Got the ol’ blow torch out today and gave it a go on an old tank I had. That did the trick! It was super corroded and nasty inside this tank. Now I can get it all cleaned up and use it again.
Will a gas tank sealer like POR15 work or does it need to be glued with an gas resistant epoxy?
Clint you must have a very good collection now, has your wife told you to go stay in the garage yet. my wife asks me every time I'm on
the computer if I'm looking at toys. That one look like a simple clean up.
Yep, it’s coming along nicely. The garage is probably 120 degrees right now so hopefully the wife doesn’t ask me to stay there... I’m in a similar boat, she knows when I’m on the computer I’m hunting for more O&Rs.
Thanks Twinsport. I’ve tried that method on a couple of these tanks and never could get the bottom to release. I might not have gotten it hot enough. What do you find works well for heating?
Balance is actually not too bad considering the fairly odd design. Compared to trimmers today, this would be quite clumsy, especially for extended periods of time. Having the engine and therefore all the weight down at the head does make it feel like it could get unwieldy. It’s cool having one handle be the gas tank and the other handle the air cleaner. Someone was definitely thinking outside the box...
Yeah, I don’t think it’s had a great deal of run time but I need to look inside the cylinder to really tell. Definitely too bad about the tank, these are the hardest type to clean very well and there’s no accessing the fuel pickup so if the line or filter are clogged or rotten then it usually doesn’t go well. I may go through this as the next project; I haven’t decided yet.
I didn’t see any indications anywhere on the unit for AEP. Dimensions of the gray line spool is 5” diameter. The black spool shroud is approximately 6 1/4” diameter. The yellow guard is about 13 3/8” corner to corner and about 7 1/8” from the center to the edge.
Landed an O&R Life-Savr Generator that looks to be in pretty good shape. Has all the original paperwork. The original box is super fragile and pretty beat up but it still has the label for where it was sold.
I was actually able to spend the better part of yesterday just working on this- it’s rare for me to be able to spend that much of a Saturday on something fun.
Got the engine completely cleaned and rebuilt. Unfortunately I didn’t have new induction case seals for this particular model. The seals weren’t in terrible condition but would have been better to swap them out. I did have a new exhaust gasket kit which it definitely needed. I primed the carb a few minutes ago and it fired right up on the second or third pull. Sounded strong even though the seals weren’t the best. Hopefully I can get one more similar short run out of it when the trimmer is all back together. I need to try to get a video of it running to send to the guy I bought it from.
That’s a great looking mower, never seen one like that. Interesting design concept with the wood roller/wheels. It looks awesome with the O&R on it! Can’t wait to see the final product when you’re all done.
Took apart more of the induction unit and there was an odd, really thin spacer in the bearing stack. Doesn’t look like it would have been original to the engine.
I like that you’ve incorporated the little O&Rs in your display - that’s a nice touch! I don’t know how many times I’ve been tempted to buy a 23 or 60 but I’m afraid if I do that I’ll get hooked on those too.
Interesting, I didn’t see any sort of seal associated with this bearing but I’ll check again. I’m hoping whoever was in this engine last didn’t forget some parts or lose some of the roller bearings. I need to count the ones in your photo and compare.
The one I have is like this, I had never come across this style bearing before. Not sure yet why everything was so loose. I’ll have a better look as I start to put it back together.
Thanks David! I’ve actually been looking to get a couple glass syringes, great use for them. I’ll go that route this time to try to clean the gas tank.
Good external lighting & the macro setting on your camera helps with close up pictures like that and editing to remove anything not of interest as the forum resizes images, resolution of small parts will be lost if you don't.
iPhone camera is all I have anymore... I’ll have to try editing sometime.
Home built mower UK version
in Ohlsson and Rice
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Very nice! I like the bare aluminum too. The green handle makes a nice accent along with the wooden rollers and red engine!