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07-04-10, 00:40
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Start her up..!!
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Jesse.. I'm visiting my daughter and son in law a few miles north of Indianapolis..I would have loved to stop in for a peek but didn't have time..coming down..but I'm going to hang outside when you start her up..I'm sure the Brickyard will have nothing on the sound in your back yard..beautiful work..If I can find it I will look when I get back for some info from a radial engine mechanic about his years of working on those engines during the war..I let all that info go with the rest of my manual collection when I sold It but may be able to find it..It told how to set up the different magnetos and tuning it up..a real interesting piece of work.. I know where your town is and I head east through Detroit..but a swing north west may be a possibility ..IF I can get my wife to sleep long enough when we take off for home.. Anyway I have been following and will check out the info I had on the Radials.. Alex
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11-04-10, 02:55
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Firing it up Monday morning.
Last edited by Jesse Browning; 06-08-17 at 01:59. Reason: Add pictures.
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11-04-10, 13:09
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Dont forget to record it and youtube it for us, what a fantastic job truelly AWESOME !
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12-04-10, 00:32
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Starting proceedure
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Jesse.. Make sure you crank it over at least 20-30 revolutions by hand to clear the oil from the cylinders(Or you may break a rod or at least bend a push rod and wreck some valves and pistons..)..it will be in the lowest level cylinders that the oil collects..and migrates to.. and make sure the engine oil is pre heated before attempting to fire.. Good luck..
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12-04-10, 01:52
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Ready to rumble;
Last edited by Jesse Browning; 06-08-17 at 02:02. Reason: Add pictures
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12-04-10, 11:34
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Right nice..!!
Jesse..That is beautiful...
I'm heading north this morning and will have the windows open from Fort Wayne on..If the wind is from the west I should be able to hear that beauty running..No time to visit this trip but would love to stop in next trip July..may have that radial info by then.. Strap a strip heater to that oil tank and pre heat your oil before starting... Beautiful control panel..you obviously know something about radial engines with the right starter and mag switches.. Can't wait for the you tube feature presentation.... The Scintilla and Bendix mags are timed different...Although Bendix bought out Scintilla in 1929 they made many different magnetos..The Scintilla is different from any other type...Scintilla Magneto This magneto is different than other magnetos. It has a rotating magnet instead of a rotating coil. You can do the Scintilla Shuffle or have your helper do it..Here is how.... Doing the Scintilla Shuffle, take a good Scintilla magneto, hold one of the high tension leads in one hand and with the other hand quickly spin the rotor. The dance or shuffle created by the high voltage will tell you in general terms that the magneto is working, and the dance it created is called the Scintilla Shuffle. Caution: do not try this at home if your nerves are frayed or if you are subject to seizures, heart trouble or diarrhea. Keep up the excellent work..  
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13-04-10, 02:07
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Didn't happen today. Magneto wiring trouble. It has been corrected, and another attempt will be made tomorrow. Jesse.
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14-04-10, 03:34
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Oil pressure problems today. Had to pull the oil pump to correct the problem. We will try again tomorrow.
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