[SEL] Re: [HerculesEnginesGroup] J mixer for 5 hp herc / posted toSEL.

ED edstoller at earthlink.net
Thu Nov 11 17:02:37 PST 2004


Curt,

If the Herc List might be of help with a 4 cylinder Model ZXB, I would
appreciate a link to it.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: <HerculesEnginesGroup at yahoogroups.com>; "SEL"
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Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:54 PM
Subject: [SEL] Re: [HerculesEnginesGroup] J mixer for 5 hp herc / posted
toSEL.


> Rich,
> One hell of a project you have just finished! I am going to copy this
> over to the Stationary Engine List because many will find this project
> very interesting. I hope you would consider joining the SEL in addition
> to the Herc List you are already on. You can join with this link.
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
> I'm assuming you used the steriolithography technology or something
> similiar to make your mixer from the solid model you drew in CAD. By
> having this capability you are in an excellent position to go ahead and
> make a pattern and core box and cast yourself a brand new cast iron
> mixer. You'll just need to scale your pattern 1.0104 X and add about a
> 2" extension of the ID of the mixer for your core to be held in.
>
> Having this technology available puts you in the enviable position to
> easily make patterns for your replacement parts for your antique gas
> engines. Core boxes are particularly difficult and this technology would
> greatly simplify the process.
> Hope to see you on the SEL soon.
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
> on the web at http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/
>
>
> sachs682000 wrote:
>
> > Thought you all might be interested in a project I tried that worked
> >out well. I have a 5 hp E model herc that was in really bad shape
> >when I got it. After completely going thru it and bringing it back to
> >life I still had a problem with the J mixer. It was so corroded and
> >pitted that I thought maybe this was the problem with the way the
> >engine ran. So I sat down at the computer with my Pro Engineer
> >modeling program and proceeded to draw up a model of the mixer.
> >  After several days of getting it just right, I sent the file to my
> >modeling machine in the shop where I work and reproduced an exact
> >duplicate of the mixer. Here is the kicker, It is made out of
> >polycarbonate, basically a white colored plexiglass. After putting in
> >heli-coils for the needle valve threads and the fuel line attach
> >point, I removed the original mixer from the engine and attached the
> >new "model" mixer and it ran perfectly. I ran it for a little over 4
> >hours and it worked without a hitch. The fuel didn't seem to bother
> >it at all. I thought it might eat the Poly material but it didn't. I
> >realise it is not original but at least now I know I need to find a
> >new mixer.
> >   I also made a crank guard the same way. But I didn't have an
> >original to go by, I only had a picture in a book. It didn't come out
> >looking just right but only someone that is really into the hobby
> >would notice. I don't really think anyone could tell the difference
> >in the mixer.  Anyway,  just thought I pass this on.
> >
> > Rich Reed
> >Southern Maryland
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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