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  1. bob58o

    First time welding and working on small engine.

    lol. When I drop things I close my eyes and listen. Apparently, I’m a bat cause my sonar works better than my eyes for dropped hardware.
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    Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

    So now that I’ve been at the Depot for about two months and just about gotten the hang of all things service desk related… one of the store Assistant Managers wants to poach me to be a Millworks Specialist. I guess that’s a window and door salesman? if it’s more money I guess I should take the...
  3. bob58o

    Troubles getting motor started

    I can see how hogging out that jet could be an issue now. Also I think I was attempting RC Nitro fuel when I was throwing jets at my engine. lol. The intake shape plus downward slope and hogged out jet is probably pouring gas into the port. Let’s see what the spark plug looks like. I don’t...
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    Troubles getting motor started

    That photo with the red intake was just an example I found of a Briggs using a similar intake to show the carb is below the port. Not OP’s engine… Your photo shows the intake is upside down in one of the two photos… ??? The OP’s or yours? The photo you showed has the intake “manifold” set so...
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    Troubles getting motor started

    the question still remains…. Is the intake upside down? and is the intake from a tecumseh?
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    Troubles getting motor started

    Is the intake upside down? I looked for other pictures of Tecumseh's and it seems like the fuel charge goes uphill through the intake to the port? Maybe the uphill slope helps prevent the liquid fuel from entering the port? I think the design is strange, but maybe the uphill slope plus heat...
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    Troubles getting motor started

    If I remember correctly, my Tecumseh needed large jets because of the shape of the intake pipe. Had to toss a lot of jet at it because that dumb intake probably only allows half of it to stay atomized. The other half probably pools up as liquid
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    Hot 265 Cam

    I think I did a lot of my port work with smaller bits. I like the sanding cones on the pneumatic die grinder and I think I liked chain saw sharpening bits in the dremel
  9. bob58o

    Front end and suspension stuff, including VooDoo, Black magic and other engineering principals

    Forgive my ignorance… Why is the bar bent? Is this for longer suspension parts? Or clearance? Or something else? My A Arm understanding limited to knowing there are things called A Arms.
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    3 Word Story 2023

    Blue-haired polka dancers
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    Predator 420 Mod Discussion/Input

    Remind me. The 0811 means 108 Intake Center line and 111 lobe separation angle? NR has this listed as the RPM version of this cam. 10.5 : 1 Static Compression Ratio is the Minimum Recommended. Static Compression is only kinda useful. Dynamic Compression Ratio is what matters. Not only the...
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    3 Word Story 2023

    Mr. Jones and
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    3 Word Story 2023

    zoning zigzag zoos
  14. bob58o

    Hot 265 Cam

    They make some short adapters that can allow a gx390 carb on a clone engine. I think the gx390 carbs are closer to 22mm but could be wrong. A 390 carb on a clone isn’t great for stop and go. Hard to tune the “just off idle” (1/8 - 1/4 throttle) portion of the throttle range. I used a 390 carb...
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    Hot 265 Cam

    How big is the TCT carb? I thought I recently heard is was 12.5mm. I think a stock carb is 15mm. I’m not sure this is the route I would go, but not sure what I’d do to fix it.
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    Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

    I don’t remember a handle on it. It could have been from the 60s or 70s, I believe my pops was born in 45. This one says 1970s, but others on eBay say 1960s and look similar.
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    Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

    My lawyers always convinced to waive my right to a jury trial.
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    Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

    Every child in the 80s had a father who owned this.
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    Bobs 2024 Build Off Build

    I am not a crook!
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