3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
professor95 wrote: EDIT ADDED 45/5/2013- When this thread started in March of 2005, I never expected to see it survive this long or amass the quantity of information that has been shared here. In...
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ol Bombero-JC wrote:
"jlaustin" - (The pics) -
Besides the great RV building and crane utilization, the prof got too caught up in that crane bracket to make a much more important "observation" . . .
What's *in* the HANGAR ??
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JC
I discovered what was in the hangar much earlier than the crane photos.
You see, John is another one of those guys that had a profession where your co-workers felt that your finger nails were never suppose to get dirt under them. When I discovered that he was just as much of a "Pigpen" (referring to the Peanuts character) as I and actually enjoyed tearing up, fixing or riding in/on a machine as much as I do (vs. Opera or Cribbage) I was elated.
As for the solid lifters; I even went so far as to take the "T" lifters out of flat head engines like the Cushman Eagle and carefully grind down the end to add clearance when needed, or weld a little bead on the end to grind appropriately to reduce clearance. Shucks, JC, I even tried my own cam grinding using a bench grinder and file after welding on extra mass. I had no real clue what I was doing other than attempting to increase lift, timing or dwell in hopes it might run faster. I even remember "accidentally" getting the alignment dots between the cam gear and crank off one dot trying to put it all back together in the dark and discovering the next day that while it lacked lower end power it would crank out noticeably more speed on the top end.
Ahaa...... the infamous kick starter launch. Yes, long before Sputnik many of us were on the verge of entering outer space after trying to start our M/C's without proper piston positioning. The second mistake in such a scenario was standing up on the kick starter with a stiff leg and jumping so as to allow all of your weight to push the kick starter down.
While not a first-hand experience, I remember seeing many an arm in a sling from hand starting old tractors or early T model Fords. The electric starter was as great of an invention as the GPS.
Kids today just don't know what fun they missed! :B
