[AT] Modern Gasoline

[Stephen Offiler]

Hi Warren:

Interesting.  From a purely technical standpoint, how is the old B&S
venturi carb superior?


SO


On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 7:50 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stephen, I have no idea, as I haven't left gas in one that long, but if
> someone would mate the old Briggs and Stratton venturi carb (no bowl and
> float) to the Honda OHV design with electronic ignition, they would have
> the ideal small engine.
>
> Warren
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 12:45 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Do those Chonda engines run on 18-month old gas like the real thing?
> >
> > SO
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > 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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