1947 JAP 4/3 First Run

[krankiev]

does it have any shrouding?

[Aussie50]

yeah its 100% complete barring the air cleaner. I just have a little MX pod filter on it for now.

[krankiev]

Well that's better than no shrouding.

do you plan on giving it a fresh coat of paint to make it look nice?

[Aussie50]

nah, its worth more with the factory paint thats left on it. its about 80% factory paint so its way better than repainting.

Only reason I fully repaint and polish an old engine is when most of the factory finish is gone.

[krankiev]

so you're going to at least clean it up to make it look better than?

[Aussie50]

yeah I've removed all the dirt and taken loose rust off,

coated with light oil after it looks great

[krankiev]

nice but the oil is gonna make lots of dirt stick to it :\

[Aussie50]

its not dripping with oil, its just WD40 equivalent, wiped down thoroughly to keep the rust at bay.

I clean my engines regularly with a rag so dirt isn't A prob

[TheLaurencekid]

what would of happend if it had gone to fast?

[Aussie50]

Over-revving any engine puts un-due stress on all moving parts, especially the piston and con rod.

I always make sure not to over rev any engine, old or new

[HDXFH]

cool to see it running again after god knows how long

[pixuma]

i like it!

wahahahaha! was that an evil, excited cackle at 3:37?!!!

[253UC]

Wow good job thats a healthy motor.

[30GB]

your so lucky to find one this engine will run forever and i mean forever

[DrZarkloff]

Sounds great. Something tells me that you have an exhaust fan running in your shop to suck out the carbon.

[Aussie50]

yeah the fans run on and off, plus the door was open.

[coolbluelights]

holy crap that thing is a monster! BANG rupruprupBANGruprupBBBTRRRRRRR­RRR!!! Idles nice too! haha getting zapped by a magneto is nooo fun :P

[Aussie50]

lol the magneto was an electrifying experience ;)

but I think i'd be a bit rough and smokey after 20+ years sleep ;)

[diymania]

Nice runner!!

[mattyvt93]

Wicked man!

Bit smokey, but sounds good too!

5***** from me mate.

[Aussie50]

Thx man!,

it was smoking because of the oil I put down the bore when I put the head on, and the carb was on full choke too!.

its really nice now.

[mattyvt93]

ahh yep fair enough.

Cool lil engine.

[anthacdc]

Nice job runs reall sweet.

[V8Jagnut]

cool, very nice job. who was the old man.lol. and hahahhahahhahahahah you got zapped :)

[Aussie50]

Yeah its my dad!, he wouldn't miss a Red Letter Day like this!

[V8Jagnut]

lol

[TehMG]

I can tell you're an HL2 fan lol. Recognized some of the HL2 music tracks in some of your videos, and I assume you learned the expression "red letter day" from HL2?

[Aussie50]

lol yep ;)

[pow0006]

Sounds great, bit smokey but what the hell shes a great runner!

[Aussie50]

yeah the smoke is the carb flooding, gotta do some fine tuning