An update here. It runs really well static. I can’t wait to get it out on the lake next spring to test it under load. I acquired a 1950 TN 26 from a local guy. Saw the bottom of the motor sticking out of a trailer with a bunch of other stuff. I left the owner a note to call. He called and said it was mine if I wanted it. The history was it was his grandpa’s, then got passed to his uncle until it came to him. He said he was unsure what was wrong with it but that it never ran when his uncle had it, and he believed it sat for a number of years while his grandpa had it. The motor was stuck and missing one screw from the recoil. It came with a home-built stand too. As soon as I got it home I loaded the cylinders with marvel mystery oil. It soaked for about a week. tried pulling it over with no success. took the tank off and put a strap wrench on the flywheel. Very little effort and it broke loose. happened to be grounding the coil wire when the motor broke loose and got a tingle. cleaned up the points and it fixed the bottom cylinder with no spark issue. each cylinder was in the 72-74 PSI compression range. Took the carb off and the oil-soaked carb came apart easier than the TD 20. the primer assembly came out with no problem. I am awaiting the time to rebuild/assemble everything and see if she won’t fire up. The cork looked pretty good in this one so will try using it as is.
