[SEL] Another one lives.

[Peter Lowe]

Hi Jerry
Great work mate, when running correctly (go away Dave and Arnie) they do 
purr like a kitten, on one or two cylinders.
I ran Kaye's Maytag at the Rusty Iron Rally for two days on one cylinder, a 
spectator felt the cylinders and said why is one hot and one cold. On 
inspection one plug had fouled but made no real difference to the sound at 
all or to its running. Might little engine, er motor ;-))))
You need the muffler on it to make it run smoother.

Peter, Oz


> Hi all,
>         About 30 minutes ago another Maytag Twin sprang to life again.
> (Luckily Arnie is on the EHOWT 09 so I will not have to read and "boat
> anchor" comments - but then there is always Dave to make up for Arnie's
> absence :-)  ).
>         This is the one that I wrote to the lists a few months ago
> regarding help on purchasing a Briggs twin coil on eBay. At that time I 
> had
> many offers of help but Ron Haskell jumped right in and bought them for 
> me.
> Many thanks Ron - your help is very appreciated.
>         The Briggs coils (I bought 2) arrived about a month later but it's
> only recently that I've had a little spare time to try them out.
>         It's quite a simple matter to replace the Maytag coil with the
> Briggs coil and I finally did it this afternoon. After I'd figured out the
> timing the little beast sprang to life on the first try - albeit with an
> electric drill - not the kickstart. (Friday afternoon and I'm tired - much
> easier with a drill and socket especially when there is the possibility of
> a problem!). I still need to sort out the timing a little but , in
> principle "it works". Time for a "B&C" :-)
>         I took a short video but my camera batteries bombed out after
> about 10 sec. - as soon as they are recharged I'll take a longer one. In
> the meantime (for the doubters) here is the short version:
> <www.oldengine.org/members/evans/Maytwin/Maytag conversion.wmv>
>
>         Full webpage will follow soon.
> P.S. Our ISP is F------ Around with the mail server again and I'm not
> getting mail coming through (I can send but not receive) so I'll probably
> only get to see any replies tomorrow.)
>
> Keep the revs up (or down)
> Jerry Evans
> Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
> Etched Brass Engine Plates made to order:
> <www.oldengine.org/members/evans/plates/index.htm>
>
>
>
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