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<\/p>\nYou got to have wings to stay on top. I have been trying to prep for new kitchen cabinets for a couple of weeks, I have a bit of drywall patching and some sanding left to do, then some paint. When the cabinets arrive it will be asses and elbows for a while so I’m trying to get some other issues resolved.<\/p>\n
Like the Cushman. It has been apart now since the first decent weather and I am anxious to get it back together as there will be a lot of work it needs to do come summer. I have yanked the jugs so I could have new inserts put in the spark plugs, and I had it done professionally instead of the hack job it previously contained. So I have it this far together.
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It’s a wierd little engine, like a half a Volkswagon engine, but it generates 22 hp and weighs very little. I’ve always been surprised the ultralight people haven’t picked these up and hotrodded them, but I guess it’s easier to buy a rotax. I just put the jugs on this evening; it’s actually pretty simple. You hold the engine down with one hand and with the other hand you slide the cylinder on. I don’t have a motorcycle type ring compressor so you have to use your other hand to push the rings in with a screwdriver while your other hand slides the piston in, being careful not to get any of your hands (It seems to take five) in the cylinder flange sealant. I always like to find a place where I can use good old Permatex Two, and this is perfect.<\/p>\n
Anyway, once it’s back in the Cushman it should do ok because it will have compression and fewer bits of squirrels in the cooling fins. <\/p>\n