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Jim Parrott
Senior Member
Username: jim_parrott
Post Number: 144
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Monday, August 28, 2017 - 03:53 pm: | 
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Any idea who made this 2 port engine?
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim |
Jim Parrott
Senior Member
Username: jim_parrott
Post Number: 160
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, January 04, 2018 - 04:13 pm: |
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Posted this one a while back, figured I would bring it up again.
Any idea of the manufacturer? |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 918
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 12:22 pm: |
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What's the petcock in the cover plate all about? |
J.B. Castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 1354
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 - 07:00 pm: |
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Just a guess but I would say an attempt a economy, I've seen several variations. An old fisherman told me you could open t to allow more air and save fuel. adjusting the carb would do the same thing. |
Jim Parrott
Senior Member
Username: jim_parrott
Post Number: 176
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018 - 10:22 pm: |
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Cleaned up my little unknown engine today and noted that I had an oddball grease cup. Having a matching spare with 1/4� male threads instead of 1/8� female threads, I decided to try a conversion. First I cleaned it up, chucked the hex end in the lathe, cut the off center hole bigger with a end mill. Drilled to size and tapped 1/8� npt enough to hold it, then screwed in a 2� pipe. Rotated it in the chuck, faced it off and turned down the threads. Removed from chuck and retapped from outside end. Worked out pretty good and now have a matching set.
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Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 943
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 26, 2018 - 11:01 pm: |
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Clever! If you'd used a brass nipple no one would ever guess. |
Jim Parrott
Senior Member
Username: jim_parrott
Post Number: 178
Registered: 06-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 10:37 am: |
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Robert,
I prefer brass fittings, but the other cup has a steel nipple that looks original, so I wanted to match it also.
Jim |
