Maytag Flyer

The magneto flywheel returned from getting its magnet recharged and a new ignition coil arrived.
Combined they will give lots of spark.

Also found a reproduction rope start pulley that was used on these engines when the kick starter was removed and they were connected to water pumps or other equipment.

The original V belt pulley that connected to the washing machine.
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Was removed and replaced with the new rope start pulley.
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Now I can pedal start or pull start.

The stand that held the frame during the early stages of the build was reworked.

It is now an engine stand that will hold it during the initial runs and setup. The engine and exhaust are just mocked up to check the fit.
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Now to find time to clean and reassemble the engine parts.
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Asked Dan if he remembered you and was a little foggy at first but then with great surprize recalled who you were and said to tell ya "Damnnn Nice Bike!!"
 
slight confusion here, He would be foggy as to who I was, he dosen't know me.
used to supply frames , tanks, fenders etc to Big Bear, Paul Yaffee and others.
 
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Dan did Briefly go into the details behind the name "Nasty Boy" and also mentioned the business relationship between the two companies, since you didn't give a name we both presumed you were the owner of Nasty Boy and builder of the Maytag Flyer, I didn't know if it was cool or not? to share the history between the two Companies on this thread so I am just the guy passing the cordulations between Ya' All.
Dan has followed your build and likes it.
So now are we to understand that you were once a employee of Nasty Boy or ??
 
Meanwhile, back in the dungeon, progress was being made......


On the weekend I managed to get the engine parts recleaned and assembled.
The cylinders were honed, new piston rings installed, and the fuel jet opening in the crankcase was plugged.
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The governor assembly was removed from the crankshaft, this will allow rpm to now be controlled by the carb.
This picture shows the original fuel delivery parts.
The fuel pickup tube with screen in the bottom and jet on the top is on the right and on the left is the flyweight governor assembly from inside the crank.
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The magneto was rebuilt with a new hand wrapped ignition coil which is supposed to be better than the original from 1939.
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Engine was painted with some Harley wrinkle finish black. The exhaust was done with VHT header paint.
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I still need to get a throttle cable, install the carb and exhaust, then rig up a temporary fuel tank so I can run it on the stand.


(^)
 
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Did you actually get the wrinkle paint at the Harley shop, seems to be impossible to find in my neck of the woods.
Engine is look'n good! what kinda pwoer are you look'n to get out of the engine?
 
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