Wallfish

Thanks but i have other crank shafts and another engine is already to go and attached to the generator. Just need to clean the aluminum plate it sits on and order some rubber feet which were missing to finish it up. When I get some time, I'll pull it apart again and compare the crank to another one to try and figure out what is going on with it.

The original engine is the one I rebuilt but that shaft protrudes out too far to work with the generator. If it was indeed the original engine, it came with it but that doesn't mean anything. I even opened it back up to have a look see and everything is good. I'm guessing that shaft is from a different engine but I thought the cases were all pretty much the same. I miss David, he always has the part # info to validate this kind of stuff. Hope he's doing OK

Set back It was mentioned earlier about the tapered shaft lengths and the one which came with the 400 is too long. When I first tested it on the engine I was going to use, the 2 tapers didn't match right to lock the shafts together. As it turns out, the longer one pushes the generator's armature out, which pushes the rear bearing out just a little to far for the cover cap to fit. It was never noticed before I went to install that cover that the armature was not in the correct position and therefore would not match with the longer taper shaft. Someone was definitely in this engine before because the gaskets were missing when I opened it up. So now after going through that whole engine, can't use it. I'll have to figure out what's up with that shaft and why it's like it is. Certainly didn't notice anything unusual while assembling it. Now I'll use the more modern engine but after all that work it would've been nice to keep the old school style. Here's a pic with 2 tapers end to end. It looks like the shaft of the engine is out too far yet it will not push inside the case any further.

I have diaphragms and stuff. The one reason I offered my engine is because something like that old mini bike is worth letting one go to have that thing complete again. Even if it's not mine because It's a very cool and rare old piece. I'll find that engine and take a look at it, install a new diaphragm and fire it up to be sure it's operational. Then we can talk. The thing is, if it is NOS without ever being ran, I would not run it at all since it won't be NOS after doing so. Are your plans to fire that thing up and ride it or just have it as a display piece or ?

Don't show him That!!!!!!! Now we'll never get to see him on that thing. LoL

Hurry up and stop fool'n around, you need time to get on that skateboard.

With that Chicken Power engine you should have everything you need to get an engine running and mounted on that bike with maybe the exception of a carb diaphragm. So I'm not sure exactly what you need or want. Do you want me to go through an engine for you and have it running? Or we can easily guide you through getting yours running which is probably faster. And less expensive.

The engine, gearbox and tire drive gear are the same exact thing as a Chicken Power unit which was used the same way to engage the front tire on a bicycle. Post some pics of what you have for engines and stuff and we can probably work something out if you need to.

Think I might have a whole spare engine with gearbox for one of those (NOS). That's the only engine I ever remember seeing with a purple decal on the recoil blower housing. Is the decal on the engine cover purple? Never got around to it but I was going to make one out of EMT pipe. It may be the gearbox that's stuck and not the engine. The old grease they used in them can get hard as a rock

I have a bunch of spare plates from ruined engines so this was one off the shelf. Think it came from the engine I just sent to JD for his blown TT. The dirty ones get soaked in a can of carb cleaner and sprayed off to clean them so they're ready to go for the next one. They can be a PITA to clean if doing them by hand with a brush and such. Not sure why it's so shiney but it is more so than others for some reason. I did polish up the exhaust manifold a little on the polish wheel. Those can be difficult to clean as well. The chrome on those is very thin and it doesn't take much to ruin one.

here's a pic of the washer type cap gaskets. Not sure when they changed but maybe David knows I bought a cheap set of O rings at Harbor Freight a while back. 2 sizes in there fit them both and there's about 10 of each

New rings, seals and gaskets. Just need to do the recoil, tighten the head, some cleaning and minor assembly. Oh, and a carb rebuild. Went fairly smooth today. Did learn one thing, sticking that thin little reed valve gasket in your mouth to soften it up works just as good as using gasoline. They will not go on dry so you need to wet them so they expand a little to fit.

@CNewIt's not as quick but works well Another trick I found for getting that old varnished horrible gas smell off your hands. Afterwashing and scrubbing with good soap, I finish up washing with a gel shave cream. It seems to do more than just mask the smell. @JUST O&R Yes, I just clean, lube and re use them

Since others are get'n busy with their O&R stuff, it motivated me to do some of mine. Thought this 400 model would take an easy engine swap but once dismantled, I noticed the tapered shaft for this generator is about 1/8 longer. Never knew that and always assumed all of those short tapered shafts were all the same. SO, complete engine rebuild is in order. Got it all apart and cleaned up today. Typically I use gasoline and a brush but did this one up in my office. Didn't want the gas smell so I used Seafoam which still stinks but no where near as bad. Then used some citrus degreaser and it all worked out well. My office smells like oranges. Someone was in this engine before because it's missing some gaskets. Found a replacement coil, another gas tank and an exhaust manifold which is clean and shiney.

Only looked at the cut off saw cap and the 2 on the donor Mustang saw when posting Just went out to look at more and the Lancaster saw does have Orings but the other Mustang also has washer type seals. They must have changed over at some point and maybe the IPLs will show different part numbers. Let me know if you want pics of the washer type

I've never taken one apart so can only offer guesses and suggestions. I know there is a compression release but don't know how it's connected to the engine. You can see the tube or bar at the bottom of your last pic.

Those aren't Orings but more of a flat washer, although I'm sure Orings will work. You can make them out of thick gasket material.

Here's an 8" cut off wheel. A 9" wheel may fit but only found them in packs of 25 https://www.grainger.com/product/4DDV1?cm_mmc=PPC:+MSN+PLA&s_kwcid=AL!2966!10!8973609365!1102900021209&ef_id=Ws1eMQAACx4pkpJ_:20200102222937:s Did you score a cut off saw Clint? Where's the pics?

Haven't yet

That cleaned up nice. Looks good

Just happened to be on the auction site yesterday while looking for something else and low and behold this was on there too. The auction was ending soon when I saw it so figured I'd take a stab at it. Pleasantly surprised to win one since these 400 models are pretty rare to come across even though I need another generator like a hole in the head. Guessing it needed too much work for most people since it went fairly cheap for what it is. Luckily, I have all the stuff to make this complete. Hopefully didn't outbid any of you guys

So 1/32 for the material is close enough for me. Just ordered some to check it out Thanks for measuring them!!!!!

Hell yeah, I'm 55 but don't really know it. Doing stupid stuff is one of my specialties. Only problem is if you send it up here you might not get it back. I've been wanting one of those for a while now. I'm always up for doing some trading for it too

Should I hold the gasket hostage until he rides it?

Not 100% sure if it's correct since I don't have a micrometer to measure them. I was just guessing but it should work. That gasket material linked was for the exhaust gaskets but it should also be good for the tank gasket. I'll send a tank gasket for you to copy. It's much easier that way than using the actual tank part for a template. Is there anything else you need so we can kill 2 birds with one shipment? BTW, where's the video of you riding that skateboard?