[SEL] Good Engine Day!

[Arnie Fero]

Hi Mike,

AWESOME NEWS!!  Congrats!

BTW, you need to plan to attend Cotton Ginning Days with that buzz saw
rig.  Curt Holland is working to make this the "must attend" event for
wood cutters (buzz saws, drag saws, etc.)  They already have a lot of wood
cutters attending and are getting more each year.  AND they provide lovely
cedar and poplar logs in all sizes so you can work your toys without
having to bring your own logs.  What a sweet deal!!

See ya,  Arnie

PS - They also have large crowds of appreciative spectators.

On Sat, 19 Nov 2005, Michael Tucker wrote:

> 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!