[SEL] Maytag steals the show !!

[David Rotigel]

Hi Jerry,
	Your MOTOR looks LIKE NEW!!!!! I'm glad that it's a "hit" in SA-- 
that's one more of the little bastards that can't smoke up the USA! I  
think that Rob Skinner uses 50 to 1 (synthetic) in his model of  
FRED'S MISTAKE--but you should check with him before you try it. (I  
use 4,000 to 1 in most of mine, but I probably have a different goal  
in mind that do you!)
	You may want to keep your computer open to the X-mas Charity auction  
again this year. There just may be a TWIN that will be put up. I will  
need to check out a few things before I can be sure, but keep tuned!
	Dave
PS, Glad that the canned smoke and the mirror are working well!


On Sep 6, 2007, at 7:56 PM, Jerry Evans wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>          We had our annual show this last weekend and my camera  
> broke !!
> I'm trying to get pics from other guys and will put them up as soon  
> as I can.
>
>          We, in South Africa, do not have as many engines as you guys
> overseas and our shows are much smaller but we managed to get over 300
> engines this time which makes it the biggest show in South Africa -  
> ( What
> the hell - make that "Africa" :-)).
>
>          The first show that I attended at this club ( I was not a  
> member
> yet - this is when I got afflicted with this old iron sickness) was  
> in mid
> 2004. They had about 40 engines on display so the news is good. The  
> hobby
> is alive and thriving in South Africa. 3 years later - over 300  
> engines!
>
>          I can only imagine what your overseas shows are like with  
> so many
> more engines running.
>
>          The great news is that my Maytag stole the show !! (Sorry  
> Dave).
> It ran beautifully and the temporary (which may become permanent)  
> muffler I
> made for it blew smoke (and "smoke rings" when the breeze was  
> still) all
> day (for 2 days). It started first time every time (much to my  
> amazement)
> and really did itself proud. I ran it on a 20:1 mix with modern 2  
> stroke
> oil but  will later experiment with other ratios until I get the smoke
> "just right".
>
>          It was great - there was this little Maytag, nestled  
> amongst many
> more illustrious machines but the smoke and noise he generated  
> assured him
> of much attention. Spectators "Ooohed and Aaaghed" over him. Questions
> abounded and ranged from "What the F--- is that?" to "It's  
> beautiful, where
> did you get it?" and (this one is just for Dave Rotigel) "Why is it  
> belted
> to that electric motor ?" (Just joking).
>
>          A few problems I encountered (input welcome):
>          1) He runs for about 1 1/2 hours on a litre of fuel. Is this
> normal ? I think it is quite heavy considering that he is not  
> pulling a load
>          2) It was a hot day (30 deg. Centigrade) and he was  
> standing in
> the full sun. After he ran out of fuel I did battle a bit to start  
> him. (
> This does not happen at lower ambient temperatures). The problem  
> was solved
> by putting him in a shady spot for about 1/2 an hour to cool down  
> and then
> he started 1st kick and ran fine again.
>          3) The little brute is so small and close to the ground  
> that he
> got dirty very quickly - all those other jealous big engines blew  
> dust and
> dirt all over him. Of course the oily smoke cloud that he generated  
> around
> himself caused this all to stick to him. (I do not need answers to  
> this one
> :-))
>
>          I've added a few pictures to my Maytag page showing his  
> new skids,
> decals and muffler. Look here if you're interested:
>
>          <http://www.oldengine.org/members/evans/maytag/index.htm>
>
>          The new pics are at the bottom of the page.
>
>          I'll be looking for a Maytag Twin to display with him in  
> the near
> future so if anyone has one for sale at a reasonable price please  
> contact
> me off list. The brief is simple:
>          a) It has to be complete and restorable. I don't want to  
> get an
> engine and then spend a fortune on getting spares from the States.
>          b) The price has to be affordable to me considering that  
> postage
> to South Africa almost doubles my cost.
>          Thanks for reading.
>
>
> Keep the revs up (or down)
> Jerry Evans
> Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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> See:
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> www.oldengine.org/members/evans/plates/finish.htm
>
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