On 4 Dec 2004 17:06:12 GMT, Ignoramus7135
wrote:

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004 09:31:05 -0600, Ken Davey wrote:
OK - I've got one of those (the engine).

Damned good and most forgiving if just about all maintenance omissions.

That's nice to hear.

As to the muffler - You don't need one - really!
A straight piece of pipe to get the exhaust out of your way is sufficient.
There is a lot more noise from the head than the exhause pipe. Try it - you
will see what I mean.

I will give it a try, especially since I do have some stainless steel
flexible hose etc, by luck fitting the NPT diameter of the exhaust
fitting.

By the way, something puzzles me, how come the exhaust manifold is
still green on my genset, should the paint not fall off?

Assuming that the green paint is not on a jacket over the real
manifold..it would appear to be unused.

Don't worry about the fuel return - just run a tube back to the tank fron
the 'spill' line on the engine.

Exactly.

The manual fuel pump is already working, I got to that point.

The engine would not start, it spins somewhat slowly and belches white
smoke (meaning that there is fuel in the cylinders).

The wires to the starter became very hot, which makes me think that I
have inadequate wires and have unacceptable voltage drop.

When you start it up be aware that there is a fuel shut off solenoid that
may be stuck the same as the starter pull-in. Same fix as what you did to
the starter. Also make sure the governor linkages are free to move.

I think that gov linkages are free to move, and the engine belches
white smoke. I will not go and buy bigger battery cables.

Got jumper cables? Think Thick wires. Diesels use compression to
ignite the fuel air mix..so it takes a great deal of power to crank it
over under compression.

You might...might consider a spritz of WD-40 into the intake while
cranking. This is flammable and is easier to ignite, and unlike ether,
will not wash the rings and cylinder walls of lubrication oil.

a propane torch placed in the intake manifold, unlit of course, with
the valve cracked a bit, may also help start it.

Gunner


If it doesn't want to start do not use starter fluid - good way to blow the
head gasket or the entire head. Trick I use is to dribble a little motor oil
(teaspoon) into the air intake (air box cover and filter off). Hit the
pre-heat until the oil on the heater coil ignites and then hit the starter.
If I recall correctly (it has been a long time since I had mine running) the
fuel system is pretty much self-bleeding.
It is one tough engine - I have had mine running on fuel that had sat around
for ten years!

That's cool. How long would they last under reasonable conditions? Are
filters and other consumables hard to find?

i

"I mean, when's the last time you heard of a college where the Young
Republicans staged a "Sit In" to close down the Humanities building?
On the flip side, how many sit in's were staged to close the ROTC building back in the '60's?
Liberals stage protests, do civil disobedience, etc.
Conservatives talk politely and try to work out a solution to problems
through discourse until they believe that talking won't work... they they go home and open the gun cabinets.
Pray things never get to the point where the conservatives decide that
"civil disobedience" is the next step, because that's a very short route to "voting from the rooftops"
Jeffrey Swartz, Misc.Survivalism