nhmikel 14 #1 Posted May 23, 2016 (edited) This was in a 1056 I picked up today. what can I do to make it "normal" for a proper install? Can you remove gear reduction? Edited May 23, 2016 by nhmikel Spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,399 #2 Posted May 23, 2016 The only gear reduction I have worked on was a K-91 and it had a tapered shaft which allowed the gear to slip off with the housing. Seems logical because when I reassembled it lining up the key-way was a bunch easier than meshing gear teeth would have been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,870 #3 Posted May 23, 2016 I've never seen the tapered shaft type gear reduction but have seen a couple with gear teeth on the shaft. Either way you will need to change the crank, modify it or weld a pulley on it to make it work without the reduction. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,125 #4 Posted May 23, 2016 That engine looks to be (from the air inlet housing) to be from an ESKA snow blower. that air cleaner is not designed for warm weather use...unless the PO put some type of filter element in it. Usually, there's just a metal mesh inside the air inlet housing....But I could be wrong. Just my 2 cents.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhmikel 14 #5 Posted May 23, 2016 I guess first we will try and get it running then go from there thanks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhmikel 14 #6 Posted May 28, 2016 I was told the engine ran when parked, cannot seem to pull it over? Sprayed pb blaster down plug hole yesterday. Would it take lots of effort to turn over because of gear reduction unit? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,940 #7 Posted May 28, 2016 Might be somethings up with the recoil on it...or the engine is seized up. The reduction shouldn't have anything to do with being hard to turn over. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhmikel 14 #8 Posted May 30, 2016 Sprayed PB blaster inside and took off head, all looks ok, can't get it to rotate? The pulley on reducer unit does not budge??? Oil level in crank case & reducer seems fine. I am used to having a nut or bolt on cranks to help turn over, how should I help persuade it to turn over? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,940 #9 Posted May 30, 2016 I'd pull the gear reduction unit off first... before trying to pull it over again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,870 #10 Posted May 30, 2016 Then use the nut on the flywheel side instead of the recoil. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhmikel 14 #11 Posted June 1, 2016 Oil levels ok reducer inside was ok more investigation...... apparently small animal took residence inside pull start housing causing no roration.....lol phew....sprayed in some starting fluid and some life... next some cleaning, etcccc 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,940 #12 Posted June 1, 2016 Ahhh yeah, nesting critters... definitely been there, done that. Glad you got it sorted out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nhmikel 14 #13 Posted June 4, 2016 What do we need to do? The pull start chord returns back very slowly and with some coaxing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,399 #14 Posted June 4, 2016 On 5/31/2016 at 8:53 PM, nhmikel said: animal took residence inside pull start housing Are you sure you got all of the residue out? Did you put some spray lubricant on the return spring and mechanism itself? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
