I remember those types of washers in the 1950's. I actually have an engine from one that has a
pedal start. I just need to get another ignition coil for it but that coil is extremely hard to come by.
I'm a Tech so maybe I'll actually try to get it running some day.

Mech_Tech

Marine/Motorcycle

wrote:
I remember those types of washers in the 1950's. I actually have an engine from one that has a
pedal start. I just need to get another ignition coil for it but that coil is extremely hard to come by.
I'm a Tech so maybe I'll actually try to get it running some day.

Mech_Tech

Marine/Motorcycle

G'day,

Something that might be of interest....

http://www.oldewash.com/
http://www.maytagclub.com/

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/H...cts.htm#Maytag
gasoline-powered washing machine

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:14:44 GMT, wrote:

I remember those types of washers in the 1950's. I actually have an engine from one that has a
pedal start. I just need to get another ignition coil for it but that coil is extremely hard to come by.
I'm a Tech so maybe I'll actually try to get it running some day.

Mech_Tech

Marine/Motorcycle


You better make that "some day" real soon. At the rate we're going
either there wont be any more gas, or you'll be paying up the ass for
it.

Why cant you use a regular automotive coil? They all do about the
same thing, and a homemade bracket should not be hard to make. I have
never seen one of these engines so there may be some special
something...

Mark

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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:14:44 GMT, wrote:

I remember those types of washers in the 1950's. I actually have an
engine from one that has a
pedal start. I just need to get another ignition coil for it but that
coil is extremely hard to come by.
I'm a Tech so maybe I'll actually try to get it running some day.

Mech_Tech

Marine/Motorcycle


You better make that "some day" real soon. At the rate we're going
either there wont be any more gas, or you'll be paying up the ass for
it.

Why cant you use a regular automotive coil? They all do about the
same thing, and a homemade bracket should not be hard to make. I have
never seen one of these engines so there may be some special
something...

Mark


I have a two cylinder Maytag engine and a friend of mine also has one

Al

I have a two cylinder Maytag engine and a friend of mine also has one

Have seen lots of these but never had one. One of my first adventures
working on small engines was to tie down the governor in a Maytag single and
make a "butter fly" throttle control that I placed in a rounded out place
between the carb and block mount. Worked but no practical purpose for it,
guess I might have made a motor bike with it but didn't have the money. I
was about 13 - 14 at the time.

Walt Conner

"WConner" wrote in message
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I have a two cylinder Maytag engine and a friend of mine also has one

Have seen lots of these but never had one. One of my first adventures
working on small engines was to tie down the governor in a Maytag single
and
make a "butter fly" throttle control that I placed in a rounded out place
between the carb and block mount. Worked but no practical purpose for it,
guess I might have made a motor bike with it but didn't have the money. I
was about 13 - 14 at the time.

Walt Conner


Walt,

I'm a reading tutor at a local middle school. One of the books for simple
readers is about old motorcycles. One of the pictures shows a very old
motorcycle, according to the caption under the picture. It's actually a
bicycle with a one lumg Maytag engine. The fuel tank is brass and it has a
belt drive with a hand operated idler to tighten the belt. The rear pulley
is a slightly smaller wheel attached to the regular rear wheel with some "Z"
brackets. The interesting thing is someone has installed a large drip oiler
into the crankcase. I'm assuming this was so you would not have to add oil
to the gas.

Al

It's actually abicycle with a one lumg Maytag engine.

Interesting, I actually had a motorbike with a little B&S washing machine
engine on it and NO clutch, had it about a week.

Walt Conner