Yevick 0 #1 Posted January 24 Hello everyone, just picked up a Olson and Rice Drillgine yesterday and was taking it apart to do a good clean up and see if I can get it running. The red wire that goes through the handle comes out around the magneto is not connected to anything. Wondering if any of you guys might snap a picture for me of where it goes. Also the fuel lines are not attached and I see two ports on the fuel tank and only found one place on the carb to attach a fuel line and I'm guessing that goes on the lower port of the tank. Thanks for any help you guys can give Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 700 #2 Posted January 25 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 1 Yevick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yevick 0 #3 Posted February 8 I'm still working with cleaning this up and made it to the clutch which everything in the gearbox is a dried up sticky mess. I was working the clutch butterflies back and forth and the two pieces of spring steel flew out. Is this clutch repairable now or have I ruined it? I don't know how they were in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wallfish 700 #4 Posted February 8 1 hour ago, Yevick said: I'm still working with cleaning this up and made it to the clutch which everything in the gearbox is a dried up sticky mess. I was working the clutch butterflies back and forth and the two pieces of spring steel flew out. Is this clutch repairable now or have I ruined it? I don't know how they were in there 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? 1 Yevick reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yevick 0 #5 Posted February 9 I will post a picture when I can get back down there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
