[SEL] Good Engine Day!

[Dave Rotigel]

Howdy all,
>Today turned out to be a good engine day!  It's taken a while to get to 
>this point because of life and waiting on parts but after straightening up 
>the ring grooves, putting in new custom rings, a new intake valve, a 
>re-grind of the intake valve seat and some heavy duty head gasket material 
>from Chuck Balyeat my 4 hp, screen cooled Osborne/Famous now has LOTS of 
>compression.  I think that it's been a LONG time since she ran but today, 
>using rubber bands on the governor weights, pouring gas into the mixer and 
>a conversation about igniters with Dr. Dave, she finally chuffed to 
>life!  With a LOT of details to fill in and a LOT of tweaking to go she 
>settled in to about 110 rpm and about 12 revolutions between hits!  Now 
>the focus will shift to getting the buzz saw rig ready.  Ah........ life 
>is GREAT!
>See ya',
>Mike

Hi Mike,
         GREAT news! Did you have to change batteries, or did the one you 
were using do the trick? That buzz saw rig shouldn't take more than a few 
days to put in tip top shape. Can we expect to see the unit at Portland 2006?
         Dave
PS, Play with the gasoline adjustment a bit. You should be able to get at 
least 24/30 revs between hits!