Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Just a heads up to people on something gone wrong .
Last winter ,early spring I got an 038 Mag from Skwerl ,rebuilt it and souped it up ,ran like a scalded ape but kind of acted up as of late .I couldn't figure it out for love nor money .
Today I uncovered the mystery and it was an oversite on my part .When I did the rebuild I used a marginal used top anti vib mount I thought was okay but it wasn't . The danged thing allowed too much movement and caused the cylinder to make contact with the boot ,most likely on an upcut and burnt a hole it .
So ,a word to the wise ,if it looks like a part might fail replace it before you just have to do another tear down . Live and learn .On a side note it didn't harm the engine,thank heavens because I have hours of work on this thing . Thank heaven for 32 to 1 mix .
Last winter ,early spring I got an 038 Mag from Skwerl ,rebuilt it and souped it up ,ran like a scalded ape but kind of acted up as of late .I couldn't figure it out for love nor money .
Today I uncovered the mystery and it was an oversite on my part .When I did the rebuild I used a marginal used top anti vib mount I thought was okay but it wasn't . The danged thing allowed too much movement and caused the cylinder to make contact with the boot ,most likely on an upcut and burnt a hole it .
So ,a word to the wise ,if it looks like a part might fail replace it before you just have to do another tear down . Live and learn .On a side note it didn't harm the engine,thank heavens because I have hours of work on this thing . Thank heaven for 32 to 1 mix .