[SEL] Re: Stover Engine Fuel Saver

[Paul Maples]

Hey Guys since we all need a laugh every once in a while I thought I would
share my stuck valve story with you. I just sent out a message on the SEL in
response to Joe Prindle's message to me and I told him that I thought he was
right, if the exhaust valve was depressed and the finger on the rocker arm
move downward then there might be enough movement that the fuel saver arm
would actually move over under the intake valve washer. BUT, I told Joe, and
the whole world, that my valves were stuck and I would have to get them
loosened up before I would know. Now there was a very good reason the valves
were stuck.

I have the head off and setting on the table when I took all of the pictures
that everyone is seeing. I had tried to depress the valves to check out
Joe's theory and they would not move so obviously they were stuck
right......WRONG, The darn head must weight 30# or more and since the head,
with the face of the valves, were setting flush on the table there was no
way I could depress the valves.......dumb, but laughable so having already
admitted my dumbness to everyone in other posts I was not ashamed to share
this with you. Like someone said yesterday on the List about themselves, the
same applies to me, I am eat up with the dumb's but I stay away from the
stupids, ha, ha.

I picked up the head and took it to the shop just now to put some
penetrating oil on the stems and as I was turning the head up on it's side
so I could apply oil to the stem the darn valves started working, moving in
and out easily. I still applied oil to them. I have to run now and start on
the house wiring but as soon as I get in I will check out the movement with
the exhaust valve depressed and see if the fuel saver arm will swing under
the intake valve washer. I hope that I stay away from the dumbs on wiring
this house or my son and his family may be in trouble. I will be back on
line later this afternoon. Keep the cards and letters coming in on this
subject.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick M Livingstone" <pml1 at bigpond.net.au>
To: "'Paul Maples'" <pmaples at anaxis.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:21 AM
Subject: RE: Fuel Savers


> Hi Paul,
> That fuel saver is on my DX horizontal. I was beginning to suspect
> that it would be what you were looking for. The standard horizontals
changed
> very little in their production run and the early verticals seem to have
> been based on their design. The later verticals appear to be a design step
> from the standard horizontals and early verticals to the 'Junior' range.
> The fuel saver lever is of very simple construction, it seems to be
> fabricated and not cast. I would not worry too much about it as they are
not
> essential for the running of the engine and do not do a lot. Having a
strong
> valve spring will do the same job. It was a bit of an advertising gimmick
a
> bit like the "Stover single rod engines".
> Patrick
>
> Patrick M Livingstone
> Leichhardt NSW
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html
> http://www.users.bigpond.com/pml/
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> Great pictures Patrick, your picture #1703 looks almost like the setup I
am
> trying get to. The pivot pin on this head is directly in front of the
rocker
> arm stanchion where my sets off to one side but the fuel saver arm is
> setting at the same angle as mine is setting right now. Thanks a million
for
> the pictures, they will be part of the brochure/booklet of Stover Fuel
Saver
> Arms.
>
> I may be getting back to you to see if I can get a few more detail shots
of
> the #1703 head picture.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>