[SEL] Re: Rotary & Impulse Mags and a big Wahoo!!!!!!!

[Richard Strobel]

Well gang, I did the kid next door trick, and she's got spark, not much but 
enuf to cause that "fine stream pi$$in."  and no, I wouldn't let Cork do the 
cranking <vbg>.  This Dixie 46 does not have an audible impulse unlike the 
pigs or Wisconsin "V"'s.  But of course we are hard of hearin'.  We then got 
pretty excited and  put some gas in the carb bowl, pulled the choke and on 
the 4 pull she fired and ran.  Gambling on the retard/advance we went ahead 
anyway, as I know the dislocated thumb trick.

  She's a RUNNER and came to life after 50 years.  Ya know around three 
years ago, I was told to trust an old mag although it was a Webster at the 
time,, and this upholds the theory that mag's are pretty much bullet proof 
if in reasonably good condition.  The magnet would not hold a small 
screwdriver but had enuf to do the job.  We'll go ahead and recharge it 
anyway.

Now we need to find out how to hook up the dynamo and we'll be in tall 
cotton.

Happy campers in Mt.!!!!!!!!!!
Cork and Rick




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:30 PM
Subject: [SEL] Re: Rotary & Impulse Mags


> Hi John,
>
> I've got three engines with rotary high tension mags.  The Crossley and
> the Petter do not have an impulse, and my two cylinder Novo Roller does.
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> On Thu, 10 Mar 2005, John Hammink wrote:
>
> > Hi John the IHC low tension mags are generators, so there's
> > no need for an impulse or retard.
> > Sofar a know there're lots of high tens mags without impulse and
> > I think the impulse ones are in the minority (at old engines).
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