while visiting a friend he told me about some old engines he got while cleaning out his god fathers house. they were there for over 45 years in one spot in unknown condition, lets see if they will come back to life with some TLC.
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@samcafiso59972 жыл бұрын
So, these engines came from my dads uncle (my godfather). I was talking to my dad over the weekend, and he said that when he was very young (he is 76 now), he had a wooden go-cart, and that Uncle Al had a small engine that they put on it. He said that there was no clutch. Just a wooden lever that pushed an idler against a drive belt to tighten it to make it go. He thinks that one of these engines was it. I'm sure that Uncle Al is smiling down upon you watching you getting it running again. I'm looking forward to see if you give the other one a go. Thanks so much Mustie!
@Cap10VDO2 жыл бұрын
Very cool, Sam. From the age when everyone who owned an outboard was a small engine mechanic, just out of necessity. How many mechanics got their start keeping those kinds of go-carts running, I wonder. These days, they just get battery-powered lawn buggies, and grow up to buy Teslas!
@cwmaxfield20002 жыл бұрын
@@Cap10VDO wow. That's cool to hear the history. Thanks. 👍
@OldSkoolF2 жыл бұрын
SO Happy they didn't go to the scrap yard... Your God Father lives on while there are still memories of him... Love stories like this...
@frankcastle43832 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam:) The story behind these motors make it that much cooler:)
@blackbuttecruizr2 жыл бұрын
This video makes me smile! I can't wait for him to build a bike for this one!
@MarkEllington12 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about this channel is how Mustie talks "to you" instead of "at you". It kind of puts you there, hanging out while he fixes stuff.
@SoapyHB2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It's a bit of a personal touch. "I'll just set you up here." "Remember it was the second hole on the lever, I'll be checking with you later." "I bet you are all yelling at me right now because I forgot something" etc etc. Very entertaining and very interesting videos. I'm loving them. We don't see snow blowers in Australia. 😆
@mrbrooks9969 Жыл бұрын
100%
@blainesayler15142 жыл бұрын
Mustie always has plenty of misc. items on his bench for these little engines to knock onto the floor. Love it!!!
@general51042 жыл бұрын
I Love that LAUGH !!! Spit spit sputter sputter then W.A.O. !!! Then the CHUCKLE ! He runs the camera around and , "Ya see that right there..." or "do ya see one?...as he shines his light in a toolbox full of old pipe fittings and scans with the camera. He makes it sound and feel like he's talking to me...and sometimes I catch myself answering him! You're Amazing, Mustie1 !!! I haven't seen ANYTHING that you haven't been able to get running!
@CPthetooladdict2 жыл бұрын
It's a proven fact that starting Sunday mornings with mustie1 makes your day a little better for over a hr!! 😜
@High_Caliber2 жыл бұрын
Independent studies agree!
@markbrown62362 жыл бұрын
No better way to start a Sunday morning.
@tlo86462 жыл бұрын
The instant the video ends, the anticipation for the next one begins......
@leonardomanso13682 жыл бұрын
@@devilselbow power
@ShashankNSN_72612 жыл бұрын
True
@kltpep2 жыл бұрын
Mustie1 Glade some things never change over time. I have been watching your channel almost from the beginning and I got to say. Your channel is great full of entertainment and a few jokes here and there. Currently I'm back watching your 2018 video on the antique honda trials. I pick a few odds and ends around the house myself to tinker with and your videos come as a set by set on how to go about , well a great starting place on where to look first. This channel makes me look for items on offer up that I would never think I should take on. Saving old engines/ bikes/ even a floor fan is a great little hobby that keeps me out of my wife's hair. So, thanks for what you do. and for the viewers out there. Do you go back and watch the older videos as I started to do again?🚜🏍🚙
@tinkeringinthailand81472 жыл бұрын
🙏
@robertweldon79092 жыл бұрын
Be sure to watch the videos about Think Twice, Mustie's master piece.
@silasmarner75862 жыл бұрын
Who is Glade?
@briasand2 жыл бұрын
I actually like the old ones from his home garage. So informative lon taking carburetors apart. Thanks
@FomeyMustashtdi2 жыл бұрын
Yes I do. Some are good enough and educational enough, worth multiple viewings.
@skeptic33322 жыл бұрын
1930s Elgin sold by Sears was most often mounted over the front wheel. $69.95 for the motor only. If you could find the bike they should fetch $2k++ depending on condition etc.. fairly certain that the engine was made buy Muncie gear works, Muncie Indiana. Some were made as Muncie Cycle Motors and others were badged as Elgin Cycle Motors for Sears/Roebuck. Muncie was the manufacturer of Muncie Outboard motors and Neptune Outboards. Even the crankcase output housing is the same as the outboard. 1932 -1935 was also the hey-day for Muncie as they went full bore to overcome the need brought on by the earlier Depression (were still recovering till 34-35.) It likely has the 1.5 hp innards and carburation is similar if not same as the outboard. Eisemann was the ignition manufacturer.
@stephenmergner2 жыл бұрын
That's close to $2,000 in today's dollars, adjusting for inflation
@scottyjones272 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing ur time n that info
@markmurphy35782 жыл бұрын
I love the way the tools are dancing on the workbench. And this type of engine always reminds me of the film “Lady and the tramp”! That put, put, put is fairly iconic!
@frankdodaro25222 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that you can find things still laying around for so long and get to work Fantastic 👍🇨🇦
@garykeenan37242 жыл бұрын
Ya really be nice finding couple of old girlfriends just laying around right about now!
@chuckstith8382 жыл бұрын
Old? Young!
@5150mxVW2 жыл бұрын
M1's tenacity and a Milwaukee battery pack for the win 👍
@marthamullennex30512 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mustie, for not loading your channel up with advertisement so many channels have ruined themselves with advertisement.
@SMKreitzer19682 жыл бұрын
Good morning Mustie1, thanks for having us at the shop! Love the excitement you get when an engine fires up for you, never gets old. Not sure if you can get it to run smooth enough for a bike build, that would be cool. Thanks for the update on the mini-truck too.
@Rideaholic0692 жыл бұрын
It is a friction drive. I looked it up on google and I seen several and on Elgin bicycles. It sat on the front tire. The engine mount was huge. The only bad part was they had to cut the front fender to use it.
@user-jm2jp3kr1m6 ай бұрын
Back in the sixties I had a friend who had one, just drop it down on the front tire and it goes. I thought it was so cool. it was old then.
@Joserocha-wm9de2 жыл бұрын
Mustie has a very contagious laugh 😂 whenever the old lil motor gives some signs of life and he laughs he makes me laugh as well , and im sure im not the only one 😂 ... The best educational and the best teacher on KZbin , god bless you Mustie
@charger196912 жыл бұрын
Mustie1 is definitely the “Engine Whisperer”. I enjoy and always learn something new from you Sir!
@AZVIDS2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I cannot believe that mini truck is running👍👍👍
@rachellepickles35672 жыл бұрын
Good morning from Nova Scotia, Canada... three generators, snowblower and a lawn mower live because of you... :)
@12wingwfetech2 жыл бұрын
Where in Nova Scotia are you , I am watching too in Dartmouth.
@paralyse782 жыл бұрын
One thing to remember when checking spark is that spark can be strong when testing out of the head but when under compression the spark is not sufficient to ignite the fuel/air charge and it will break down. This is especially true on 2 strokes where spark plug oil/fuel fouling or poor sealing (e.g. the crank seal) is more of an issue than 4 strokes. If the coil or condenser are marginal, the higher resistance from being under compression or fouled out will kill spark. Those Tillotson carbs sure are a piece of work, to put it nicely. Glad to see her running again.
@thomasmorrison33292 жыл бұрын
One of the other items a two stroke sort of needs is a muffler or exhaust; part of the "charge" from the crankcase comes out with the exhaust, and the back pressure from the muffler "pushes" it back in. I had a '66 Larson Eagle snowmobile with a 250cc JLO, so I got to know Tillotson diaphragm carbs quite well...
@stevenjones51212 жыл бұрын
brother you are the perfect guy for these projects. it's fun to watch. keep them coming
@swany83932 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love musties old engine revivals. Thank you for all the hard work Mr. Mustie. You’re videos are always a great start to a Sunday.
@cliffparker692 жыл бұрын
The Elgin engine sat over the front wheel of a bicycle on a rack much like a front basket I believe it was a turn of the century invention and phased out for the small moped kind cool video
@manovanbommel31822 жыл бұрын
Like a solex bike
@cliffparker692 жыл бұрын
@@manovanbommel3182 yeah I believe so seems sketchy by today's standards but if it worked back in this current climate it may make a massive come back lol
@daddybob60962 жыл бұрын
Hello Darrin. My Dad had an engine on the back of his bicycle during the early to mid 1950s. This was Dad's only means of transport around town here in New Zealand as we were a poor family and unable to afford a car. I think the engine was British made and called a 'Cyclaid', 49cc and was magneto ignition. The throttle was a lever on the handle bars and the engine was mounted behind the riders seat with a long belt from the engine to the rear wheel frame. As teenagers my brothers and i had a lot of fun on Dads bike, sometimes. Bob. NZ.
@j6sj72 жыл бұрын
Back in the 1930's when a kid would've put that motor on his bike, houses didn't have A/C so windows would be wide open in the summer. I bet he was real popular buzzing up and down Maple Street when folks were trying to listen on the radio to hear Wes Ferrell pitch a winning game at Fenway.
@kellyrjohnson76932 жыл бұрын
As an Elginite, I wonder if this was made by the Elgin Cycle and Sewing Machine Company, a spinoff of the Elgin Watch Company. Elgin, IL exists solely because it was created by the Watch Company to house its employees and operations. Elgin Street Sweepers are also fairly prolific, having been in business since 1914.
@sumplais2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if this was related to the watch folks from back in the day....I didn't know they made engines.
@jlucasound2 жыл бұрын
The Elgin "Pelican" street sweeper. Named that because the bin that held all the sand and debris was like a Pelican's (the bird) throat.
@kellyrjohnson76932 жыл бұрын
@@sumplais I can't be sure Elgin (the Company) had anything to do with this engine, but Elgin DID make bicycles for a time. It's possible that they contracted an engine maker or that the engine maker was attempting to cash in on the name. Elgin was pretty significant at the time this would have been made.
@carminemurphy48362 жыл бұрын
Maybe Elgin was a name like ACME ?
@sumplais2 жыл бұрын
@@kellyrjohnson7693 I did a little googling and what it seems to me is this is an Eisemann motor (Eisemann Magneto Corp, New York, NY) made for an Elgin bicycle. Elgin Cycle and Sewing Machine (Elgin, Il) was a spinoff of the watch company, but they stopped making them in 1905 if I understand the history. Sears continued selling bikes under the Elgin name from the 20s to after WW2, but these bikes were made by Murray Ohio Manufacturing and Westfield Manufacturing. After the war, Sears changed the name of the bikes to J.C. Higgins.
@bumbdunny3492 жыл бұрын
Eisemann were known for making magnetos for internal combustion engines, they were used by Buick, Dodge Brothers, Caterpillar and White Trucks and more, the also made the magneto for gas powered bicycles and some other small engines.
@zerkermond2 жыл бұрын
I envy how easy you make this stuff look! I get a kick out of watching you revive old machines. Definitely inspiring to take on my own small engine repair/tinker hobby
@hamop34 ай бұрын
Getting a motor running Zerk is always a thrill, deep sense of satisfaction, go for it.
@wheels7112 жыл бұрын
Seriously is there anything you can’t fix. You have a gift oooh great one. Thanks for taking us along, as always.
@dantyler69072 жыл бұрын
The battery powered hand drill is far more powerful than the 100 year old engine could ever be!
@roger43752 жыл бұрын
I imagine there are a lot of stories that begin with “When I was a kid……” associated with a motor like the Elgin and a bicycle….me included. If you can find seals and repair the fuel leak it might run decent enough to use. I enjoyed this video as I do all of the Mustie1 series.👍👍👍
@222packrat2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping it would run good enough to see it mounted on a bicycle, some handlebars a bracket hanging off them with the weight of the motor pushing the wheel on the motor onto the front wheel. If the wheel on the motor is around 3" then for every 10 rpm we should get 1 wheel rpm. Each Rotation of a bicycle wheel might be around 7 1/2' so if the engine is running 1000 RPM it should go 8 1/2 MPH
@CharlesManch2 жыл бұрын
😆😆 I laugh every time one comes to life and starts shaking the hell outta the bench and stuff starts moving and flying around. Good little motor, glad to see it working again!! Well done.
@1pcfred2 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking Mustie needs a dedicated engine stand of some sort. Because that bench rattle is a recurring theme.
@LAP10502 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy reviving the old stuff. Simpler times, American made 🇺🇸
@spagamoto2 жыл бұрын
Watching that thing shoot sparks and wreak absolute havoc on your bench at the end there is just the smile I needed today.
@StevenIngram2 жыл бұрын
I love when you get these antique engines running. LOL I find myself rooting for them. "Come on! You can do it!" LOL And thanks for the update on the mini-truck at the end. For some reason, I like that little guy.
@SmallGrayBox2 жыл бұрын
As always another great video and look forward to your uploads. I often like to play the guessing game and enjoy the anticipation of how things are going to go. I'd love to see what the other engine is like to and thanks for letting me hang out while you do a bit o wrenching 😊👌
@wireworks6162 жыл бұрын
Elgin started making bikes in 1890. They make bikes for Sears and Roebuck. Made them up to the mid 60's. Motors were an option
@harveytr71062 жыл бұрын
Had a visit from the COVID fairy this week. To say that the hour+ just spent watching this has been the highlight of my week is something of an understatement…
@timtate85202 жыл бұрын
Another outstanding video… I am intrigued to see you work on these engines and then excited to see it run! Look forward to your next one!!!!
@samiller632 жыл бұрын
Elgin made lots of stuff. I bought an Elgin boat when I was a teen that my friends dad built in '58. Had a practically brand new 58 Johnson 35hp on it.
@dozerman531112 жыл бұрын
I love to see and hear old motors come back to run again. Your skills and knowledge amaze me. I believe that you could get the Flintstones car running again. I'm in my 70s now, but I watch all your videos. Thanks again
@TimothyHigdonHiggs2 жыл бұрын
Mustie, thanks for another great start to my Sunday with my coffee and bringing back memories from my childhood. By the sixties, these motors were laying around the barns not being used, but the 50 pound bicycles were all around with pure "pedal" power
@diydarkmatter2 жыл бұрын
very cool . love seeing the old engines come back to life .
@JMB6762 жыл бұрын
Your cheating on me...........
@diydarkmatter2 жыл бұрын
@@JMB676 lol been watching mustie since 2016 . have you checked out his bikes yet
@lordracula24612 жыл бұрын
Just a bit of trivia, I live 10 miles from the original Elgin in Scotland, the "g" part is pronounced like "g" in "gum". Tourists get it wrong all the time! Haha
@adamdnewman2 жыл бұрын
Always fun watching MUSTIE Playing with TOYS
@davidwiggins34512 жыл бұрын
I always look forward to "All right, one last time...." The machines always seems to rise to the challenge when you say this.
@whitesapphire58652 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best and most entertaining videos I've seen in a while. It's like Laurel and Hardy mixed with Charlie Chaplin, and a whole lot of Mustie Keaton. I just loved watching the bits flying off that bench as our aponymous hero casually continues as though nothing was happening behind him. Now, if you want to see this kind of motor in use, just watch the open sequence of "Three Days of The Condor" as Robert Redford rides to work with one of these type of motors perched on the front of his bicycle, or for the comedy element, watch "Mr Bean's Holiday" - The bit where the French guy comes a puttering down the road as Rowan Atkinson tries thumbing a lift. Same engine set up, and the same pop pop popping sound. I remember seeing quite a few of these style of engines in the 1960s, which had been retrofitted on pedal cycles. They weren't built for speed, but definitely gave a flagging cyclist a bit of a boost, and a much extended range, and as my dad said, "...IF you could get the buggers to run!...". So it would seem they weren't any too reliable even then! Wasn't there a "Maytag" engine, that was made specifically for powering domestic appliances? Or as I still remember, little engines by Singer, or AManCo and so many others.
@orangepickel22 жыл бұрын
Already ate the breakfast sandwich but I'm still working on that type of coffee. Got to admit within our country over the years particularly in the early years of engines we have had some very interesting internal combustion machines made by a whole bunch of different companies.
@carminemurphy48362 жыл бұрын
I'll bet the Farm it was a Vegan breakfast sammich 😁🥯 blech 🙄
@orangepickel22 жыл бұрын
@@carminemurphy4836 Ham/egg/cheese/ mayo/ honey cracked wheat. A descendant of meat eaters dating back 158 years before the 1776 War to to the 1620 maiden voyage of the Mayflower. Sorry you lost your farm.😁
@jessestout86462 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of keeping the "Japanese Kei truck" on the road, no matter what engine you put in it!!
@johnburrows79382 жыл бұрын
You are a magician and an expert. These engines will be obsolete, but with you around…they live to fight another day!
@jcgoulet47092 жыл бұрын
Lack of compression due to the spark plug being too loose seen it misting out of the hole from around the spark plug a few times. I know you don't usually tighten it all the way up because it's taken on and off so many times but on that particular engine I think it needs to be tightened all the way Other than that your videos are awesome thanks for the content.
@Sprier2 жыл бұрын
I agree with this so much! Yelling at the damn screen!
@fededevi19852 жыл бұрын
Hehe yeah, probably it wasn't showing as much from his point of view. From the camera it was clear there was a massive leak from the spark plug.
@gingertimelord52 жыл бұрын
Those are great little engined that would have mounted on the front of an elgin bicycle Made by Muncie
@carbidejones50762 жыл бұрын
WICO was Witherbee Igniter Company, one of the first manufacturers of miner's electric cap lamps.
@jasonwilliams57402 жыл бұрын
Listening to grown man giggle every time she fired never gits old awesome 👌
@TheStig19612 жыл бұрын
2-strike engine from that time period needs a lot of oil in the gasoline, 10 % at least. I am Happy every time i heard the sound of an old engine. Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland.
@Bill-xc8le2 жыл бұрын
20:1 ratio.
@patjohnson31002 жыл бұрын
Really nice to see this old engine brought back to life. The first engine in which he found the word WICO is a brand name for the magneto. Replacing a WICO magneto on older stationary gas engines can be expensive.
@4sl6482 жыл бұрын
I have a WICO mag on my 63 Gravely
@twodogs12982 жыл бұрын
I thought I saw that magneto brand on old gasoline Cat engines.
@richardwarnock27892 жыл бұрын
90 year's Mustie got it to pop again with a Chuckle!!! )
@VB-bk1lhАй бұрын
They were built to run on 30wt non-detergent motor oil mixed 16:1 I had one as a kid on an old Elgin bike that we found in a barn after a friend of my grandfather had passed away. It ran as it sat but the old timers than made it clear that they liked a lot of oil or they got hot. They mounted over the front wheel of a bike and road on the top of the tire. It was common to find the front fender either gone or cut short ahead of the fork.. The bike I had was a mid 30's model, it had been repainted a dozen times with what ever paint they had at the time, the motor was painted green with what looked like JD Green. We used and abused the thing to the point where the only way to start it was to tow it at high speed till it got warm, then it would run , but barely. Not sure what ever happened to it though. I moved away after high school and it was long gone by time i ended up back there again.
@herbemont76272 жыл бұрын
WICO would be just the mag/coil set up, I have several Wisconsin engines with WICO mags as well as a Reo engine
@mfranzusan30142 жыл бұрын
The old John Deere 2 cylinder engines frequently used Wico magnetos
@kevinsellsit55842 жыл бұрын
It took me screaming the entre video for you to hear some of my issues. 1)When you file the points CLEAN off the filings and don't over gap the points. 1.5) Replace the plug wire with anything that conducts electricity and clean the plug. 2) 2-strokes need some backpressure ... reinstall the exhaust! 3)The damn kill wire is bouncing off the vice and it is f-ing with my pacemaker! 4) I lost my voice...never mind.
@whitezin652 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these videos where you take pieces of history and bring them back to life. Thanks!
@AndrewHCann2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Mustie 1 :) also remember hearing a motor like that my grandparents used for pump water out well in square caseing type in 1940 to 1960 for barn also house too and also for first generation on washing machine plus dryers ! Also Spark plugs those big 13/16 were on 1966 to 1978 Bombardier single cylinder Snowmobiles called Rotakx 28 hp or 292 Cubic Cm and a farm company Farmall or International (International Harvester) use in 1939 to 1970 on Combine and Row Crop Type tractor in 4 cylinders with Champion brand ! The gap on Points were 18 to 20 foul and big Spark Plugs was surprised to me 18 to 45 gap ! Also the Engine oil Mix gas is 30:1 to 40:1 on single cylinder with Mineral Oil Olive Green Black in Color and gas back was Lead type too ! Hope that helps out Mustie 1 :) and remember my grandma Ruby also Verna use say motor used give clothes a oil smell from motor too Lol!
@alanwbelcher2 жыл бұрын
I wondered how long before you would take it off that floppy wood stand. I was swearing at it long before you clamped the engine in the vice. Great fun!
@brianmeattey41512 жыл бұрын
Right before ya lost its starting ability again it puffed a bit of smoke then it then wouldn't run so just kind of weird lol but love Sundays watching your vids it's like a show that you need to wait till next week to see another episode .love it ..anyways godbless and stay safe
@cayuse-jf7eq2 жыл бұрын
Lets try again the new stuff Now days wouldn't be running next year never mind 90 years from now I had a 1966 Doge with a slant 6 in it that would still be running if the body hadn't rotted out love the video and look forward to Sunday mornings
@TBullCajunbreadmaker2 жыл бұрын
For as old as it is and for just as worn out as all the seals are, you have to admit that old scooter motor was really well made for it to run like it still does. I'd say it's right about 85-90 years old. We had one on a go-cart in the late 60s and the go-cart wore out a lot faster than the motor did. I believe my Uncle still has it on the old frame of the cart still in his shed, I would bet it would still run right now with a little love. Good job Mustie. My Grandmother had a washing machine with a small gas motor on it that washed the hell out of her clothes, and it also drove a two roll wringer that she would pass the wet clothes through and it would squeeze all the water out of the clothes before being hung to dry. It sure didn't take long to dry either.
@Nunya_Bidnez2 жыл бұрын
Once again bringing some good things back to life. LETS GO MUSTIE1
@tarstarkusz2 жыл бұрын
I want to see this puppy dialed in and on a bicycle. Come on man, you make bicycles. You can't not use it.
@octane6132 жыл бұрын
It has been a really long time since he made a scrap bike...
@tarstarkusz2 жыл бұрын
@@octane613 He still makes them.
@octane6132 жыл бұрын
@@tarstarkusz I know, I was saying it's been years since he's made one.
@robinwells88792 жыл бұрын
Lovely. Visions of the French parish priest or the village spinster wobbling down the track with the engine popping and banging. 👍
@armyretired282 жыл бұрын
Never fails...the best channel on YT and another video on Sunday! ~ Mustie1
@reneneron29712 жыл бұрын
Pre-war bicycle motor. Sears sold them. 1930’s.
@charlescraib676110 ай бұрын
Mustie1 I remember when I was a younger man, I was brought up in Elgin and remember the Elgin bike shop that made them Elgin Scotland,, these engines are worth slot of money,,,,,, wicked
@steveperyer48502 жыл бұрын
Good to see that old iron come back to life!! Thanks Mustie1
@dougierotten2 жыл бұрын
Sunday morning is not complete without coffee, a bagel, and Mustie with an engine older than me. That slow mo shot was pretty cool Mustie.
@chriscoalbran18292 жыл бұрын
Hay Mustie love your videos, but when are you going to finish the red pickup truck love to see it done.
@phillipdickinson85572 жыл бұрын
Mustie that. Was a God one it does run and that's the best part for a 1920 motor you did a great job never miss a video thank you for sharing and your time was really great 👍 can't wait for next one.
@keithmalatesta76602 жыл бұрын
Love these vids Mustie... I grew up in Chelmsford and frequented your area often.... I know exactly where you are! Keep them coming!
@bills60932 жыл бұрын
Surprised that Eisemann magnetos aren't well known to you, given the engines you often work with.
@Bill-xc8le2 жыл бұрын
Are you an expert on Eisemann mags?
@bills60932 жыл бұрын
@@Bill-xc8le Nope, never heard of them except through the Squatch253 channel on old Cat dozers, and a few other channels. Recognized the logo.
@davetaylor47412 жыл бұрын
Amazing how those old engines never want to die. Simple technology doing its job. The stuff they build now the actual mechanical parts are probably better metallurgical components but the electronics always let them down. None will work in 90 years time. While some of the World plays at lowering emissions the biggest polluters aren't bothering much so all this useless crap on our engines is it really helping. Soon be all electric and back to travelling about as far as you could on a horse in a day. Isn't progress grand.
@StevenIngram2 жыл бұрын
It's like Scotty from Star Trek once said, "The more complicated they make the plumbing, the easier it is to clog the drain." LOL
@5tr41ghtGuy2 жыл бұрын
"... back to travelling about as far as you could on a horse in a day." If a horse could travel 400 miles at 70 mph, rest for 30 minutes, and then do another 200 or so.
@davetaylor47412 жыл бұрын
@@5tr41ghtGuy I live in rural Australia. You might roar off at 70 on your electric steed but when it runs out of juice good luck charging it. I could feed the horse and keep going.
@nerd1000ify2 жыл бұрын
In 2019 I saw a Tesla Model S parked outside the pub in Windorah. Owner was a tourist. So apparently you can recharge an EV in rural Australia... I'm guessing they were charging overnight at each stop using the regular 240V wall plug.
@bobcansee2 жыл бұрын
That was fun! So cool to tinker around and get it running. Thanks good show!!
@kevinoconnor1642 жыл бұрын
I really wish you started with the other engine. I'm 60 years old now. When I was 7-8,years old, my father had an engine exactly like that one. I used to play with it in the garage. My buddy would help hold it while I pulled it. I remember playing with it. The only thing we did was rev it up and fill the garage with smoke. We would get bored because we didn't know what else to do with it. The memories of the engine are strong and I get a smile when I saw it. I hope you can start the other one soon. Maybe you have and I just haven't looked ahead yet.
@JA-zd4rz2 жыл бұрын
I love seeing these old engines. Did you readjust the points? That might help.
@AiOinc12 жыл бұрын
The condenser IS a capacitor, but yeah they fail over time often, especially the wax/paper formulation you find in this era.I bet that's the short to ground you were seeing. Definitely a cool piece though, reminds me of that green marine engine you did the other day. Which is actually under the bench you ran this one on, interestingly enough. I wanna see all these suckers run.
@benwilson19792 жыл бұрын
The first engine is a tecumseh power products engine model 1000. I just finished working on a model 3000, the 2 cylinder version. Love the videos!
@tclab12 жыл бұрын
Fun video! couple good chuckles .... I'm 72 .... as old as the engine ... I'm running but a little rough like the engine .... one more time!
@billdyke97452 жыл бұрын
I wonder whether you were spinning it in the right direction. Presumably the spark is timed to be slightly before TDC. Going backwards it would be slightly after. Just a thought...
@eDoc20202 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same but he appears to be spinning it clockwise. This would be correct for a bicycle assuming the hinge point is towards the rear of the vehicle. Now that I say it maybe the hinge mounts on the front and you pull it towards you. I don't know.
@jasonjoyner69402 жыл бұрын
By the look of the notch where you wind the pull rope it kinda looks like he's spinning it the correct way...i don't know...just a guess
@chrisgertz82502 жыл бұрын
One more time! Your laugh is endearing!
@westaussie20062 жыл бұрын
The Venturi Effect in the carb = the Hour Glass effect you refer to. Thanks, great vid
@frankcastle43832 жыл бұрын
Man I enjoyed the heck out of this video! Thanks dude!
@doylefrost43142 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mustie. I really enjoy these tasks you "attack" with enthusiasm. Then, to thoroughly explain how you solve the problem is great.
@SUBZEROinfinity2 жыл бұрын
Love seeing some of these old gas engines come back to life. Great vid man. Please make more of these.
@erlenddammen21742 жыл бұрын
That lamps head bowed down in awe when the engine fired!
@dashbel5062 жыл бұрын
Love watching this guy work one of my favourites on KZbin I remember playing with these old engines as a kid 😊😊
@timothypirnat37542 жыл бұрын
Great content man. The comments below, about the history of this engine, were worth the read. Very cool!
@martinflanagan25062 жыл бұрын
Another great video Mustie, just googled 1920's Elgin Motor Cycle ,they were a complete motor bicycle with the very same engine you have . They ran above the front wheel. I think with a new condenser and plug lead it will run for another 100 years. I allways enjoy your video's. Keep them coming.
@AlAllerton2 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking too, condenser and that brittle plug wire leaking where it goes into the motor. All that rubbing and chafing from vibration I can see that jumping spark sometimes. Usually there's a rubber grommet there but didn't appear to be any. Usually a problem spot for old plug wires.
@cass2762 жыл бұрын
That pop pop pop exhaust sound takes me right back to 1959-60, my dad had a bicycle with one of those motors on called 'The Raleigh Wing-Wheel'. He used to set off pedaling and once up to speed, drop the motor onto the tyre by means of a lever, and off he'd go! Cheers Chris U.K
@sammycm212 жыл бұрын
I've watched your channel for a few years now & you have taught me so much! So inspiring because you never give up.
@richardjones52552 жыл бұрын
An interesting run-up again this time. Engine equipped bicycles had a brief period of popularity in the 1950s, where I lived and several of the boys with whom I went to school had them. Bolt-on engines for bicycles also had some success pre-war, though those relatively heavy front mounted engines made any already loosely controlled machine more unstable. My mother was waiting at a bus stop in the rain when an adventurous female rode by, slid on the wet setts, (either stone cobbles or wooden blocks) straight under a bus wheel and became history in an instant. My traumatised mother recalled the sad story with obvious feeling years later.
@AndysDogHouse2 жыл бұрын
Hey Mustie. Good video. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.🍁👍👍
@jasonwaterhouse502 жыл бұрын
Yes gotta love mustie I rewatch them again plenty of long videos best entertainment on KZbin love it
@u.p.tinkering2 жыл бұрын
Love the variety of things you tinker with! Always look forward to the videos! :)
@stevehork91932 жыл бұрын
I'll bet most people walking down mainstreet just hated the person who was riding through town on that particular contraption 🤣
@MrSportster122 жыл бұрын
Love these videos where you go from a dead engine to running.