FW with embedded magnets. Checked the old fashioned way by putting a screwdriver a few inches away from each magnet and very easy to see if any are weak. I will check a magneto repair shop unless someone replies that 2 out 12 magnets shouldn't cause...

Hi, Does anyone know if 2 of the 12 flywheel magnets are weak would cause any issues like low voltage output and dim lights? Only 2 magnets are weak the other 10 are very strong. Part #610769A Also is there a way to make weak magnets strong again? Thanks in advance

The headlight & tail light will be dim at idle and get brighter when increasing RPM's, this is normal. Agree with a few posts that it's probably not a bad carb but more with intake mani gaskets, etc

This is also good read: http://www.pinrepair.com/minibikes/tecumsehmb.htm#pto I believe this great info was put together by one of our own members.

Wanted to add something that happen after my last post. Think you might find this funny as I did, after spending a lot of time removing the flag decal as my last post stated the housing was now ready to paint. Before painting I was going to use blue painters tape to mask the maintenance decal...

Just wanted to follow up. The soap & hot water worked. After soaking decal for a few minutes it came off easy with the help of a new razor blade. It was easier than I thought it would be. No harm to paint. Thanks again to all who replied.

Hi, Sorry I should of been more clear on my post. I haven't seen the type of switches in my pics being sold for several years now. If I come across any will let you know.

It's been about 2 months since decal was put on. Didn't think about the soap will try that with the hot water. Thanks!

Yes I buy all my decals from Paul. I did call him before posting my OP and he said good luck getting it off. He didn't think it would be easy and thought I would have to strip paint to get decal off. I will try the suggestions and report back. Thanks for the replies!

Hot water will be first thing I try. Not going to reuse the decal. Thanks

Is there a way to remove the flag decal on Tecumseh engine without damaging paint? The engine was recently rebuilt & painted. It got some scratches when shipped to customer so had them ship back for me to repaint (see pics). Was going to try and remove flag decal, repaint top half & put new...

Hi Is this the type of brake light switch you are looking for? These are used on the Heathkit Hilltopper which used a lot of same parts as Heald.

Now that's a mans bike! Nice find. Don't think I've seen that suspension using the shocks on the seat with swing arm setup. I'm thinking it might be a comfortable ride instead of where swing arm usually is at bottom of frame with rear tire....

Heathkit Hilltopper used the H50-65286H Heathkit Boonie Bike used a 5HP Briggs (will post # later)