Welders: Portable vs. Plug-in

[NH-Rob]

The one I have used a 16hp onan engine with a 1 1/8" tapered shaft. I could not afford a new engine like that so I cut the shaft off the onan and machined a coupler for it. I slid the coupler on the 1" step down shaft of the briggs engine. I then had to make a spacer for the the engine mount because the shaft was almost 4" longer. I would of liked to have just machined the crankshaft on the briggs to fit but it was not long enough. You can buy replacement engines with a taper. I think small engine warehouse has a couple different brands that will fit but cost way more than I felt the welder was worth.
Rob

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Just an update here.

I finally made some time to tinker with the welder. I cleaned out the carburetor and I can get the thing to almost run. It will sputter and spit for as much as a minute and then die. Compression is good... >120. I think that the carburetor is just not cleaned out enough yet. There was one oriface I just couldn't every get clean.

I might be worth it to just get a new carb. Are parts available for this engine still? The side of it says it's an Onan CCKA-S/1627

 

[bobodu]

Parts are widely available,but you're gonna crap your pants when you pull out the wallet!!.
I think that's just a Marvel-Sheibler so you can just keep cleaning....ain't much to hurt in there.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Parts are widely available,but you're gonna crap your pants when you pull out the wallet!!.
I think that's just a Marvel-Sheibler so you can just keep cleaning....ain't much to hurt in there.

I noticed that it's pretty simple. I've soaked it. Used up a can of carb cleaner, bent one of my tip cleaners, and there's still no passage through what I think is the main jet.

any ideas?

 

[RPW]

Plenty of light, plenty of patience add a very small drill bit (hand turn) and to at it.
Here's on of many sources I found searching "onan carberator parts" Replacement Carburetor Parts for Onan

BTW; I hope to fire up my onan generator this weekend after cleaning the carb and fuel pump which looked like they sat in water for the last couple of years.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

BTW; I hope to fire up my onan generator this weekend after cleaning the carb and fuel pump which looked like they sat in water for the last couple of years.

Let me know how that goes.

 

[bobodu]

Since I no longer have the engines I can't just go look but this picture might help.
Do a search for Marvel-Schebler carb.

 

[FlaDon]

Parts are widely available,but you're gonna crap your pants when you pull out the wallet!!.
I think that's just a Marvel-Sheibler so you can just keep cleaning....ain't much to hurt in there.

The term arm and a leg is optomistic when figuring the price of Onan parts. Fuel pump, set of points and condensor, and coil for a CK costs about 3 bills.

 

[bobodu]

Make sure that venturi ( see the picture ) in the middle is very free to move up and down.

 

[bobodu]

Yeah...arm leg and next of kin....

I sent a breaker box to a guy who needed one....never even got a thank you. Shoulda put it on ebay.