[AT] Pacer back online

[charlie hill]

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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