[SEL] Check out eBay item 3856305610 (Ends Jun-25-05 04:17:06PDT) - economy gas en

[R & M Ingold]

How the hell would you time it?
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:07 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Check out eBay item 3856305610 (Ends Jun-25-05 
04:17:06PDT) - economy gas en


> Francis,
> Last weekend I replaced my 20 year old BBQ grill with a new one. It has 
> the self start sparker but this one is a little different. You unscrew the 
> push knob and put a AA battery inside and screw the knob back together. 
> You hold the button in and get spark-spark-spark. About 2 or 3 sparks per 
> second as long as you hold the button in. Have no idea how long the 
> battery will last but I was thinking this would make a heck of a high 
> tension devise to put in a empty EK or PR Wico case. Or perhaps even a 
> starting device. Pull the flywheels up against compression as far as you 
> can and hit the sparker. Bang she's off and running. Might be a useful 
> starting tool for really big engines or for guys that no longer have the 
> strength to pull one thru.
> Maybe these have been around, but the only ones I was familiar with were 
> the one spark per push/click type without the battery.
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC