It was music, John. Took a little getting used to the carburetor; a can of fuel with a hole in it that dripped into the manifold... It was also what turned out to be my last hurrah at poured (babbit) bearings, ~ 25 years ago now.. I still have the tooling... On 10/13/18, John Ferrell wrote: > That sir, is the Real Heavy Metal Music! > > > On 10/13/2018 5:54 PM, John Gardner wrote: >> ...Kind of like the old hit & miss engines. >> >> Indeed. I once restored an 1898 Hercules one-banger >> >> irrigation pump engine someone recovered from the >> >> Sonoran desert - Started on Petrol, ran on Paraffin >> >> once it warmed up. Paraffin was a lot cheaper, 120 >> >> years ago... >> >> That's gasoline & kerosene for you Gringos... >> >> The flywheel-mounted centrifigal governor turned spark >> >> on @ ~ 250 RPM, and off @ ~ 325 RPM. >> >> Boop-boop-boop-boop-boop-boop.... "8) >> >> ... >> >> >> On 10/13/18, John Ferrell wrote: >>> Kind of like the old hit & miss engines. >>> >>> >>> On 10/11/2018 6:05 PM, John Gardner wrote: >>>> Nice, Harold - I like it... >>> -- >>> John Ferrell W8CCW >>> Julian NC 27283 >>> It is better to walk alone, >>> than with a crowd going the wrong direction. >>> --Diane Grant >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >>> > > -- > John Ferrell W8CCW > Julian NC 27283 > It is better to walk alone, > than with a crowd going the wrong direction. > --Diane Grant > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .