Neil A. Kruiswyk wrote:

Ed, Tracy

I got a chuckle out of this one...  Mine rattles like a '58 Harley Davidson
at under 700rpm. (exaggerating of course.)  The spinner and backing plate
tends to amplify the noise.

Neil

Tracy Crook wrote:

I don't like to idle my engine down that low because the backlash in the
drive makes it thrash too much.  There is not enough flywheel weight in

the

system to work smoothly at 700 rpm.  At least thats the way it is for me.
How does yours sound at 700 Ed?

 
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