[SEL] hercules question

[Dave Rotigel]

> Hi all
> After dinner I had a little play with the 3HP Hercules and from when I
> last ran it (New Year Crank-up) the gear meshing sound is very loud.
> Last year at Portland I bought a new govenor gear and this gear seems to
> sit too far away from the middle timing gear and chatters big time!
> There's a stuffer greaser which feeds the middle timing gear and when
> the engine is turning, you can feel the ratchetty meshing of the cogs
> through the greaser shaft.  I thought it was all the slop between the
> govenor gear but the vibration is from the middle (timing) gear.
> Are these engines niosy on the gears?
> Any info or opinions greatly appreciated!
> Jim

Hi Jim, The gears on your 3 HP Hercules should not be that noisy. Are you
sure that the gear that you bought was the correct one? What was wrong with
the old gear? Did it make the same noise? Is the timing (cam) gear shaft
loose?
    Dave