Anything is possiable,but I would expect the threads would be pulled out first.!! Why would that much torque ever be applied anyway??? May your day be blessed....
The reason for that much torque,[never said how much] is Ineed a 1/2 turn to line up the manifold for proper positioning of the carb. A 1/2 turn ccw will leave...
Hi gang. Paul, I assume you are working on a two-piece block. If you have a pipe threader or any old pipe fittings around, maybe you could run over the...
Jack that brings memories in St. Louis at 14 -- went to the hardware store and got several pipe fittings - elbows and straight pieces - to build a custom...
... brass ... Those old blocks are pretty tough, but I'd try that little trick of cleaning up the threads just enough to get it into the right position. Just...
Three things to do on the brass intake manifold...one, remove it and start it exactly 180 degrees from where previously started...two clean up both threads and...
the motor from my 58 jet sweep has been board 40over new piston, rings, valves burled and new springs.new gaskets, bolts, and everything that is needed to put...
... happly ... Any ... michigan Jay, The CCOA membership list shows page after page of Cushman people in Michigan. Finding somebody with Cushman know-how in...
Here it is May 3 and too cold and wet to ride a scooter. Blackberry winter, I guess. I rode a bicycle today for about 5 minutes, and that was enough. I...
Here I am sitting at My computer and my CCOA Mag is right next to me on the end table, but it takes a cushman expert like Howard to point out my loss of brain...
Hi gang. Never fails. You just never know where they will pop up. I have the folding garage door guy over here for a quote for my new garage (almost...
So you did one of two things: 1. You told him where to get parts. or 2. You tried to buy the scooter from his son. But which one? I know what I would have...
Hi gang. Surprise Howard, I did neither. Ha ha. What I did do is just hand his dad our group addresses, and explained about the CCOA. Yuk, yuk. Hope to see...
Yah Jack, we know what Howard would have done. Being a true gentleman and all around great guy he would have offered to fix the scooter and given the guy the...
Hi gang. Yeah Fred, unless it was a model Howard still hasn't got. Then he would tell the guy "what would you take for this hopeless piece of junk?" Ha ha....
You have me pretty well sized up, Jack. When I hear that somebody has a Cushman, the first thing I do is determine if it is for sale. If they convince me that...
I bought a Cushman 2-piece block engine at Cochran and I just now got a look at the innards. For a 57-year-old engine, it looks pretty darned good. The head...
Hi gang. Howard, that mesh goes in behind the valve cover. Jack. ... From: Howard To: cushmangroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:36 AM ...
Howard - my 53A has a souped up 2-pc ... guess it is just bored out to 2-7/8, whatever overbore that is; and a newer cam..... runs real strong..... but idles...
Chuck I am pretty sure kevin told me your engine was bored to 2 7/8 and has a standard 8 hp cam. He is building one for my 50 series. I will probably reverse...
I'm disassembling a 1964 Highlander front fork prior to cleaning and painting. Can someone tell me the signifance of the Tension Washer #809221 and Dampening...
Will be curious as to how yours idles.... I'm pretty sure it's not the carb.... Jeff A. has an 8HP Gator that also idles like that which I used to own and it...
These parts were added to the 720 series scooters around mid 57 when it was determined that the steering tended to shimmy at certain speeds...I am acquainted...
Hi gang. Well, it is almost finished. Can see it under my name in the photo section. Big door comes Monday, and the roofers come tomorrow. Yipppeeee. All...
Looks nice Jack. You should have room to spare for a year or so. Be sure you furnish it with a rocking chair. But how wide are you scooters? Mine come in...
... and ... I have a 1961 model 721 Highlander with that same fork and mine has those parts. All I can say is that it works great. That funny looking...
This is way off the subject, but I've found good non-scooter information here before. I bought a Mitchell 300 fishing reel at a yard sale yesterday. The bail...
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