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

[ED]

Congratulations Rick. It must feel good.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Cc: "Corky and Judy Harris" <cork_jud at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Re: Rotary & Impulse Mags and a big Wahoo!!!!!!!


> 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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