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Both my Orline Mustang & Sears version have two yellow wires joined under a black sleeve, I can't get to either of them at the moment but here are pictures showing this. David

All good suggestions, it might a while before I get round the restoring it, but I'll have a look sometime to see how easy it is to remove. David

Hopefully you can spot the slight differences between the two, here's mine as I got it, complete with free unwanted insect. Not declared on the customs label. David

That selection pack I bought was 6 sheets, the size was approximately the same as standard printer paper, I'm surprised you weren't able to buy a small amount of the equivalent type you found. David

The impeller isn't so cool, but I'm not the only person that's found out they age badly. http://www.akmining.biz/forums/archive/index.php/t-2761765.html?s=d3f0b21da285918b5537d024d8d6b0fe Maybe if it could be 3D scanned some replacements could be 3D printed. David

Hopefully it'll be OK. David

Did you confirm it was this type of generator the outlet was for? That's why I asked for a picture on the wanted post. Looks like it does and then the box was used for a conversion. The plug looks very much like one of the old round pin type rated at 2 amps, round pin plugs in several sizes were common in the UK (along with a couple of other competing mains plug/socket systems) before the 13 amp square pin system took over & became the standard. Having said that some round pin types are still available for specialist applications like theatre lighting. The box is just a metal-clad industrial mains 13 amp switched socket (receptacle outlet) & a steel back-box that can be used with conduit. I have lots of old electrical fittings, so should be able to find out if it's what I suspect it is. David

My Tiny tor was on the old forum briefly, before the problems. It was bought in the UK from a local engine collector, who had tried to get it going but couldn't figure out where the small parts in the carb went, then the starter spring broke, he then offered it to me at one of the local engine shows. I've only seen one more in the UK since (pictures below), it was a buy-it-now on ePay that sold before I saw it. I'm fairly certain that Bakelite plug doesn't have flat prongs/blades like the NEMA one. David

This is the NEMA 1-15R receptacle/outlet used in my Tiny Tor, I don't know who made this one. Another slightly different outlet in one of my Tiny Tigers was made by Leviton, Leviton don't seem to have anything available made of ceramic (that I could find), the nearest I could find was this plastic snap-in version; https://www.ebay.com/itm/232074774701 As Joe said a proper hardware store may have some older style ones, sadly they are becoming rare in the UK, my local one closed down in 2017. David

Clearly they had a very quick glance at wikipedia for the last part of the story and had no idea why the 2-stroke engine used has very few moving parts, I'm a bit disappointed they didn't add a picture of the engine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_(automobile) David

Looks like I never added this one here (it was posted on the old forum), this Tiny Tor generator was the first O&R I acquired back in 2012 and it started my interest & my collection of these little engines. It's the Tiny Tor Model 30A (distributed by Algert Co. of Los Angeles) with a 220/240 volt AC outlet, as well as the standard battery charging output found on the similar Tiny Tiger generators. David

Here are some pictures of mine, the guy I bought it from did have the sluice box but as it got sold separately it didn't head my way, they didn't have any of the other bits though. David

The headline doesn't make sense either considering it was used after the war ended & last used in 1990 and has had several different owners since, then stored again after it stopped running. David

Here is what looks like a complete (apart from the engine carb) Keene Engineering (of 11483 Van Owen, North Hollywood) water pump with the dredge fittings & sluice box (Model 1501). These pictures were permanently borrowed from ePay. It even had the instructions & parts list. David

I have merged this thread with the other Kenco Pump thread, which has the earlier version of the pump (same as mine). David

Nice find, I hope you can salvage some of the engine, but you at least need a replacement starter housing & sparkplug. I have an earlier version of that pump in my collection, I haven't got round to swapping the incorrect later parts yet. David

It's not from a Keene pump, I have one and it uses the standard "short radial engine mount" which the complete pump is attached to. I have started a new thread for the Little Prospector unit you found. David

Strange the parts diagram for the Sno* Tiger doesn't give the engine type, but the pictured engine looks to have a gearbox which would rule it out. Was it this guy that had the bunch of O&R stuff? I've checked and I joined about a year after the sale post. David

The sluice dredge & separate pump must be the Keene one, I have some pictures of one that need adding to the appropriate thread. David

No, but I have seen another of these without the makers decal, not that I can find anything on the makers "Little Prospector Inc" on the decal. From what I can see on the linked site, the engine has a reduction gearbox driving the centrifugal concentrator bowl, this would have been fed with with sand/gravel and used to separate the waste & hopefully find the placer gold they were after. Of course all the waste sand, gravel end up in the stream, river or lake, which can cause water pollution from the minerals, hence why dredging is banned in some states. David

No problem Clint, I thought it was a good idea as these seals only seem to be used on engines with the reduction gearboxes. Also it seems we don't have McMaster-Carr over here in the UK, I guess I should be able find something similar. David

Oh dear, looks like O&R engines are now being targeted by steampunk sellers. Who knows what this Type 98 once originally came off; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ohlsson-Rice-Type-98-Model-Airplane-Engine-Custom-Stand-Steampunk-/192878744718 If you look closely you will notice the cylinder is missing the top fin and if that isn't a glow plug then I don't know how it will run, not that it would run for long with the massive gas tank provided. David

Looks like a good replacement. Also I've changed the title to the correct name for this part (#7-46 gear case sealing washer). David

I can't see where I posted the actual service bulletin, but I could find the above two mentions of the carb screen filter. I've left them in place too in any carbs I found them in, I think the above picture shows why they are actually a good idea, they clog to let you know the tank needs a more through cleaning. David

The gasket paper I have is KlingerStatite; https://docs-emea.rs-online.com/webdocs/0563/0900766b80563191.pdf Page 175 in the Klinger catalogue; http://www.klinger.co.uk/assets/files/Klinger Catalogue 2014.pdf It is rated to 120°C (248°F) & made from cellulose fibre (some websites say it is vegetable fibre ), anyway it sounds very similar to the stuff you have found. David