[SEL] Engine problems

[Elden DuRand]

Jim:

Thanks for the information.  I had about the same symptoms with my 2 HP Jack of All Trades.  It's battery and coil but it got sorry at a show and I fiddled with it for a while before I took the ignitor out.

The points had slowly burned to where they would barely close.  A trip to the junk compartment of the tool box and I got a couple of 6-32 screws and some nuts and a file and made a new set.  The engine ran fine afterwards and the junk points are still in there.

Take care - Elden 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of JIM KIRKES
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 08:03 PM
> To: Stationary Engine List; Old_Engine
> Subject: [SEL] Engine problems
> 
> 
> About 4 or 5 years ago I took a Alamo flywheel 
> engine to a 
> show.  This engine has always been easy to start 
> and a good 
> runner.  It refused to run and I did some  show 
> fixing but 
> finally gave it up and brought it home and let it 
> sit until 
> now.

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> Jim
> 
> Jim and Diane Kirkes
> Hemet, California U.S.A.