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

[Dave Croft]

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From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 6:07 PM
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


Hi Curt,have you checked Chuck Balyeat's method at
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/hotube/images/wicoEKconversion.jpg
While on the subject I cannot recollect seeing Chuck post for a while. 
Is he still active?
Dave Croft
Warrington
England
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv