View attachment 52061 Next I picked up a H-motor on ebay. I picked this motor because I saw a lot of potential in it. If you look beyond the dirt this motor is in pretty good shape and has most of the major components I need. Certain component are hard to find and you can spend months looking for them. Recently a idle pulley came up on ebay and went up to $107 quickly. I hate to see what the final selling price will be on that.
I'm getting this motor ready to ship to Quenton Guenther for rebuild. As I've mentioned before Quenton is a whizzer expert and builder and I'm a big fan. He's accessible, knowledgeable, and extremely fair on his prices. I saved at least $400 sending my motor to him and he even posted lots of info and pics on my other thread. Quenton, please feel free to do the same this time.
I probably wouldn't be including the building of this engine in this post, but I have access to some equipment I didn't have last time and thought it might be of interest to some. The motor came mostly dis-assembled so I started by taking the head off the jug, then take the valves out. One of the valves was really stuck and was difficult to remove. The other was tight but not as difficult. Removing the valves is pretty easy and I only needed 2 slotted screw drivers to push down on the spring and pop off the clip.
The jug looks rough, but has no broken fins and is actually in good shape! Next I took the head and jug to work where I have access to a sand blast cabinet.
Just the head and jug were blasted. The rest was washed in the sink.
Next I brought the case to work where I put in the parts washer for several hours.
Next is a few pics of before and after. The washer is heated at about 160 degrees Fahrenheit and has degreaser in it. After washing I used a air hose to thoroughly dry the case.
The case turned dark and was a little tarnished so after I got home I cleaned it up with a scotch brite pad, metal polish, and some elbow grease!. Looks good.
I didn't sand blast the case because I didn't want the metal to look raw. Stay tuned.