What's on your bench?

[czar800]

Decided to figure out my 064.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Softball thrown my way, a cream puff 302 Echo, basically a carburetor clean and diaphragm. Original bar needed a little derusting.

 

[PA Dan]

Softball thrown my way, a cream puff 302 Echo, basically a carburetor clean and diaphragm. Original bar needed a little derusting.
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Love those easy ones!

 

[PA Dan]

Finishing up another 3rd best top handles today.

 

[merc_man]

Changed the puddin in the old white snowblower and made sure the old 2 smoke mastercraft blower would still fire up. Cant wait to try it out. Supposed to get a few inchs of snow tonight.

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[Kiwioilboiler]

Finishing up another 3rd best top handles today.

I see what you did there...

 

[president]

Right now I have my choice of what to work on, Stihl 031 needs fuel system, Poulan 2375 WT, needs fuel system also, Husqvarna 435 apparently needs rebuilt, Super XL Homelite, no compression, 2 Homelite EZs need to get running, McCulloch 3200 won't run, and a Poulan Craftsman 3.6 that I can't get started..I could probably find several more if I wanted to but that'll last me all winter..

do you need anything for the 031, have complete fuel system

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Been chasing a strange tune problem with the rescue 028, since I had such a cake walk fixing the Echo302 I figured I would change the seals on the 028WB, they seemed a little hard after they were extracted. Definitely fought me coming out!

 

[Lnk]

Been chasing a strange tune problem with the rescue 028, since I had such a cake walk fixing the Echo302 I figured I would change the seals on the 028WB, they seemed a little hard after they were extracted. Definitely fought me coming out!
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Did this fix your problem? Did you pressure/vac test before and after? Just curious what you found.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Did this fix your problem? Did you pressure/vac test before and after? Just curious what you found.

I'll have to run it tomorrow for verification.
I have a might vac, but also seals and intake boot on hand. Something that I probably should have done to begin with after finding it in a scrap yard,
I'll report on my results.

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Btw my intial vacuum test is usually filling up the gas tank and firing it up , then turning it over on the flywheel side then the clutch side, usually that will indicate a leak pretty quickly or a spray with brake clean.
And all of that is if it will run with the carburetor set to within factory specs .

 

[Wanab]

Changed the puddin in the old white snowblower and made sure the old 2 smoke mastercraft blower would still fire up. Cant wait to try it out. Supposed to get a few inchs of snow tonight.

The Tecumseh was the best 4 stroke small engine ever. About 50% more torque than a Briggs of comparable HP and last twice as long. Unthinkable they went out of business.

 

[Partner]

they were just too good

 

[Maintenance Chief]

Did this fix your problem? Did you pressure/vac test before and after? Just curious what you found.

Fixt, runs like it should.

 

[nbbt]

The Tecumseh was the best 4 stroke small engine ever. About 50% more torque than a Briggs of comparable HP and last twice as long. Unthinkable they went out of business.

they were just too good

Short answer: Platinum Equity’s bought them out.

2009
Tecumseh officially closed its doors in February when Platinum Equity announces that Tecumseh Power Company had sold certain assets of its engine business to Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) of Janesville, WI, including all existing and unfinished engine parts inventory, tools to make finished product and certain intellectual property assets.

CPC also assumes responsibility for warranty of previously manufactured Tecumseh engines.

In an interview on February 10, 2009, Certified Parts Corporation President Jim Grafft stated “that he plans to move the engine operation to Rock County, Wisconsin, where he owns three facilities in Janesville and one in Edgerton, and will initially supply parts for Tecumseh Power engines. Grafft also said that his company could eventually resume engine production, which Tecumseh Power ceased in December 2008”.

2010
Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) enters into an agreement with Liquid Combustion Technology (LCT) to jointly manufacture air-cooled engines for the outdoor power equipment market. The agreement provided CPC with engineering, manufacturing, and sales capabilities allowing it to reintroduce the Snow King line of snow thrower engines and other engines formerly manufactured and sold by Tecumseh Power. The engines are exclusively represented by LCT, and sold under the Snow King, Lauson, and LCT brands and serviced exclusively by CPC and the existing Tecumseh Power dealer/distributor network. Traditionally, the Snow King line of engines has powered more snowthrowers than all other brands combined.

LCT’s horizontal 4-stroke gasoline engine offering was extended by this agreement and allowed CPC and LCT to provide single cylinder and V-twin vertical engines to outdoor power equipment manufacturers. According to Larry Zeman, VP of Winter Engine Products for LCT, “This establishes LCT as an engine manufacturer of choice as it continues to engineer a new generation of power.”

In short, Tecumseh engines and parts are currently manufactured by LCT, CPC and Lauson Engines.

and
September 18, 2017 06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time
JANESVILLE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) announced today that it has won a seven-figure damage award against Platinum Equity Advisors LLC and one of its former employees, Rudolf Strobl, President of TECUMSEHPOWER, in a recently concluded case in Rock County, Wisconsin. Certified Parts Corporation is a world recognized leader in procurement and sales of OEM parts for the off-road industry with 16,000 dealers worldwide. Platinum Equity is a Beverly Hills, California based private equity firm with more than $11 billion dollars under management that was founded by Tom Gores.
At issue in the recently concluded case (#11-CV-677) was whether Platinum Equity’s portfolio company TECUMSEHPOWER had delivered all of the small engine related assets that CPC had purchased from it as part of a 2009 asset purchase agreement (APA). Platinum Equity, and its Connecticut based attorneys, maintained that CPC received everything it was entitled to under the APA. CPC prevailed upon the Court that Platinum Equity must be ordered to deliver the assets they still had control over, pay damages for those assets that could not be recovered, and their counsel be admonished for withholding critical documents during the trial.
After a lengthy trial, the Court ruled that CPC was entitled to a variety of intellectual property still in existence and over a million dollars towards the loss of hard assets that Platinum Equity and Strobl were involved in disposing elsewhere. The Court also admonished Platinum Equity’s counsel for wrongfully withholding Platinum Equity documents from the case. CPC has since recovered the intellectual property, and received the total judgment paid promptly by Platinum Equity to expedite conclusion before an appeal by CPC.
James G. Grafft, founder and owner of CPC said, “The judgment against Strobl and Platinum Equity for damages and legal fees combined to exceed what I originally paid for the assets. The Court agreed with our assertions that Platinum Equity acted in bad faith through its tortious interference and conversion, with an improper motive. It was unfortunate, as the Court found, that there were actions done in spite and motivated out of a desire to see CPC fail in our new ventures. We feel vindicated that not only did the Court hold Strobl and Platinum accountable, but that the ventures they wanted to see us fail in, are succeeding.”
Grafft continued, “While we were pleased with the judgment results, we were just as eager to put the intellectual property to use in bringing back engines into production that were long staples in the snow thrower, generator and lawn and garden markets. We are excited to return some of these engines to their former glory under their trademarked names of “TECUMSEHPOWER, Lauson and Snow King.”

 

[Lnk]

Short answer: Platinum Equity’s bought them out.

2009
Tecumseh officially closed its doors in February when Platinum Equity announces that Tecumseh Power Company had sold certain assets of its engine business to Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) of Janesville, WI, including all existing and unfinished engine parts inventory, tools to make finished product and certain intellectual property assets.

CPC also assumes responsibility for warranty of previously manufactured Tecumseh engines.

In an interview on February 10, 2009, Certified Parts Corporation President Jim Grafft stated “that he plans to move the engine operation to Rock County, Wisconsin, where he owns three facilities in Janesville and one in Edgerton, and will initially supply parts for Tecumseh Power engines. Grafft also said that his company could eventually resume engine production, which Tecumseh Power ceased in December 2008”.

2010
Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) enters into an agreement with Liquid Combustion Technology (LCT) to jointly manufacture air-cooled engines for the outdoor power equipment market. The agreement provided CPC with engineering, manufacturing, and sales capabilities allowing it to reintroduce the Snow King line of snow thrower engines and other engines formerly manufactured and sold by Tecumseh Power. The engines are exclusively represented by LCT, and sold under the Snow King, Lauson, and LCT brands and serviced exclusively by CPC and the existing Tecumseh Power dealer/distributor network. Traditionally, the Snow King line of engines has powered more snowthrowers than all other brands combined.

LCT’s horizontal 4-stroke gasoline engine offering was extended by this agreement and allowed CPC and LCT to provide single cylinder and V-twin vertical engines to outdoor power equipment manufacturers. According to Larry Zeman, VP of Winter Engine Products for LCT, “This establishes LCT as an engine manufacturer of choice as it continues to engineer a new generation of power.”

In short, Tecumseh engines and parts are currently manufactured by LCT, CPC and Lauson Engines.

and
September 18, 2017 06:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time
JANESVILLE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Certified Parts Corporation (CPC) announced today that it has won a seven-figure damage award against Platinum Equity Advisors LLC and one of its former employees, Rudolf Strobl, President of TECUMSEHPOWER, in a recently concluded case in Rock County, Wisconsin. Certified Parts Corporation is a world recognized leader in procurement and sales of OEM parts for the off-road industry with 16,000 dealers worldwide. Platinum Equity is a Beverly Hills, California based private equity firm with more than $11 billion dollars under management that was founded by Tom Gores.
At issue in the recently concluded case (#11-CV-677) was whether Platinum Equity’s portfolio company TECUMSEHPOWER had delivered all of the small engine related assets that CPC had purchased from it as part of a 2009 asset purchase agreement (APA). Platinum Equity, and its Connecticut based attorneys, maintained that CPC received everything it was entitled to under the APA. CPC prevailed upon the Court that Platinum Equity must be ordered to deliver the assets they still had control over, pay damages for those assets that could not be recovered, and their counsel be admonished for withholding critical documents during the trial.
After a lengthy trial, the Court ruled that CPC was entitled to a variety of intellectual property still in existence and over a million dollars towards the loss of hard assets that Platinum Equity and Strobl were involved in disposing elsewhere. The Court also admonished Platinum Equity’s counsel for wrongfully withholding Platinum Equity documents from the case. CPC has since recovered the intellectual property, and received the total judgment paid promptly by Platinum Equity to expedite conclusion before an appeal by CPC.
James G. Grafft, founder and owner of CPC said, “The judgment against Strobl and Platinum Equity for damages and legal fees combined to exceed what I originally paid for the assets. The Court agreed with our assertions that Platinum Equity acted in bad faith through its tortious interference and conversion, with an improper motive. It was unfortunate, as the Court found, that there were actions done in spite and motivated out of a desire to see CPC fail in our new ventures. We feel vindicated that not only did the Court hold Strobl and Platinum accountable, but that the ventures they wanted to see us fail in, are succeeding.”
Grafft continued, “While we were pleased with the judgment results, we were just as eager to put the intellectual property to use in bringing back engines into production that were long staples in the snow thrower, generator and lawn and garden markets. We are excited to return some of these engines to their former glory under their trademarked names of “TECUMSEHPOWER, Lauson and Snow King.”

Anytime I see the terms "equity" or "acquisitions" in a company name, I see the beginning of the end. There are big equity firms that just buy companies, only to part them out to make a profit, which causes those companies to disappear. I understand profit, but why not make something too? End of rant!

 

[MustangMike]

If you want to see a real bad story, look how the Gov put Sotz Co out of business after their $25 air tight kit for a 55 gal drum out performed a $600 Vermont Casting wood stove in Popular Mechanics.

I still use a Sotz kit stove to heat my cabin.

My brother contacted the owner and he was very bitter about what happened.

FYI, the Gov never said it did not meet emissions, they just wanted the company to pay for the testing to prove that it did, and they did not have that much money from their sales.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/sotz-wood-stove.125596/

 

[Ketchup]

If you want to see a real bad story, look how the Gov put Sotz Co out of business after their $25 air tight kit for a 55 gal drum out performed a $600 Vermont Casting wood stove in Popular Mechanics.

I still use a Sotz kit stove to heat my cabin.

My brother contacted the owner and he was very bitter about what happened.

FYI, the Gov never said it did not meet emissions, they just wanted the company to pay for the testing to prove that it did, and they did not have that much money from their sales.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/sotz-wood-stove.125596/

I can vouch for Vermont Casting’s being FAR from air tight. My Resolute only has two
Settings: Full Throttle and Afterburners. It rages all winter long.




My old Tecumseh is still kicking too. Sheared three pins this morning.

 

[merc_man]

The Tecumseh was the best 4 stroke small engine ever. About 50% more torque than a Briggs of comparable HP and last twice as long. Unthinkable they went out of business.

Yes i agree. I bet that motor had a ton of hoirs befor i got it and its still going strong

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[Partner]

those with the Indian are still working and they are 30-40 years old