From: none@none.com99
On 6/21/2025 1:29 PM, Leon Fisk wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:25:09 -0500
> Snag wrote:
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>
>> No , you didn't ... a bit late now since I've fitted the drive
>> coupler to a larger crankshaft but I will check that . If I can figure
>> it out I'll keep this motor for a replacement for the tiller . The new
>> motor was originally intended for the tiller , but it recovered from
>> it's problem and has been running fine .
>
> It's a long shot, I know you do good work
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>
> I felt like an idiot when I found that mud nest clogging the exhaust
> after having the carb all apart among other things🙄️
>
> One other odd thing I've seen is a partially sheared half-moon key on
> the crank shaft to flywheel. May happen after a particularly violent
> stall-out type mishap or the flywheel bolt has loosened a tad. It threw
> the timing off just enough that it would still run but poorly.
>
I haven't had that happen, but I follow some of the hotrod go cart guys
on YouTube like Cars and Camera, and I have seen them show that problem.
Of course you expect failures on those small engines every other trip
to the track when you are chasing tenths of a second on the 1/8 mile at
RPMs in the multiples of what those engines were designed for.
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