Recent content by olcowhand

Yep, you're good to go!

The tool to drive them in is around $14, but I've always just used a socket that just slides over the fittings grease tip. The socket hits on the base, so it doesn't bang up the tip.

Here's pics of drive in grease fittings. 1/4" on left, 3/16 on right. You drill exactly that size hole and the ribs are oversized to drive in tight. I seldom need these thankfully due to their high costs. With KY sales tax, EACH one is $1.06!

To my mind, it's amazing that those wobble joints can stay together at all due to the amazingly fast rate they run!

All the talk about drive on grease zerks caused me to order 10 in 3/16" and ten in 1/4". $1 each! Didn't fine an assortment box, but even if I did, it would be cost prohibitive!!

Hate those too! Expensive to buy an assortment box of them too.

Yes Doug, those 1st couple pics is magna-matic like in my model 14. I removed the coil and portion of metal that passed through it. There was room behind flywheel for a frame mounted type 6v motorcycle coil to sit atop the legs so I drilled and tapped the legs to mount the coil. The coil had...

Finally bought a tire bead blaster, or as I'd aptly call a tire "cannon", as it goes off like a shotgun! Even has some recoil! Been thinking of getting one for years and should have years ago, but having trouble getting a new tire to seat a few weeks ago, I finally ordered one. I got a 2.3...

The Tombstone we had many years ago was 110V only, plus DC output only.

Gonna be too nice to actually get dirty!

Had a coil in a model 14 briggs go bad, so I removed it's coil leaving the induction legs in place. Drilled holes in top of legs where oe coil sat, then bolted a motorcycle coil in it's place. Worked like a charm! I still have that engine, but not fired it in 30+ years.

It's an aluminum block.

I still have an old briggs 5hp with water pump from waaay back. Points ignition that lost spark. Always heard to use the new pointless coils required flywheel magnetism change. But I took a pointless coil off a 3 1/2hp push mower, ground the legs to closely match the curvature of the 5hp...

Have a blast buddy!

I think ALL forms of welding.