[SEL] Hercules Economy Status

[Richard Strobel]

OUCH Francis...I can almost resemble that remark.

RickinMt.


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From: <FRM8198 at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:45 PM
Subject: [SEL] Hercules Economy Status


> Hi List,
> After fabricating a new fuel tank and reworking the cam gear by  welding 
> up
> two broken teeth, the Hercules fired up.
> The original fuel tank had been fiberglass by the previous  owner. 
> However,
> this repair work didn't prevent the tank from  leaking.  A local sheet 
> metal
> shop built a new one using the old tank  as pattern.  I soldered the seams 
> and
> end caps.  The original fuel  inlet and outlet flanges were installed 
> riveted
> and soldered on the new  tank.  I should have installed a vent J tube on 
> the
> top of tank as I  discovered while pouring gas into the tank.  There 
> wasn't any
> on the  original tank.  A new fuel filling assembly was fabricated from a
> reducing  1" to 3/8"  ell and 1" pipe plug.   The pipe plug was drilled to
> provide a vent.  The original fuel outlet assembly including the unique 
> check
> valve was used.
> To repair the broken teeth on the cam gear, a tooth profile  template was
> made using a section of non-broken gear teeth.  The two broken  tooth 
> areas were
> cleaned and built up using nickel iron welding rod.  To  protect the 
> adjacent
> tooth surfaces, pieces of stainless steel plate were used  on both sides 
> of
> welding build up areas.  Using the tooth profile template,  each new tooth 
> was
> grounded and filed to shape.  This repaired cam gear was  checked by 
> rotating
> it about the crankshaft gear.  The cam gear was then  timed and 
> reinstalled.
> Prior to removing the cam gear, I made timing  marks on the mating teeth.
> An electric motor was used to spin the engine.  It started  after a few
> revolutions.  Then it stopped.  The electric motor was  again belted up to 
> the
> flywheel.  The belt began to slip.  As I was  trying to tension the belt, 
> my hand
> slipped and I got my hand between the  crankshaft guard and connecting 
> rod.
> Yes, I did a foolish thing and I  ended getting ten (10) stitches on my 
> right
> hand index finger at the emergency  room.
> It will be about two weeks before I get back to my projects.   Hopefully, 
> I
> will be more careful where I put my hands.
>
> Francis  Maciel
> Santa Maria, CA
>
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