[SEL] Cushman Cub Status

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

Hi  Francis.  Glad to hear you got it running.  Yes there is a check
valve on the end of the copper line, it screws into the cast iron tank.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside, California
USA
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:25:10 EST FRM8198 at aol.com writes:
> Hi List,
> Well, I got my Christmas present a little ahead of time this  year.  
> The 
> Cushman, I picked up last week end, is now running.  I have  to 
> thank Bert (my 
> local magneto repairman) and Ron Haskell.    Bert let me borrow his 
> Wico EK 
> factory service manual to copy.  Ron  explained how to retard the 
> spark for 
> starting.  The Wico was disassembled  to clean the points and to 
> install a new 
> condenser (.10 mfd @ 600 volts -  mylar).  The Wico now produces a 
> nice blue spark.  
> However, I still  need to install lubricating strips (felts) on the 
> upper and 
> lower  surfaces of the moving point deck.  
> In addition, the fuel tank was a mess and had to be cleaned.   
> Question - is 
> there a check valve in the fuel pickup tube?  If so, where is  it 
> located?
> 
> 
> 
> Francis  Maciel
> Santa Maria, CA