THE P T

pajoube · Mar 19, 2004

How I remember my first day of ownership. Enjoy your special day also as it will be with you for a long time. I just went past 110 hours on my 425 which I received last September. Each and every day is special when I can get on my toy.
PJ

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

Testing a picture size.
Bill

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

I like that size better.

Good Morning all, the snow, sleet, etc. have left the area to make way for a beautiful first day of Spring.
MR, Paul, I want to thank you both for all the POSITIVE suggestions, as I became a proud PT owner, you were both very instrumental in me not hanging around wondering, so I did it ! ! !
I'll remember all the special hints you drop along the way, I love the common sense angles. In most of our cases we were weened on common sense, I'm referring to the days before OSHA became a neccesity for the non-thinkers. Yes, MR I heard you.
The photo I was testing, was the first amusing PT (Robin) incident, before my baby could even be moved off the pick-up.
Coming up in the next episode.
Bill

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

First, for the worrysome. On this enlargement it is possible to see the steel strapping in two places around the Bucket to secure the contents.

OK The delivery person apparently familiar with the PT's, had to lift the engine cover as far as possible to manually close the choke
after a couple of shots he was able to drive down the ramps. Then, on level ground he was able to open the cover fully, reach in his pocket. for the air cleaner cover NUT. Pretty smart ! ! !
After the delivery normalities, I pulled into the garage to see what all this Robin hard starting was all about. Mine may/or may not have been the same as others I read about.
In the Carb picture, the torsional spring (very Light) on the Choke butterfly shaft is supposed to complete the choke closure, on my unit the choke shaft did not feel as free as should have been. In the past I used to take off the butterfly and shaft to be reworked with emeryand/or crocus cloth, but
this time being brand new I opted for a little more tension on the light spring. The spring was actually set correctly for a loose shaft , because as the engine begins to run the air rushing in the throat will openm the butterfly to about three quarters. So what I actually did was make it almost a manual choke, that's OK, a lot of us learned to drive that way.

In this picture the sticky shaft will not allow the choke to close completely.

bryce · Mar 20, 2004

Looks great!
If I had known you were having it delivered, I would have called with better directions---to my house! Cant wait for more pictures. Robert

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

this picture shows how I increased the torsion by one full turn of the spring. I used some fine machinist's wire, possibly fishing line would work. I don't fish, come to think of it I don;t machine.

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

..........and of course Voila a closed choke, NO PROBLEM.

The only problems we have, are the ones we make so.

bubenberg · Mar 20, 2004

welcome aboard, you have some fantastic abilities which we, at least I, need in this forum to help maintain and understand the health of our pts; and we live in each others backyard, less than 20 miles i guess. i am looking forward to have a race with you, in either state, at your earliest conveiniance /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Charlie and i have a new modification under "study" (just ask Mr. M.R. how scientific they are) which soon will be "published" here /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.

NJBill · Mar 20, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( welcome aboard, you have some fantastic abilities which we, at least I, need in this forum to help maintain and understand the health of our pts; and we live in each others backyard, less than 20 miles i guess. i am looking forward to have a race with you, in either state, at your earliest conveiniance /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Charlie and i have a new modification under "study" (just ask Mr. M.R. how scientific they are) which soon will be "published" here /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. )</font>

Thank you Hans, just happy to be part of such an elite group.
Looking forward to the new modification, as for the race, let me first sort out go, from stop. I'm not complaining, I think having to figure things out for yourself is most of the fun, and I know now that if I really get stuck, there are many helping minds out there, with the ability to guide me right.
Thank you kind friends.
Bill