Wallfish

Here is the newest addition to her O&R collection. It has a 12VDC port, a 120VDC, and a 120VAC outlet. We bought this from a friend.
 
 

Very cool, great addition to the collection. I was just thinking the other day that things have been a little quiet on here for O&R finds. I’m certainly not having a lot of luck finding any these days. Glad you landed that little generator!

I repaired the recoil, cleaned and gapped the points, repaired the spark plug wire and put a little gas in the carb and it fired right up. I forgot to plug in a drop light but I will tomorrow as I ran out of time. I will need a diaphragm carb kit, its stiff and dried out. B ut all the parts are there. Except of course the main jet.I don't think I need a reed valve.

The springs can go in and out so they just need to be set back in place as long as they aren't broken. I don't remember ever seeing a distinct clutch assembly drawing but there may be one on here somewhere, I just couldn't find one. There are a couple of different clutch setups so not knowing exactly what you are working with makes any details or advice difficult. How about posting a picture of it?

The wire should go to a kill switch button on the handle to shut down the engine by grounding the coil. Location of the switch depends on the model.
One port is an air vent. It goes from the bottom of the tank to just inside of the fuel cap. The other port is the fuel feed to the carb.
More than likely it will need a new carb diaphragm to run or run correctly. Check the air filter BEFORE trying to start it. If it has that old crusty material inside, it will need to be thoroughly cleaned out. Otherwise it will be sucked into the engine. Not good.
 
If you use the search feature you can find other threads on the Drillgine drills.
Here's a link to the search results for "Drillgine" in topics only. There are threads on the early reds and later yellows
https://myoldmachine.com/search/?q=drillgine&quick=1&type=forums_topic

Re use them if possible. I've reused many without issue if they were not damaged
If they were damaged, search "High Temp gasket material" to cut your own. The O ring isn't anything special and can be found with a search for that size as well

Hi Wilf,

Have sent you a PM. 
 
regards
Paul.

Hi I have just acquired a Q&R 1hp engine with a tarpen flex workhead i am very interested in the chain saw attachment.
I'm based in north Somerset Nr Bristol.

RPM at full throttle is 6300 So yeah, they scream a little bit
Governor is never "guaranteed" but they seem to work very well. I've never had one fail while the engine is running. It's controlled by the spring on the bottom of the carb.  No adjustments are available on those older versions. Newer ones have a lever that can adjust tension on the spring
Diaphragm should be soft and pliable for best results. Wrinkles indicate it's probably old and stiff.
 

I'm back!!!
 
I have had a busy summer, and i am finally getting around to posting this.
I have replaced the crusty old spark plug insulation (2 layers of shrink tubing)

Also, I had problems with fuel system, so I properly modified it. (maybe epoxy isn't proper I guess)

Also, because  I have access to a mill, I can make a compex shape for a motor mount.


 
I also have one question. 
Is the air vane governor guaranteed to work?
I say this because I had it running today, and it sounded like it was trying to go pretty fast (maybe hitting 2000rpm) 
Now, I know that these engines can hit around 5000rpm idle, I just didn't have my tach hooked up at the moment, and I didn't want to risk any damage.
Can I just start it up and then walk away expecting the governor to work first time without any tweaking?
 
Also, should my carburetor diaphragm be kind-of wrinkly? I believe it is the original diaphragm and it has not been replaced.
 
Thanks

Those Tarpen tools are definitely cool and they look very well built.  I'd like to find some for my collection but doubt there are very many out there.

Here's my one in the display shed with the other O&R powered machines (amongst other things)...
 
Paul
 

Here is her newest addition. It is an Aquabug with the electric conversion. I will get pictures of the electric later.

Here is my wife's O&R display at our local show this year. It was before she got the Aquabug boat engine.
 
 

maybe some day I’ll see some
 
 

Have you guys come across this tiny mini bike called a BIG ELEPhANT? It was built in Japan and uses a Tas P7 engine or have seen one with a Tas S22? Here is a photo of the original sales brochure and it has a Big Elephant sitting on the seat of a 1969/70 Honda CB750 which probably dates it pretty well!

I do remember someone posted one that could switch back and forth from gas to electric but I cannot seem to find it now.
It could've been way back on the old forum before we switched to here. Lots of that info was lost

guess it would help to put the gas tank on. ooops! Good thing I looked at the pic on the screen

New member @Sinclair is from Australia. You can try contacting him through Private Message. Click on the little envelope icon on the top right corner.
The small water pump is missing.

Well, got one done anyway. Took much longer to do than anticipated.
I cut some of that blue spring steel I ordered for making the carb springs. The first stuff I ordered was too thick for the carb springs and it finally found a purpose. Sliced a long thin piece off then heated and bent the edge of it into a circle to fit in the dogleg hole. Drilled out the old stuff. Put the new spring in place then dropped solder in. The bubble of solder was big so I also hammered it so it would stay very tight. Filed off the remainder and cut the spring to length. Seems to work well. UGH, only 7 more to go!
I like that gun bluing stuff so I'll probably clean them all up and coat them with that too.
 

Finally found the last item I'm aware of for the collection. These Lewis winches were made for Homelite and these blue ones seem to be super rare. It's the same winch as the common orange units but the blue Homelite paint makes it a better fit for the collection.
Just need the small drive belt which the seller forgot to add in the box but is sending. Probably find a nicer power head to switch this on to as well.

 

Found another tool for the collection. A Homelite XL-100G-1A. Basically the same as an XL-100 circular saw but with a grinder wheel instead of a saw blade but doesn't come with flat guide to ride on. Not in the best of condition concerning the paint but this is the only one I've ever seen so...

Also have this Cutoff saw grinder. Same idea as the XL-100G but this is an attachment to the chainsaw compared to a specific manufactured tool.

Well, got one done anyway. Took much longer to do than anticipated.
I cut some of that blue spring steel I ordered for making the carb springs. The first stuff I ordered was too thick for the carb springs and it finally found a purpose. Sliced a long thin piece off then heated and bent the edge of it into a circle to fit in the dogleg hole. Drilled out the old stuff. Put the new spring in place then dropped solder in. The bubble of solder was big so I also hammered it so it would stay very tight. Filed off the remainder and cut the spring to length. Seems to work well. UGH, only 7 more to go!
I like that gun bluing stuff so I'll probably clean them all up and coat them with that too.
 

Hi Wallfish.
 Thank you so much for the information and advice. I now have the recoil back together and working. My next step is to get the drill running. I will let you know how I get on 😎