[AT] Modern Gasoline

[Mogrits]

Charlie, that should indeed work as a replacement for him. I put one of
those on a Murray 20" push mower body to create what I call "Frankenmower".
Starts just like a Honda, and cuts through most anything without complaint,
including "monkey grass" or lariope. Some people have adaptor issues mating
them up, but the review section of the Harbor Freight page gives solutions
to almost all of those.

Around here we call them "Chondas", as they appear to be knock-offs of the
Honda OHV design.

Warren

On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 6:47 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Dick wouldn't this work as a replacement for the 5.5 vertical
> http://www.harborfreight.com/55-hp-173cc-ohv-vertical-
> shaft-gas-engine-carb-69731.html
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Day
> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2016 11:20 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Modern Gasoline
>
> Several years ago, I converted our 15-year old Generac generator to LP. It
> always did start easy (electric start) but with LP I can connect it to our
> 500gallon LP tank if we ever got stranded by a blizzard.
>
> My other gas implements (push mower, 2 garden tractors, power washer,
> tiller) don't always start as easy even though I would let the gas run out
> in the fall.    My plan was to convert every gas engine we had.  I've also
> got a Troy Built sickle mower. That was next on my list to convert until I
> discovered that there are no engines I can buy to replace the vertical
> 5.5hp Briggs that's on there.  I don't think that converting it to LP would
> necessarily hurt the engine but decided not to take a chance and never got
> around to the other engines. I retire next spring. Once that happens, I'll
> get back on my LP conversion project.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I just pulled out my power washer and realized it has not been run since
> > March 2015.  Half a tank of fuel still sloshing around.  On the upside, I
> > am always careful to turn off the gas and run the carb dry.  I am also
> > careful to add Sta-Bil as soon as I purchase gas.  We have ethanol in our
> > gas around here like in most places in the USA.
> >
> > It started on the first pull.  Literally.
> >
> > Engine is a 9HP Honda GX270 (I think).  I suppose there might be
> qualities
> > of the engine (strong spark, strong fuel vaporization in the carb,
> > whatever...) that help it run on crappy old gas.  Or something.  I'm
> still
> > shaking my head in amazement.
> >
> > SO
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