Subject: Gene East passing !
The news has come to me of the passing of one of Quincy Welding's Greats, Mr. Gene East !
Most people associated with the history of boat racing realize there was...
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Subject: Gene East passing !
The news has come to me of the passing of one of Quincy Welding's Greats, Mr. Gene East !
Most people associated with the history of boat racing realize there was...
Information I have received on Wayne Baldwins funerial service.
Holmgreen Mortuary
2061 East Main
Alice, Tx. 78332 Ph.1-361-664-6571 holmgreenmortuaryinc.com
Visitation: Friday...
Hi Wayne,
It would be great to meet one day. Steve is often in my shop to pick up parts and it would be great to have you visit with him on one of his trips. There are some fun things to see.
Having started in boat racing in 1955 with the purchase of a new Mark 20-H and a "B" Speedliner I have a long history with the sport. When Ron offered the website to me, I of course was overjoyed...
This is the correct foot style. My last new housing.
For starters there are two 25XS engine types. The early one had a foot like the one installed on your engine but is not correct for your short tower unit. Although this will work fine and easy to...
The new Wisco pistons I now stock for the 20, 40 and 60 cubic inch engine call for .0065 clearance. I also use that with my merc pistons we run in D mod
Doug Kay in Roseville MI. Another note I will have new D piston by mid October. Std. .020" and .040" oversize. Rings, pin and clips will cost $135.
Alan
New Marchetti hydro added to my collection. What color should I make the deck and who's number should I use to finish the restoration.
Hi Tim,
I have been looking at my Electromotive ignition system we developed and run on our 4 cylinder Mercs and I believe you can use the box with the dual output coils. It should be very easy...
Nice project Tim,
Well getting fuel and lube around might be a bit of an issue. One thing you might consider is to make a regular dry sump lube system with an oil pump. Reed block could stay in...
I would like to run a couple of my Loopers and was wondering if anyone has tried to run one with E-85 pump gas and TCW-III oil mixed at 10 to 1 ratio. Seems like it would be an easy way to fuel an...
Thanks John
I will give it a try.
Alan
Paul came up with the patent number which is 3104829 issued to Spraying System Co. I found I have one nozzle in a Waldman B Looper and the model is GD2. I have E mailed the company to see if they are...
Question for Gene East. Paul told me you might be able to provide a source for the water injection nozzles that were used in the Looper pipes. I am restoring an engine and one is missing.
Thanks...
Well during the trip we had great weather. Nights were 35 degrees up north and days in the low 60's. Took the north route into Michigan to attend Mark Sutters AOMCI meet. Beautiful drive with all the...
David and I just finished a 3,500 mile road trip and along the way we picked up some Looper stuff. We also obtained the very, very rare B Looper adaptor that allowed the power head to be installed on...
My brother David and I just bought a ton of Looper parts. By the end of October we should be able to add 11 Looper S/N to the list that is being collected.
Alan
While we were building the 4 carb 44 Merc I looked for carbs from Tillotson and chose one for a cart application. Well they did not intend to do a run for months so I did the same thing in going to...
Getting ready for the new season with a fresh 44 build. Installing the XDI ignition system and will test run in a week or so.
Alan
IGNITION TIMING
Combustion of the fuel/air mixture does not happen all at once like an explosion does. It happens as a progressive burning of the fuel, starting from around the spark to the...
We have been using the XDI ignition system on our Mod engines with great success. The nice part is that you can take advance out as the RPM increases. We take out about 4 degrees with our 40 and 44...
http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forums/showthread.php?6393-Mercury-Mark-40-H
The above thread that I started some time back goes through what we do and the building of our engines. Our D MOD hydro...
This is their drag version. http://www.aimsports.com/drag/index.html
Hope this helps. Seems like it can easily be adapted to your needs.
Alan
You might want to look here! http://www.aimsports.com/
AIM produces a system that uses GPS as the basis for the speed and distance calculation. We have been running the system for 2 years in our...
West also produce several fillers to use with their epoxy. I have used their structural filler and when you mix it you will find that it is light tan even though the powder is white. They also have a...
Yes FB204 is a Henry Grupe engine. Once were moved into the new hobby shop I hope to get back into restoring a number of engine this winter. Next weekend we will start the move in that is going to...
Here is what I have found so far with my loopers.
FA-88 Champion Spark Plugs
FB-115 Hank Tiege
FC-89 Donald Mason
FD-67 Phil Crown
I have 13 loopers and will send you all the S/N when I get a chance to dig them out. One of the engines is Bruce Summers D+1/2 waiting to be restored.
Alan
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Outboard-Racing-How-to-Modify-Your-Mercury-Outboard-Harry-Brinkman-/291221559578?pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&hash=item43ce28591a&vxp=mtr
Here is a good manual.
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What a great achievement to take an idea from ones mind and bring it to a running masterpiece. Truly a labor of love. Outstanding project. Thanks for making all of us part of your undertaking.
Alan
What an exceptional engine project this looper undertaking is. One can only wonder how many man hours have gone into this labor of love? With all the care in the design and the craftsmanship in the...
Having played with 20-H's since 1955 I don't believe that a lot of folks left racing because of it. My 20-H cost $411.00 with bar and prop which was a lot of money. The guys with the KG-7's were mad...
Having done a number of 16:21 changes that David and I have done the amount of material removal was minor. I will dig up my old documents and get them posted. Not all the cases needed this step in...
Well I decided to do a little more looking into the lower units on my engines. The early 25SS engine I have has the classic deep skeg lower unit. This engine has the square exhaust opening in the...
Great info on the 20-H. At least we now have one S/N for the 1956 run. Maybe other folks will share their S/N info.
Alan
Hi Sam,
Thanks for the info on the 20-H. I have all of the old Mercury racing parts manuals and looked up this data so far. Starting with the KG-4/7 the drive shaft is listed as M50-1360 which...
If I remember correctly the deep skeg housing were the same basic design. The big differences was in the completed assembly. The 30-H had a stronger drive shaft which was later adapted to the 20-H....
With our racing program in NBRA where we run 30, 40 and 44 Merc's we found that with 10% ethanol you have to go richer. When we run pure fuel we are at .076" in the KC-6's carbs and with 10% were at...
Simply outstanding! What a project. Getting close to first fire in the hole.
Alan
Here are a couple photos of the cranks and a 30-H and a 55-H flywheel. The small taper is under 1 " and the large on is about 1.125 inches. If you have a 44 and the original crank you will have a...
Hi Gerald,
I have both types and I will go out in the shop and take a photo and get the measurement for you. The small taper crank has a step to the upper bearing diameter while the large taper...
The workmanship is second to non not withstanding the outstanding engineering. It will be a true thing of beauty when it is running on the water. Can't wait to see the finished product. Also love the...
The machining of the gears will be a temporary fix. If I remember correctly the gears are case hardened on all surfaces to provide a good wear surface. Once the case hardening is machined away then...
When I stated level to the bottom That puts the center down a little over 1/4 inch. We also run about 1/8 tuck on the engine to manage bow lift on our Montana Race Craft. Must also assume it has the...
The water pickup for the engine is low. We run our 25XS with the prop shaft level with the bottom. Never had an issue.
Alan
Outstanding attention to detail! The engine will be to nice to run hard and risk a failure. Hopefully the engine will be sound and set the standard for scratch built projects.
Alan
Without a question this creation is an engineering marvel with a blend of new original designed components and some tried and true Mercury items. When the creation comes to life it surely will bring...
The square block on the center fuel pump mount has the fuel inlet at the bottom hose. From the fuel block the upper hose feeds the top pump and the lower feeds the bottom pump. The carbs are all on a...
We run our Merc 44 with two pumps and turn the engine about 8,600 RPM. I know folks that only run a single pump on their 44 MOD engine and it works fine. I am sure the 5 pump configuration will...