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Originally Posted by J-Mech
3800 RPM.
And a steel flywheel won't keep if from being a "worker". It just makes it safer for you and more importantly, innocent bystanders who don't want shrapnel in their skull.  400 RPM is a lot when your talking engines. 400 RPM is a lot to increase anything..... PERIOD. Go drive you car at 60 and see what the RPM is. Then raise the engine 400 RPM and see how much faster it goes. You should see about a 10 MPH increase on average. That's the difference in 60 and 70. That's quite a bit. The difference between 3600 and 4000 RPM on a cast flywheel is the difference between safe, and possible fly apart.
Listen, I'm going to be kind of frank here. The steel flywheel thing... and some other suggestion that have been made to you are from people who are "in the know". You can choose to listen, or not. It's really up to you. Giving excuses as to why you don't want to do something, or about how "well it can't be that unsafe"..... we know what were talking about and you have already admitted that you are new to this and know nothing. If your asking a question it means you don't know, so it's in your best interest to take advice. Some things..... especially the safety things..... are pretty important. You should listen. If your not into spending money on it, then don't pull it. It's gonna cost some $$$ and that's all there is to it. You could have spent $35 on rebuilding your carb instead of how ever much you spent on a new one and instead used that money toward a new flywheel.
The book tells you how to set engine RPM. Follow the procedure to set it at whatever RPM you want. |
It is not a question of money or not listening. Yes I could have spent $35 to rebuild my old carb. The new one cost $85. The time saved is worth the difference in price to me. It was also over carbureted. A friend of mine at the track wanted a look at it and said it had the biggest venture he had ever seen. He said to get a #30. You guys recommended a #26. I actually sent the #30 back and paid the additional shipping to get a #26 so I am listening.
I have researched steel flywheels and everyone I saw did not have cooling fins on them. I don't see how you can have a working tractor without cooling fins, so obviously I am not understanding something here. Show me what I need to buy and I'll take care of it.