IT LIVES.......!!
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:10 am
Hi All:
Today I got my 1940 VF-402 engine running. I have no idea when it ran last, but it hasn't run since I "rescued" it last February (it looks like it's been many, many years since it last coughed to life). The plug wires were cloth-covered rubber hard as wood, so I put a cheap set of new ones on; I also replaced the cap, rotor, points, condensor, spark plugs, and engine oil (only about 3 quarts of very black, very thick stuff drained out). I used a reconditioned coil, and rigged a temporary ignition switch.
I went thru the carburetor, generator, air cleaner, distributor, and fuel pump. All that, and I still managed to forget the can of ether! I was still able to start and run it, though. I was able to get it into gear, but without the gas pedal working, I couldn't get 'er to move (in idle).
I took a few video clips, and after I get them posted on YouTube, I'll post the links here.
Today I got my 1940 VF-402 engine running. I have no idea when it ran last, but it hasn't run since I "rescued" it last February (it looks like it's been many, many years since it last coughed to life). The plug wires were cloth-covered rubber hard as wood, so I put a cheap set of new ones on; I also replaced the cap, rotor, points, condensor, spark plugs, and engine oil (only about 3 quarts of very black, very thick stuff drained out). I used a reconditioned coil, and rigged a temporary ignition switch.
I went thru the carburetor, generator, air cleaner, distributor, and fuel pump. All that, and I still managed to forget the can of ether! I was still able to start and run it, though. I was able to get it into gear, but without the gas pedal working, I couldn't get 'er to move (in idle).
I took a few video clips, and after I get them posted on YouTube, I'll post the links here.