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On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:28:04 -0700, Larry Caldwell
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A small engine shop probably wont touch it. There is no brand name or
model number. Just a un-named machine with a Tecumseh engine.

Centrifugal clutches are a stock item. So are the parts.

I just tossed it in my scrap metal pile. The amount of time I spent
on it, I could have dug all 12 of my 3 foot deep holes with a hand
post hole digger. Actually, had I known that engine was a 2 cycle, I
would have never bid on the thing at the auction. I have always hated
everything that has a 2 cycle engine.

AHAH! You bought someone else's junk. Chances are they tried to fix it
and screwed it up. Most likely they installed springs that are too
weak.

Too bad about you and 2-cycle engines. I find they are very reliable as
long as I never leave stale fuel in the tank or carb. Always run them
dry before putting them away. I have 2-cycle engines that have been
running reliably for decades, some so old they need a 16:1 mix.


Yeah, I do think someone else f**ked something up on this thing, but I
can not see any possible reason what.....
This is one of those repairs that make a person rip their hair out.
It's not that the engine is idling too fast as someone suggested,
because it starts to turn the drill when I pull the rope. The springs
"could" be weak, but there is no way they are that loose that they are
going to release when I just pull the rope. Actually, those springs
seem very strong to me. In other words, it seems that they seem like
it would take considerable force to expand them.

The dogs (or shoes as I noticed them called on some websites). measure
2 7/8 inches diameter when attached as they should be. The drum they
sit inside of is 3 inches. That means there should be 1/8" of play.
The drum / shoes can not be off centered when the two halves are
bolted together because the bolts only go in on way and there is no
play from side to side.

I measured the depth, the diameter, everything else imaginable, and
there just is no explanation for this. I have just run out of ideas,
and do not know what to do any longer. Now that I am not totally
stressed out over it, I am going to take it over by a neighbor who
seems to be able to fix any large farm machinery. If he can fix those
big combines and stuff, maybe he can make sense of this. I surely
can't. As they say, two heads are better than one.

The bottom line is this. When a 2 7/8" circle is placed inside of a
3" circle, there should not be any side contact. Yet, there is.... I
guess?????????
Like I said, I've just run out of ideas.....
Using it the way it is now, is pretty dangerous too. I found that out
twice now when it got away from me. I also found that when it does
start to dig, the engine kills when it really starts to dig in. I
know the clutch is supposed to slip on heavy load, but it obviously
don't.

As for other 2 cycle engines, I have never had luck with them. Seems
everytime I need a chainsaw or weed whacker, it wont start. When I
heated with firewood, I spent more on chainsaw repairs than it cost me
to buy propane fuel for the furnace. That dont include the
frustration either. I'd get them fixed, they would work, then I dump
the gas when finished, add stabalizer, and a few weeks later I spend
hours pulling the rope and getting ****ed. At least the engine on
this auger is running. I'll give it that much.....
I just wish all engines were 4 cycle..... Must be some reason they
dont use 2 cycle engines on cars.....

Thanks for everyone's help.

Mark


When it's together can you turn it with your hands?

Al