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You are right, I keep forgetting you are not going for full potential.
My current project is this little Honda 1600. In got it free planing on parting it out. Looks like it took a dive off the back of a truck. It would turn so far, and stop. I thought it threw a rod, and bet the PO thought the same thing. When I opened it up, it had dropped a valve. I'm thinking that when it got dropped, the valve spring compressed enough to let the retainer pop off. The valve was the only casualty. Cylinder, piston, and all insides look great. I got a set of valves, also picked up a new carb, ignition parts, rewind starter, and some other small stuff, for less then $20, Just waiting on the gasket set, then I will hope I can remember how it all fits back together.
The future project, is this 5kw head. I have a PTO that will mount to the NP435 in my pickup. I planning on using a half shaft off a minivan, as the drive shaft. Then likely a set of pulleys to get the right speed (Still have not calculated the output speed of the PTO). Right now, the plans are to have it run at the 3600 RPM, while the engine is at idle, and have a switch mounted to the gas pedal, or a speed sensor, to shut down the engine if the RPMs get above the idle, or 3600 at the gen head.
I also have 2 military generators (3KW, and a 1.5KW), that I would like to get running, just need some more roundtuits.
My current project is this little Honda 1600. In got it free planing on parting it out. Looks like it took a dive off the back of a truck. It would turn so far, and stop. I thought it threw a rod, and bet the PO thought the same thing. When I opened it up, it had dropped a valve. I'm thinking that when it got dropped, the valve spring compressed enough to let the retainer pop off. The valve was the only casualty. Cylinder, piston, and all insides look great. I got a set of valves, also picked up a new carb, ignition parts, rewind starter, and some other small stuff, for less then $20, Just waiting on the gasket set, then I will hope I can remember how it all fits back together.
The future project, is this 5kw head. I have a PTO that will mount to the NP435 in my pickup. I planning on using a half shaft off a minivan, as the drive shaft. Then likely a set of pulleys to get the right speed (Still have not calculated the output speed of the PTO). Right now, the plans are to have it run at the 3600 RPM, while the engine is at idle, and have a switch mounted to the gas pedal, or a speed sensor, to shut down the engine if the RPMs get above the idle, or 3600 at the gen head.
I also have 2 military generators (3KW, and a 1.5KW), that I would like to get running, just need some more roundtuits.