What Exactly Do I Have Here?

[D_Mac 8,702]

yeah I know there are a lot of moving parts where you dont want some of your parts meeting its parts. I was just out there trying to get an engine number off the Briggs 8hp so I can order a new carb for it. As you can see in the photo I cant read it at all. It is one of those updraft carbs. Now what? I can see where it says MODEL TYPE CODE but not any numbers. Here is a couple photos of the air filter set up. Photo is with hood up. When hood is closed the snorkel sits down on the carb. 

Edited April 16, 2020 by D_Mac

[diesel cowboy 263]

The carb would be a medium sized Flo-Jet.  I've gotten a few from this place and been happy with them: https://isavetractors.com/carburetor-for-briggs-stratton-cast-iron-engines-medium-2-piece-flo-jet/

 

The more I see of how it was built the more amazed I am by it.  It's an awesome little machine

[ebinmaine 68,345]

I got one from A - Z tractors and rebuilt it. That went well.

 

Is your own carb rebuildable?..... or damaged?

[WHNJ701 4,165]

a 2 piece flo jet is easy to rebuild as long you follow the proper steps to disassemble it and rebuild.  they are known to warp.  sand the 2 sides on piece of glass to get it true and flat 

[ebinmaine 68,345]

2 minutes ago, jabelman said:

a 2 piece flo jet is easy to rebuild as long you follow the proper steps to disassemble it and rebuild.  they are known to warp.  sand the 2 sides on piece of glass to get it true and flat 

Agreed. Two or three cans of brake clean. Some cleaning tools. Some patience. It's a pretty straightforward repair.

 

 

[squonk 41,328]

@D_Mac I know a guy who could probably fab you up some covers for protection. You would have to get it here. He races go-karts and with no racing going on he's looking for stuff to keep him busy. He's currently working on a small project for me now. I can ask him.

[squonk 41,328]

 

 

Is that chain welded to the wheel?  I'm ASSuming that it was an earlier attempt to drive the wheel. Like perhaps a sprocket was on a turning shaft and pushed into the chain by some kind of lever. May be off of another project even. 

[8ntruck 7,083]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

 

 

Is that chain welded to the wheel?  I'm ASSuming that it was an earlier attempt to drive the wheel. Like perhaps a sprocket was on a turning shaft and pushed into the chain by some kind of lever. May be off of another project even. 

Yup.  I had the same thought when I spotted that chain.

 

I'm not familiar with the Speedex rear axle drive.  Makes Sense after seeing a picture of the innards.  Whoever built this picked and chose wisely from existing bits and pieces.

 

I also just noticed that the rear wheels have reversed rims.  The valve stems are on the back side and the short leg of the rim is on the in board side of the wheel.

 

@ebinmaine - you might want to consider this for Colossis project.

[D_Mac 8,702]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I got one from A - Z tractors and rebuilt it. That went well.

 

Is your own carb rebuildable?..... or damaged?

I dont think its damaged. Once you get it started it runs well. Just hard to start, you have to have the throttle all the way down choke wide open. After a few pulls it will start to go but you need to go real slow bringing up the rpms and closing the choke.

 

3 hours ago, jabelman said:

a 2 piece flo jet is easy to rebuild as long you follow the proper steps to disassemble it and rebuild.  they are known to warp.  sand the 2 sides on piece of glass to get it true and flat 

Easy for you maybe. I never took one apart that I actually reused.

 

2 hours ago, squonk said:

@D_Mac I know a guy who could probably fab you up some covers for protection. You would have to get it here. He races go-karts and with no racing going on he's looking for stuff to keep him busy. He's currently working on a small project for me now. I can ask him.

I appreciate the offer but as you know I cant afford that. I also want to work on the mechanical stuff...lol.... just wait untill we get to the wobbly wheels!

@8ntruck yeah the more you look at it the more you wonder !

[ebinmaine 68,345]

Maybe just start with the brake clean and a base gasket.

Remove the carb.

Spray through everything you can, backwards.

Might free up some muck.

 

 

[ebinmaine 68,345]

1 hour ago, 8ntruck said:

also just noticed that the rear wheels have reversed rims.  The valve stems are on the back side and the short leg of the rim is on the in board side of the wheel.

 

@ebinmaine - you might want to consider this for Colossis project

I've thought about it.

 

Not sure if I can safely mount the wheels I have "reversed." 

I'd love to have the deeper dish to the outside though.

 

[953 nut 55,771]

4 hours ago, squonk said:

 

 

Is that chain welded to the wheel?  I'm ASSuming that it was an earlier attempt to drive the wheel. Like perhaps a sprocket was on a turning shaft and pushed into the chain by some kind of lever. May be off of another project even. 

Or it could be the rim was rusted out and the builder used the chain to save the rim.     

[8ntruck 7,083]

6 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I've thought about it.

 

Not sure if I can safely mount the wheels I have "reversed." 

I'd love to have the deeper dish to the outside though.

 

Take a good look at the pictures.  The discs have been removed from the wheels, then they are reinstalled back in the rims backwards, or 'reversed'.  This reduces the dish depth of the wheel and moves the centerline of the tire outboard of the mounting surface. 

 

You are teaching yourself how to weld.  This could be a practice project.  Grind the attachment wields off of the ends of the disc legs, press the disc out, turn it around, re-weld it in place.   There is about .040" of press fit between the disc and rim, so pressing the disc out and getting it back into the rim will be where the work is - depending on what kind of tools you have available.  The screw press that pull start just got would come in handy for this one. 

 

Chrome reversed wheels were common on the 'kustom kars' I  the 50's & 60's.

 

[squonk 41,328]

@D_Mac @953 nut finally after some digging I found the picture of my friend Bruce on his Massey/ Jeep

 

[D_Mac 8,702]

Now that is C O O L !!!