[SEL] Great engine day

[Brock Summerfield]

G,day Dwight
 it sounds like you  got a good old Austral there have fun
Brock
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From: <Vivas1993 at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 1:53 AM
Subject: [SEL] Great engine day


> G'day folks,
> Monday was a great day for me !  I finally took delivery of an engine that 
> I
> have been wanting for a very long time. The new toy is an 8hp R&T Austral 
> :-)
> My engine buddy, Leo & I met Ron & Donna, who hauled the engine from Cal. 
> to
> Va. around 11:30 Monday morning.  After the unloading the engine from 
> their
> trailer to Leo's rollback, and the usual engine talk, Ron & Donna were off 
> to
> PA. and we took the Austral to Leo's place.
> Once we looked the Austral over for a while, seeing things that needed to 
> be
> repaired or replaced, we belted the engine up to Leo's JD tractor to spin 
> it
> over for a while. A couple of valves needed adjusting and the timing valve 
> was
> stuck & way out of time.
> The fuel trap was removed & cleaned, a new gasket was made for the air 
> valve
> case, along with a few more things needing attention.   Once all these 
> items
> were taken care of, we decided to try to start it. The fuel tank is in bad
> shape, so we just poued the kero. in the fuel trap. We don't have a 
> starting
> lamp, so we heated the hotbulb with a couple of propane torches.   With 
> the old JD
> turning the engine over, we finally got some smoke coming out of the 
> muffler.
> After a little more heat & pouring kero., it was running on it's own, 
> after
> who knows how long !!!
> There are still several parts that need work or replacing, but it sure 
> runs
> nice ;o)
> To borrow a line from a famous fellow -  Life Is Good !!!!
> Dwight Vivas
> Matoaca, VA.
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