Finally Got One! Wooo Hooo!!!

travisyoung · « **Reply #165 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:01:11 PM »

Saw some old motors at an estate sale place

Zen · « **Reply #166 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:24:14 PM »

Traivs, where is this place located? A couple of those engines look interesting. I'd like to drop by there the next time they have a half price day.

travisyoung · « **Reply #167 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:38:47 PM »

Dayton blvd in redbank, they usually post up when they are going to be open on their bill board, I'll try to let you know c and c estate sales

Zen · « **Reply #168 on:** July 02, 2014, 10:51:39 AM »

Quote from: volksnick on March 20, 2013, 01:47:50 PM

The scrap yard had them sitting in a pile by the cashier. Jason Lockhart sent me a text yesterday and let me know that they had them. I paid a little over scrap value, but it was worth it. They are Utilimotors by Johnson Motor Co.

Nick, there is a Johnson Utilimotor flywheel and magneto on eBay starting at $25 plus $12 for shipping or $75 buy-it-now. The same guy has a nice looking base with the brass tag starting at $15 or $25 buy-it-now. If you're not interested, how much will you take for your two Utilimotors?

volksnick · « **Reply #169 on:** July 02, 2014, 01:28:58 PM »

Quote from: Zen on July 02, 2014, 10:51:39 AM

Quote from: volksnick on March 20, 2013, 01:47:50 PM
The scrap yard had them sitting in a pile by the cashier. Jason Lockhart sent me a text yesterday and let me know that they had them. I paid a little over scrap value, but it was worth it. They are Utilimotors by Johnson Motor Co.

Nick, there is a Johnson Utilimotor flywheel and magneto on eBay starting at $25 plus $12 for shipping or $75 buy-it-now. The same guy has a nice looking base with the brass tag starting at $15 or $25 buy-it-now. If you're not interested, how much will you take for your two Utilimotors?

That's amazing! I like the flywheel...wonder if it would make them run... That could make them really valuable!!!

Zen · « **Reply #170 on:** July 02, 2014, 03:14:42 PM »

Quote from: volksnick on July 02, 2014, 01:28:58 PM

That's amazing! I like the flywheel...wonder if it would make them run... That could make them really valuable!!!

Buy the flywheel . . . I'll drive Homer up and help you get at least one of them running.

volksnick · « **Reply #171 on:** July 02, 2014, 05:05:25 PM »

Quote from: Zen on July 02, 2014, 03:14:42 PM

Quote from: volksnick on July 02, 2014, 01:28:58 PM
That's amazing! I like the flywheel...wonder if it would make them run... That could make them really valuable!!!

Buy the flywheel . . . I'll drive Homer up and help you get at least one of them running.

Homer or the Utilimotor?

Zen · « **Reply #172 on:** July 02, 2014, 06:00:58 PM »

I was speaking of one of your two utilimotors.

Homer is running! OK, it won't idle, but it's running. The after cycling fresh gas through it a few times, the tank appears to be good. We'll see. No rain here for two days so I've had the doors opened letting it air out. Tomrrow, I'll put on a dust mask and attempt to de-mold it . . . and get the brakes up on it. I'll worry about the carb later. Who cares if it won't idle? You can't idle down the road.

We are going to my brother's in Murfreesboro for the weekend, so it will be one day next week before I attempt to drive it to work. Buy the flywheel and one evening next week, I'll DRIVE Homer up and help you get one of your utilimotors running.

Zen · « **Reply #173 on:** July 06, 2014, 03:22:06 PM »

Nick . . . are you one of the two bidders on the flywheel? Less than 8 hours left . . .

volksnick · « **Reply #174 on:** July 06, 2014, 07:46:59 PM »

Not yet! But I plan on sniping it last minute. Timer set

Zen · « **Reply #175 on:** July 06, 2014, 08:16:14 PM »

Quote from: volksnick on July 06, 2014, 07:46:59 PM

Not yet! But I plan on sniping it last minute. Timer set

Don't miss it . . . that's the first flywheel that's come up for auction on eBay in over a year. I've seen one running utilimotor and one locked up utilimotor with a cracked flywheel up for auction in the past year or so. By some people's standards, Maytag engines are rare, but during that same time, I've bet I've seen 500 or more Maytags and at any given time, there are at least a half dozen Maytag flywheels being auctioned. You have a chance to get a VERY, VERY RARE motor running again.

Oh, and by the way, William has fixed the carb that was on Homer, put it on his bus and dialed it in. Won't be long . . .

volksnick · « **Reply #176 on:** July 06, 2014, 11:07:08 PM »

3 minutes...

volksnick · « **Reply #177 on:** July 06, 2014, 11:10:58 PM »

I won it for $76.00... whew

I should have saved myself the dollar and the heart pounding anxiety and just used buy it now.

Zen · « **Reply #178 on:** July 07, 2014, 06:28:05 PM »

Quote from: volksnick on July 06, 2014, 11:10:58 PM

I won it for $76.00... whew I should have saved myself the dollar and the heart pounding anxiety and just used buy it now.

And you would have gotten it a week earlier! At least you know there are other people out there looking for one. Maybe this would be a good piece to experiment casting some aluminum . . .

volksnick · « **Reply #179 on:** July 13, 2014, 06:10:02 PM »

But if I had used buy it now, it wouldn't have changed the fact that its cracked!

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