Wild Bill in VA 1,452 #1 Posted July 12, 2022 An old saying of mine is "A mechanic doesn't sleep till he hears it run", meaning as once you put the work into a project, you're not satisfied till you know it's right and running! After dinner tonight thoughts of that old Clinton 3.6hp just sitting on my work bench and I just had to know does it still run. It took Kaeden and I to get from the work bench to a stand outside, it had to be lifted over 3 Wheel Horses and I had to be careful not to knock that old 2 x 4 manifold off the bench too. (Anybody care to take a guess what that dual quad set up is for?) WE didn't have much gas in the can (remints from the Cruise Night at the show) but we put some in a fuel tank that was laying around. The engine on/off toggle switch wasn't marked which way was on, so I pulled the plug and cleaned it and gave the recoil a pull ...... Hey I got spark .... and after 15 or so years that ain't bad. With the little bit gas and shot of either that old Clinton came to life. Oh and yes I did check the oil and lubed up the Schnacke recoil. I took a picture of the red Wheel Horse paint that was still on the air filter hold down bolt. Now keep in mind Kohler, Clinton and Tecumseh/Lauson would paint their engines before shipping them to Wheel Horse in South Bend, IN and this why you get different colored engines from the frame. The other photo is of where the frame to the RJ-58 is, yes it's tucked down in there ! Wild Bill in Richmond VA 4 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,747 #2 Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Wild Bill in VA said: So that why you handle is Wild Bill. Your Sr will really get up and move with that setup! Edited July 12, 2022 by oliver2-44 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,000 #3 Posted July 12, 2022 The dual quad setup goes on a Buick Nailhead maybe? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wild Bill in VA 1,452 #4 Posted July 12, 2022 4 hours ago, 8ntruck said: The dual quad setup goes on a Buick Nailhead maybe? That's Correct ! It is for my 1962 Buick 225 Sport Coupe, that has a 401 Nailhead engine plus a modified turbo 400 transmission. Willd Bill in Richmond VA 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #5 Posted July 12, 2022 Glad to hear the motor fired off…. but I’m more happy to see that your workbench looks as organized as mine does ! 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,853 #6 Posted July 12, 2022 @Wild Bill in VA thank you for being here! I love your organized chaos of a shop Most glimpses of my work area have pieces, parts, future projects and the like all over. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #7 Posted July 12, 2022 6 hours ago, Sparky said: Glad to hear the motor fired off…. but I’m more happy to see that your workbench looks as organized as mine does ! When my grandpa was several moons ago in my old Workshop he stated.... only the lazy keep order, a genius rules the chaos- eh? He loved an well organized Workbench and Could‘nt believe that i knew exactly each cm of my Workbench where is what. sometimes he test me and grab things or hide them just to see if i will miss them. When i told him hey, you got this part? He was curious how i can memorize all that stuff. the answer was simple firstly i used it as memory to improve my mind but sometimes to be honest that was a simple trick, i see him in the Monitor mirrored what he picks.. 😎 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
