[SEL] Hercules tg, idleing

[Germoamer at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/2004 9:11:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bill at antique-engines.com writes:

<< they are egg-shaped rather than round >>


Most factory ones that I know of are egg shaped and not simple for the home 
repairman to accomplish.  They are egg shaped so they completely close. The 
problem with round ones home made is that they need to stop at top dead center to 
work properly.  If they go beyond top dead center, they effectively open up 
again and allow fuel to enter.  My 6 hp hopper cooled Famous used to run away 
from me when I first bought it and I could not figure out why until I pulled it 
down and found home made round throttle and it was going past top dead 
center.  I made a stop for it and cured the problem.

Tom Schmutz
Concord, Va. USA
Germoamer at aol.com