[SEL] Briggs "Y"

[jlb94 at juno.com]

Hi Guys,
Thanks to all who responded to my plea on removing the valve springs from
the Briggs
"Y". 

I "muscled" the keepers off the valves and took out the springs and
"wired" them tight with thin bailing wire so I could get them in.

Even then, they fought me.  I knew I'd use that picture wire someday.

After refacing the valves and checking the gaps at .005 - .007
(.06)intake  and 
.009 - .011 (.011) on the exhaust.  I reassembled the vales & springs.

After much aggravation, I decided to turn the engine up-side-down and
make gravity work FOR me instead of AGAINST me.

Finally got it all together and have 50 lbs compression.
 STILL, I cannot get this thing to bark.

Then I took off the bottom to see if it could be out of time.  With a
mirror and flashlight I saw that the timing marks are in the right
position. (Not that.)

The only thing I can think of now is - - - Is the spark strong enough ?
Maybe the capacitor ?  maybe a faint short somewhere ?

Beats me.  This engine used to run but it was always a bear to start.
Lately - Nothing !!

Oh well - Tomorrow is another day.

Hope everyone is enjoying themselves in Portland.

Joe "Pip" Betz said that. 
jlb94 at juno.com
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