[Spridgets] Stationary Engine 1275cc

[David Ambrose]

There's a guy named Mickey Pleasant in either Encinitas or Carlsbad that 
has an engine stand for an A series engine. Check the San Diego 
Craigslist. He regularly lists engines for sale.

To make the stand work, you need an fuel pump, oil pressure guage, water 
temp guage, ignition and starter switches, a radiator, and a battery.  
You can make a suitable engine support out of angle iron. Oh, you'll 
also need the down pipe, and maybe a muffler.

As I remember, He just put the engine on this very sturdy table, and ran 
it. You don't need to restrain it much for starting, and it doesn't 
really accelerate enough to move itself off the table.

The large pipe on the manifold is for the gulp valve. You can seal that 
if you're desmogging it. You can also plug the holes for the air 
injection rail with allen head set screws (aka grub screws). If you 
remove the smog gear, you will also need to ensure you have the right 
needles and carb springs. If you have the throttle plates with air 
bypass valves, you can replace those with solid throttle plates for 
better performance. The vacuum take off for the distributor is usually 
on a carb, not the manifold.

Good luck,
Dave Ambrose


On 8/16/2013 1:26 PM, Tim Collins wrote:
> I got the 1275 as part of a parts purchase. I know little about its
> health. One of the reasons to run it on the test stand is to
> determine if it's an oil burner or not. The story that came along
> with the purchase is that the previous owner, two owners back, had
> rebuilt a Midget engine and transmission, etc. and then took it out
> shortly thereafter and crashed it. I do see evidence of a rebuild,
> but not all the evidence is good. I'll keep the 1275 for a possible
> spare. I do like the 1098 - they're built like a bullet, 'ya know! LOL
>
> At 03:14 PM 8/16/2013, WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com wrote:
>> Why not put the 1275  in your car and the make the 1098 the stationary engine?
>>
> Tim Collins
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