[SEL] Economy 2-1/2 HP E

[Richard Strobel]

Hi Rex;
  Although we don't hear too much about it anymore or do it nowdays, they 
did use oil in the hopper for cooling.  Probably for anti-frost heave or 
maybe it didn't boil away quite so quick.

  Gas Engine Magazine (GEM) has lots of vendors with spare parts.  Swap 
meets are a good place to pick up parts.  And then there's ebay as a last 
resort:-))

  You've touched base with a lot of Herc owners here and guru's..so you're 
in the right place.

Good Luck
RickinMt.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rex Hinz" <rexhinz at chorus.net>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:40 PM
Subject: [SEL] Economy 2-1/2 HP E


> Hi All:
>
>         Working on the Economy and found the hopper caked with about 1 
> inch
> of petrafied grease , crude oil ? or Exon renaments ,  what would cause 
> the
> hopper to be oil caked ? I checked for leaks in the cylinder and any 
> cracks
> and found none , is it possible the oiler was dripping or leaking ? if so
> there must have been one heck of a leak , maybe the owner used oil instead
> of water for cooling ? this engine is well used as all the gears need to 
> be
> replaced , any one have any extras ? I can get them from Ed at hitmiss but
> would prefer original , I also have to weld up the push rod as it is worn 
> in
> the normal places,  otherwise its going  wEll I Tink.
> Later
> REx Hinz
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