Recent content by chads

Still looking...

This might be a long shot but I figured I'd try. If you have a casting kit you would like to sell please contact me. Thanks, Don

All set !!! Thanks bearcar1 :) :) :)

Please let me know if you have any of these issues you would like to sell. Thanks, Don (Chads)

Simply amazing !!! Great work on the Briggs :bow: :bow: :bow: Chads

Thankyou for all the kind words :) This casting kit is still available from Bob Herder at: http://bobherder.tripod.com/casting_kit.htm The casting quality was very good. The only change I made to the kit was that I made the valves out of drill rod. The prints suggested to use the supplied...

I do have a few contruction pictures that I will upload when I get some time. Here is a short video of it running before it got a paint job... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-tBIqpZ0C4 Chads

I finished this engine over a month ago. I finally found some time to get these pictures up. The castings were purchased from Bob Herder and it is a nice running engine. Thanks for looking Don (Chads)

Merry Christmas !!! :)

I just have the crank cover off to troubleshoot. I ran it again tonight and it really is starting to pick up some rpm's. For some reason it will get an intermittant air bubble in the fuel line which will either cause it to stall out or run erratic for a moment. Don (Chads)

I am using a 12V automotive coil. The points I used were from a big old relay that I tore apart. ...and thanks for the kind words :) Don (Chads)

OK Guys, I got her running :) I lapped the valves with toothpaste over and over and the compression increased where it had the bounce. After some adjustments to the timing and the touchy carb, here is the result... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-tBIqpZ0C4

The engine fires but cannot sustain running. Do you guys suspect this issue as a compression problem still? I'm out of ideas. Thanks for the help... Don (Chads)

UPDATE.. I relapped the intake valve and now have good(better) compression. I still could not get it to fire. However, I tried something different. Even though it is setup with points, I put my buzz coil box on it and it fires and runs for a few seconds. I realize the timing is way off...

I just finished up a Bob Herder's Thompson engine. I tried to run it but it only popped a couple times. The compression is very low and I changed out the CI piston ring with a rubber O-ring- Same thing >:( The valves seem to be seating fine. Has anyone ever seen this before on any other...