Re: 1939 Sea King / Thor barrel test

[Buccaneer]

Thanks for the comments. I put the rope pulley back on after
I run it and it seemed to loosen up. I originally made a plate
for spinning over the engine that bolted to the three rope
plate screws, so it wouldn’t tighten the crank nut, as I didn’t
like the idea of the drill on the flywheel nut either. It didn’t
get put back on today, but I marked the nut to see if it
was moving any as I drilled over the engine. It did, a hair.
I believe Mumbles mentioned using a lathe for breaking
in a power head, but believe I already had the lower unit
attached, etc., but will keep that idea in the memory bank
for the future.
Will try rope starting it tomorrow for kicks, and find the
correct spark plug in the near future. Don’t know if it
will ever go on the boat, but I had fun hearing it run today!
Hopefully Thorwald and Elmer perked up a little at the
sound of it running.

Prepare to be boarded!