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Robert James Hanson
Member
Username: rjh
Post Number: 7
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 09:51 am: | 
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I'm trying to find some new parts for my 4 atlantic. I read that they are still available at the lunenburg foundry but I sent them an email and they said 'sorry no parts available'. Is there someone in particular you have to talk to or something like that? Does anyone know where else I might get new parts? I'm interested in getting an ignitor assembly and I'd like to see what else I could get. |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 122
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:29 pm: |
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Best to go and ask in person. They have some castings reportedly, but are busy and have probably found it not worthwhile to go hunting through the pile and then find that people don't want to pay much for the parts.
The prices are not cheap from what I have heard. |
Robert McCleery
Member
Username: beardedskipper
Post Number: 10
Registered: 02-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 10:25 pm: |
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Rob,Have been to the foundry, years ago there was nothing left, as per my most recent contact with them, last summer, "if there is anything its the parts that don't break or wear out". What do you need, I've been looking for a 3/8 dia piece of tungston to replace the ignightor points, they are worn. Put a 4 hp in a boat last year and it runs great, have two 4's and an achient 6hp, solid base,you asked about the drain they all had them and need them, drill it out and tap 1/8 npt. add a petcock. Rob |
Richard A. Day Jr.
Senior Member
Username: richardday
Post Number: 398
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 10:34 am: |
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Why is it necessary for tungsten points? Seems to me many if not most old time Make and Break igniters were simply a steel tang with a nickle firing pin or more often a steel or brass firing pin? Am I missing something??? |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 476
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 08:12 pm: |
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I have had the best luck using plain old nails. The good part is that they come in just about any size you need and they are cheap. Cut the shank to the right length, the head is the contact and peen the shank on the back.
As to M and B coils and voltage, don't use the old coils with 12 volts. The last one I checked pulled 9 amps. After lots of reaserch I use the rotor from a small japanese car alternator. They produse a real good arc and on 12 volts pull less than an amp. |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 132
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 02:51 pm: |
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I heard from someone who was recently quoted for a couple of cylinders so it depends who you talk to at LIFE no doubt. I called myself in the last couple of years and was told they had 'a pile of castings' in another building. Again, you would need to go in person and know what you were looking for as there may be no one there now who would be able to ID the castings.
The average employee is not an antique marine engine enthusiast and why would they care about something the factory hasn't made for 40 odd years. |
Richard A. Day Jr.
Senior Member
Username: richardday
Post Number: 403
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 05:02 pm: |
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Seems to me the CEO showed up with a new engine at Mystic that had just been completed about 1995. Not quite 40 years yet. |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 133
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006 - 05:15 pm: |
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True Dick, but assembled from NOS parts wasn't it? I think it is actually more than 40 years since any were cast. |
Richard A. Day Jr.
Senior Member
Username: richardday
Post Number: 404
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 06:13 am: |
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Well I talked with the CEO and my impression was the engine cylinder had been cast by the the new crew that was learning from the retiring foundry men the difficult process of casting hollow, dome head cylinders. He was quite optimistic that they would be able to coninue making the engines as the cylinder is the tough part to cast sucessfully. You may be correct. I do know Bill Fiege I think several years later finally gave up when they could not cast his NL cylinders sucessfully. He finally got them cast by Cattail and they did an excellent job. I may have misunderstood him and you may be right. |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 134
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 12:17 pm: |
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Well that's great news Dick, if they are still interested in casting engine parts. Of course much can change with a change of CEO too. |
Richard A. Day Jr.
Senior Member
Username: richardday
Post Number: 406
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006 - 05:34 pm: |
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My guess is they had such a low yeild in the foundry with the new crew they gave up the effort. Too bad but companies are in business to make money and the Alantic had a phenominal run when you think about. |
