Success! Today I checked out the water line and found no clear blockages as best I could. I also was able to removed some of the solder over the screen in the water intake port in the pump.
Set up the motor again in the garbage can with the water in it. Pulled the rope once and it fired off, adjusted the carb and the fuel mixture jet…….and the water was shooting out of the discharge port just as it should. It was able to keep the cylinder cool enough so I could touch it. It was warm, but not as hot as before.
All seems to be working well.
Thank you to those who offered the good advice I relied on heavily to get this 89 year old going again. I’ve worked on a couple of Champions from the 40’s but this was a different bird. I’ll sleep well tonight.
