[AT] Pacer back online

[Stephen Offiler]

C'mon Charlie spot Spencer another decimal point!

SO


On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 6:09 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> I'll let the others furnish the details as I don't completely remember
> the story BUT 1.43 HP is closer to right!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kkinney at herculesengines.com
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2017 4:38 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Pacer back online
>
> So fill those of us who don’t remember the story the details of how the
> pacer generated 143 HP.
> Keith
>
>
> > On Apr 10, 2017, at 12:34 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
> >
> > I must correct you.  That was 173HP that day on the dyno
> >
> > Just between us friends I'll admit that kind of power why I took the
> > weights off the rear wheels.  The Pacer kept spinning the tires off the
> > rims. (-;
> >
> > Spencer Yost
> >
> >> On Apr 10, 2017, at 12:18 PM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com
> >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> 143 HP back in action. Those of us that were there that day at Portland
> >> will always remember that cloud of smoke around the dyno as the mighty
> >> Pacer amazed the crowd and the guy signaled 1 - 4 - 3...  :-)
> >>> On Apr 10, 2017 9:41 AM, "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks! That is the paint job from my restoration in the mid-1990s. It
> >>> is
> >>> still actually in very good shape but is very dirty and moldy from
> >>> sitting
> >>> in the shed. So the paint doesn't look that great in this picture.  The
> >>> side shield is not installed either, as I was tapping on  the starter
> to
> >>> get it started :-)
> >>>
> >>> Spencer Yost
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Spencer Yost
> >>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 9:57 PM, Paul L Waugh <paul at plwaugh.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> look good. Is that the original paint??
> >>>>
> >>>> Paul
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 4/9/2017 9:00 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> >>>>> After languishing in a shed for 5 years(split rear tire I was too
> >>>>> cheap
> >>> to replace till now), the Massey Harris Pacer is back online doing work
> >>> for
> >>> the farm.  It needed a starter button(not sure how that went bad just
> >>> sitting), a tune-up and carb cleaning, but was otherwise fine even tho
> >>> it
> >>> sat for a long time.  But after about an hour the high speed circuit
> >>> plugged up a bit and need a touch of choke at high throttle.  So I am
> >>> going
> >>> to have to go back into the carb.  I also had forgotten the starter had
> >>> developed a flat spot and you need a block of wood to use as a hammer
> >>> handy. (-;
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Otherwise it took care of business today.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hope you enjoy the picture.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Spencer Yost
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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