First set of gaskets are now cut. I measured the thickness vs the original gasket as well and it looks like the original material is close to 0.034” whereas the new Garlock 2900 material is about 0.030”. Hopefully the difference isn’t an issue once installed... It also seems the older gasket material is a little stiffer while the new material has slightly more squish
Just had a really nice visit with an engineer buddy of mine from MN and he dropped off the 3D printed vent for the Little Wonder Trimmer. This is awesome!
I haven’t done anything to it yet, just manually turned the spool to reel in the rope. I’m thinking the grease is dried out, that’s what I’m hoping anyway.
I’m surprised to see that this Lancaster SLA 20 is still listed and no one has snatched it up yet. I still have to pass on it for now. Given how long the listing has been on, maybe someone can get a decent deal with a reasonable offer.
Cool, I’ll have to search that one. I think I’ve seen it in google searches.
The paint on the pump portion isn’t the greatest on this one but it doesn’t look like it ever was pristine originally either. Given all the surface rust and corrosion I’m thinking it was stored in an outdoor shed or garage over the years.
The tank looks similar to the oil tank (with pump) used on the Petro chainsaw
David,
Is the Petro chainsaw the same as the Chugger Saw.
On 2/11/2020 at 3:33 PM, Rich said:
Hey CNew, (Name unknown sorry) That sounds brilliant, you do realise that you would need to send it to me in Brisbane Australia??? Hope that won’t be an issue. Cheers Rich
Rich,
I’ve never mailed anything to AU before but I’ll go by the post office sometime and look into it. Send me a PM with your address.
Finally received the piece of Garlock 2900 gasket material to experiment with for the cylinder head gaskets. At first glance it looks promising. I’ll take some more measurements this weekend and try cutting a sample to try out on an engine.
Gasket samples arrived from Eric. I’m going to take a close look this weekend and verify the dimensions and pass along any minor adjustments so hopefully he can blast them out for us.
John,
I’ll also get your NOS gaskets back in the mail to you.
It was the highlight of my trip! Fun to meet a fellow enthusiast and addict I wish I would have had more time to hang out and not so rushed to get to Knoxville. Looking forward to another opportunity to meet up. Thank you for welcoming me into your shop- I’m glad all the logistics worked out! That was awesome!
I haven’t tried it yet but I have some gasket material on order that I’m hoping will work for the exhaust/head. Once it arrives I’ll give the Olfa a try.
Well, if for some reason Eric has trouble laser cutting these thin paper gaskets, here is a cheap solution. I just bought this little Olfa circle cutter and it works pretty well!
The tank is integral to the cover shroud kind of like on the Aquabug. It may take some time to find a set of proper decals for the shroud so in the interim I was thinking of mounting a cool round tank. I’ll have to repaint the original cover shroud white and most likely find someone to replicate the Clinton decals some day. I think it will look cool with the tank I have set aside for it as well. I kind of like the look of an exposed tank on these old outboards anyway.
Making progress... Still have some more sections of paint to remove before I can start prepping it for paint. I’m also going need to fabricate a bracket for the tank I’m going to use. I’m also going to need to do some repair work on the bracket that mounts the engine to the boat. It was broken in half. Cast aluminum is always fun to try to mend...
Ohlsson & Rice: Cylinder Head Gasket Material
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First set of gaskets are now cut. I measured the thickness vs the original gasket as well and it looks like the original material is close to 0.034” whereas the new Garlock 2900 material is about 0.030”. Hopefully the difference isn’t an issue once installed... It also seems the older gasket material is a little stiffer while the new material has slightly more squish