Recent content by sparkwizard

SSS works for sand fleas and ticks, too.

Might have run a lathe or milling machine... That engine may have been what we call a utility engine, multiple uses. My question is about that long output shaft from the trans. I doubt it ran a single rear wheel. Hand clutch and hand shift would seem more like a trike setup. Inboard boat motor?

Please describe your fuel system? Is it gravity fed from a tank? Stock carb? Fuel pump? I am thinking it needs to spin in order to get fuel.

Simple Green and Purple Power will clean tar off of floors and boot soles. Wife made me learn that.

PB blaster doesn't dry like wd40

That was awesome, Thanks, @Augiedoggie ! I assume his wife finally convinced him to take it easy. Here is how he decided to relax. I met him at a National Tractor pulling event in Ohio in 1977. I was a local high school kid, hired to drive a tractor and level the track between pulls. This man...

Is it propelled or push powered only?

Tiny ports and a tiny carb, the way the ports are configured, it will make decent low end torque and some nice noise up to around 4000 RPM, but it is never going to be a chainsaw. Have fun playing with it. I'm honestly glad you posted this here, rather than one of those skateboard, glue...

I wonder if that horn is some kind of backfire pressure release...to keep from blowing the seals out, maybe?

In the image in post #59, there is a brass cap with a number 2 on it. It looks like an access point to drop oil to lube some shaft beneath it.

I do not think it needs oil in the crank case. The oil should be mixed with the gas. On engines that have roller main bearings and roller rod bearings, you can usually get away with modern 2 cycle oils and a leaner mixture, but on full bushing engines, like this one, they need that thick 30 wt...

Were there rollers inside the connecting rod? If no rollers, you'll need to run some pretty heavy mix in it, like 16:1 30 non detergent oil.

Were there needle bearings on the wrist pin? There might be some in the big end of the rod.

Maybe something to clear flooded engine? But that should be on the bottom...Hmmm

Piston looks amazing. How did you clean it up?