"Carl Byrns" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:48:53 -0400, BEAR wrote:

Nah.

You only need a length of black pipe, some other fittings,
and maybe even a nice large general purpose off the shelf
heavy equipment muffler, and wham! Quiet.

You can use a random muffler from a junk yard if you are
feeling really cheap...

_-_-bear


Sort of.
The muffler will knock down the exhaust noise, but engine still makes
all sorts of mechanical sounds. The cooling fins tend to broadcast
those sounds.
Been there, done that.

-Carl

Absolutely true, an experience learned when I built the boat generator. I
used an 8 horse Kohler electric start engine, which I converted to a water
cooled engine by machining a new head and installing a stainless band around
the cooling fins after major alteration on a rotary table. The engine ran
much quieter once converted to water cooling.

Harold