With no disrespect to anyone I am very familiar with this Quad.
It was owned by two very close friends of mine.First was the late David Schell
David put this tiller on this motor it was removed from a speeditwin.
( not correct for the 29 Quad )2nd was Bill Andrulitus who spend many many hours of machining
time inside this Quad and many more dialing it in to run as well as it
does today.
It is now owned by another member in Canada.
It’s amazing how well traveled these motors can be
as they change ownershipTruly a great Quad!
Respectfully,
No disrespect perceived at all.
I am the current owner of this motor and am the operator in the video provided by Wayne.
Brook is right about the tiller, with one exception – I think the one on the motor as of now was taken from a Senior Speedster, as the casting number on it matches the ones on my batch of Sr Speedsters.
I did get some of the necessary pieces for re-installing the factory timer advance function, but probably will opt to leave the motor as-is, and manually advance the timing.
On the day the video was recorded, I did have issues with fuel starvation and the motor did not make it back to the launch ramp. There was an obstruction in the fuel pipe going to the upper carburetor, and I also did not have the gas tank filled to capacity, which I’ve now learned is important WRT maintaining fuel flow to the upper carb. With that in mind, I’ll try and help things by adding a restrictor in the lower fuel pipe, since that carb fills up instantly when the fuel petcock is opened, but the upper carb takes much longer to receive enough fuel to lift the float needle.
Sorry to learn that your motor is in such dire straits, and while I don’t feel that you have to turn it into a parts donor just yet, it is also recognized that it’s your call to make.
Best,
PM T2
” Things went from bad to worse in 1931 and 1932. We began to wonder if the company
would survive. To meet payrolls, Evinrude – Elto began to hold factory sales over the
Weekends. Motors sold here were not current models but left-overs or motors made
out of overstocks of old spare parts.”
The Pictorial History Of Outboard Motors
By W.J. Webb
Respectfully,