usedtoolman

I do have a reproduction of the instruction label on this generator. I would be happy to send you a copy. email me your address. Send info direct to usedtoolman227@charter.net. Jim

I just got back from the Memorial Day weekend show in Bernardston MA. The attached picture shows my display of O&R engines which has grown a bit from the previous posting. I ran out of room and had to leave some of the larger pieces at home. Great show. Lots of sun. No rain. Chance to visit with old friends. Everybody is amazed at the vatiety of tools powered by the O&R engines. Jim

The problem with trying to alter the valve seat is that if you don't get it perfectly smooth and round it will let gas leak past it. I don't know of any easy way to alter the check ball seat.

There are two different check balls used in the O&R carburetor. The 1/16" ball appears to be the older version and the 3/32" a newer version. My experience with the 1/16" balls has been terrible. They tend to stick shut even after the carburetor is thoroughly cleaned and even if the ball is replaced with a new one. Has anybody else had this problem? Does anybody have magical cure for this problem?

Attached are pictures of the Orline Cut Off Saw that I restored last year. Another one of the seemingly endless variety of tools that used this little engine. I found that School Bus yellow is a very good match for the Orline yellow.

Attached are pictures of my restored Comet chainsaw. When I got this, the handle was missing. Wallfish was kind enough to loan me a handle which I used as a template to bend a new one. Also the prong that sticks down below the blade was broken off and missing. I was able to graft on a piece of aluminum and blend it to shape.

Here are six different O&R pumps. I don't know how many different ones were produced though I have seen at least 2 more. The blue one has no nameplate. Going clockwise from there they are a Keene Engineering, a Cenatron, a Kenco, a Comet and an ElectroFlow. I never cease to be amazed by how many different companies used these little engines.

Good point about the oil in the cylinder. I will add that to my list. I think that dielectric grease on the points might keep them from making good contact.

I have quite a few O&R tools so most of them don't get run very often. I have found that even with draining the gasoline and running the carb as dry as possible they often have a stuck check valve in the carb after a year or so. To avoid this problem I have changed my shut down routine for any engine that is going into prolonged storage. After draining and drying the gas tank and removing the fuel line, I remove the diaphragm chamber from the carb, take the top off and remove the diaphragm. I rinse the bottom half with spray type carb cleaner and then run a little through the check valve. I then dry eveything with a gentle air flow before reassembling. This whole process only takes 10 -15 minutes and it assures me that the engine will restart when I take it out of storage. Now if I could just find a way to keep points from oxidizing..

Attached pictures show my Chip-A-Saw before and after restoration. The new decal was made by photoshopping a photo that webhead was kind enough to send me.

The air compressor is one of the harder to find O&R tools. This one has never been run. I snaged it about a year ago. Came with all the paper work but unfortunately the box was gone.

The attached picture shows my O&R display at one of the local shows the summer before last. I have added a number of units since then and will be posting some of the more interesting ones in the coming weeks. I am a returning member. I was on the old Forum but am just returning after getting locked out when the forum moved last year.