[SEL] Attention Aussies - Austral Question

[Edd Payne]

Just a little more.My engine is a1916 5.5hp portable.Also the stainless mesh 
is rolled into a coil to about the same dimensions as the original and 
placed in the centre chamber and yes in the stock housing.
EDD PAYNE
PO Box 364 Gulgong N.S.W
Australia
2852
Phone:0263742387
edsengns at optusnet.com.au
edsengns
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arnie Fero" <fero_ah at city-net.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Attention Aussies - Austral Question


> G'day Edd,
>
> I'm keenly interested in the Austral experience that you relate below and
> I'd like to do some experimenting with Dave's 11 hp Austral.  Assuming
> that is that I can bring him around to our government's philosophy "If it
> ain't broken, keep fixing it till it is."  8-))
>
> If I'm understanding correctly, the main ignition coil goes in the center
> chamber and a starting coil goes into the lower chamber.  Is that correct?
>
> When you are referring to 22g and 8g steel, I'm assuming that you're
> referring to sheet metal gage; i.e. 22ga = 0.031" thk and
> 8ga = 0.168" thk.  Is that correct?  Have you seen any significant
> difference between using ordinary carbon steel and stainless steel?
>
> When you refer to using stainless steel mesh, what are you using that for?
> And is it something like a chunk of pot scrubber?
>
> Would you share the "design" of your Austral ignition and starting coils?
> Overall dimensions, number of turns, etc.  Are you using the stock coil
> housing?
>
> Thanks mate!!  As it sits, Dave's 11 hp Austral will run for about 30
> minutes when the lamp is turned off so I'm guessing that it wouldn't take
> much to improve things to "all day running."
>
> BTW, what hp is your Austral; 5 hp?
>
> See ya,  Arnie
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA USA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
> On Fri, 9 Mar 2007, Edd Payne wrote:
>
>> OK.So When I replaced my ign coil in my Austral to a 22g one from the
>> original and it will now run all day without a lamp under it and before 
>> it
>> wouldn't and all of us Ozies that do the same or use stainless steel mesh
>> are having our selves on.I also did the same to my 8HP Blackstone and it
>> also ran all day without external heat.Also try getting a piece of 22g 
>> steel
>> and apply heat.Then get a piece of 8g steel and apply heat.See which gets
>> hot faster.Also the Austral is generating heat all the time by 
>> compression
>> and this aids in keeping the ign area hot on idle strokes.They don't
>> decompress on idle strokes like a normal hit miss they do it by the fuel
>> valve not opening and letting in fuel.
>
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