Re: Johnson Model A flywheel removal trouble

[willyboy]

Thanks to all for the help,i gave the flywheel popper a try today and managed to get the flywheel unstuck after 5 hard whacks-apparently it was on there good. I know this engine has been taken apart in the distant past by someone as most of the slotted screw heads are mangled from too small of a blade and I found written in pencil on the magplate : .030 plugs,.020 points. I also have found that the mag plate is warped or bent in 2 spots and is very noticeable now that the flywheel is off. The serial number for the rope sheave and flywheel are also off of a 1924 engine while the serial numbers off the cylinders are from 1926 according to the chart. On a good note the magnets in the flywheel are still good and strong. Also with all the flywheel banging the last 2 days I knocked a lot of the rust scale in the cylinder water passages loose and found that a couple blasts of canned compressed air for cleaning computer boards cleared the passages completely out. Tomorrows project appears to be attempting to straighten the mag plate without breaking it. I should have known something was up when spinning the flywheel by hand it sounded like it was dragging on something when it hit a certain point in the revolution. Was hoping it would be a quick point cleanup and resetting and then attempt at starting but no such luck.