factory 487 #26 Posted February 24, 2020 17 hours ago, Mitymoehelp said: Ok yea I’m not quite sure if I want to put it in a boat it was just a thought and who actually made these engines for Buffalo turbine Ohlsson & Rice Compact engines appear regularly on eBay, you shouldn't have difficulty finding another suitable engine for a boat. As well as being incorporated into many different tools, the engines were available for anyone to use for making their own tools or for powering models etc. Some O&R engines can also be found with water-cooled cylinders for model boat use. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #27 Posted February 24, 2020 I love that advertisement, would make a nice large print to hang. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
factory 487 #28 Posted February 24, 2020 I thought I had uploaded that one but turns out I haven't yet, it's from a two sided brochure leaflet from 1963 (the source of my avatar image), I have a four page brochure from 1963 plus some other bits to add to the "manuals sticky thread" in the future. Would you like me to email you a high resolution image of that page? David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #29 Posted February 24, 2020 Absolutely, maybe I could get it enlarged and framed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #30 Posted February 25, 2020 Do any of you guys by chance have a bearing set or even just one or two roller bearings for the flywheel side outer bearing I can not find one of the rollers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUST O&R 237 #31 Posted February 25, 2020 Ive got a few. If you pm me I will throw them in the mail for you.( Thews little guy's will get away from you very quickly ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #32 Posted February 25, 2020 Awesome, yea they are the shorter wider needles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #33 Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) And does anyone have a points pushrod that they are looking to get rid of Edited February 26, 2020 by Mitymoehelp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #34 Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Do any of you have a spare little push rod for the points that you would be willing to get rid of mine broke during disassembly, if not can I make a new one if so how Edited February 26, 2020 by Mitymoehelp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #35 Posted February 26, 2020 I’ll dig through some stuff later this evening and see if I might have a spare push rod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUST O&R 237 #36 Posted February 26, 2020 Got him one putting with the bearings he needed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
factory 487 #37 Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 7:30 PM, CNew said: Absolutely, maybe I could get it enlarged and framed! You should have an email with the two page brochure attached. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #38 Posted March 4, 2020 Carb is rebuilt and ready to go huge thanks to Just O&R for sending me the parts I needed 1 CNew reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 698 #39 Posted March 4, 2020 Nice, did you ever get the push rod and spark issue figured out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #40 Posted March 8, 2020 Not quite I am still working on putting the parts back together, I ended up doing a whole rebuild because of all the screws that snapped off mainly because of the points set screw, it sure is a pain to get all the bearings in without them falling out but I used a small ammount of permatex assembly lube left over from our small block v8 rebuild to hold the bearings in place while I slid the crankshaft into the crank case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #41 Posted March 8, 2020 One more thing, is there supposed to be a seal between the dust cap/bearing retainer on the flywheel side, I’m assuming there is, if so can you let me know what it’s made of and how thick it needs to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 698 #42 Posted March 8, 2020 Yeah, those rollers are a PITA and just did another one yesterday myself. I use Lubriplate 105 engine assembly grease but it's basically the same thing. Yes, there should be a seal there. Original seal is a small cupped seal but so far don't think anyone found a direct replacement of those. I do have a couple rubber flat washers in my parts stash that seem about the right size but never really looked into it to see if they are actually a newer type crank seal. @factory is the technical parts guru so maybe he knows of something and I think @CNew was looking into cupped replacements at one time. Not sure if an O ring will work or not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
factory 487 #43 Posted March 8, 2020 I tried many different seal suppliers but couldn't find anything like the originals in shape, also modern seals seem to be a lot wider. O&R did change the seal & the bearing retainer to a different type for later production engines, these can be used for older engines too. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 698 #44 Posted March 8, 2020 @Mitymoehelp there's also a crank seal on the other end inside the induction piece. Like an 1/8" inside the hole. An O ring will work for that one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #45 Posted March 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, Wallfish said: @CNew was looking into cupped replacements at one time. Not sure if an O ring will work or not Yep, still hunting. I think I might have a lead on something but still need to acquire and do some testing. Can’t hurt to try an o-ring... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUST O&R 237 #46 Posted March 8, 2020 I'm working on a different approach making the original bearing retainer bigger in the center to add a seal I'm not sure but the aquabug has a seal like this and i found a seal that looks like it will work. I have a man making me the tooling and hope it works out. 1 CNew reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
factory 487 #47 Posted March 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, JUST O&R said: I'm working on a different approach making the original bearing retainer bigger in the center to add a seal I'm not sure but the aquabug has a seal like this and i found a seal that looks like it will work. I have a man making me the tooling and hope it works out. That is the later one I was referring to above (post #43) that uses more modern type seals, they also changed the induction housing one to a similar type but made it non-removable in the process. David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #48 Posted March 15, 2020 The mity moe runs once again !!! 4 Wallfish, Fishnuts2, factory and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CNew 404 #49 Posted March 15, 2020 Nice! Looking forward to some final photos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mitymoehelp 5 #50 Posted March 23, 2020 (edited) Now it has come time to paint the flywheel cover/recoil housing, how risky is it to drill out the rivit holding the recoil in and remove the recoil for cleaning and painting Edited March 23, 2020 by Mitymoehelp Misspelled a word Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
