Norvel .015 help needed
02-26-2009, 09:51 PM
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Norvel .015 help needed
Hi All. Does anyone have a fix for that silly clip that holds the muffler on? Mine broke and and now the muffler won't seal tight. I have a machine shop so that type of work isn't a problem. Thanks Terry
02-27-2009, 08:19 AM
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Boy, that's a tough one. The retainer clip will be pretty difficult to fabricate. You might be able to make a couple of wire yokes that attach to each side of the muffler using the two screws closest to the engine exhaust as yoke mounts. Hook a spiral spring into one yoke, wrap around the cylinder and hook into the other yoke.
The muffler type that Rog posted about has ears with holes for the spring - NORVEL moved to the spiral spring retainer after so many clips and mufflers were lost when it popped off.
Sheldon's Hobbies has a store on eBay that regularly lists a lot of new in package parts for NORVEL. You might check them out or see if you can contact them - it's possible that they may have some clips or a muffler set that uses the spiral spring retainer. If Sheldon's can help out, it might be a good idea to see if they also have a pack or two of the O-ring seals.
andrew
The muffler type that Rog posted about has ears with holes for the spring - NORVEL moved to the spiral spring retainer after so many clips and mufflers were lost when it popped off.
Sheldon's Hobbies has a store on eBay that regularly lists a lot of new in package parts for NORVEL. You might check them out or see if you can contact them - it's possible that they may have some clips or a muffler set that uses the spiral spring retainer. If Sheldon's can help out, it might be a good idea to see if they also have a pack or two of the O-ring seals.
andrew
02-27-2009, 06:00 PM
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Yes sir, I have read a lot of comments about that clip-on norvel 15 muffler[:-]
I think I have seen a picture of someone who had milled side of the engine flat and then used a muffler from a bigger OS style (include all chinese clone engine here) muffler. They had made a plate that went on the other side of the engine and then had long screws that just cleared the case sides.
.... or perhaps I just dreamed it...
J.M
I think I have seen a picture of someone who had milled side of the engine flat and then used a muffler from a bigger OS style (include all chinese clone engine here) muffler. They had made a plate that went on the other side of the engine and then had long screws that just cleared the case sides.
.... or perhaps I just dreamed it...
J.M
02-28-2009, 09:24 PM
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Well I put a little thought into attaching the muffler to the engine without that little clip. I think it will work, but I'm not real crazy about the springs going around the head. But it was easy to do and will get by for now.
02-28-2009, 09:30 PM
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Yes sir, I have read a lot of comments about that clip-on norvel 15 muffler[:-]
I think I have seen a picture of someone who had milled side of the engine flat and then used a muffler from a bigger OS style (include all chinese clone engine here) muffler. They had made a plate that went on the other side of the engine and then had long screws that just cleared the case sides.
.... or perhaps I just dreamed it...
J.M
Yes sir, I have read a lot of comments about that clip-on norvel 15 muffler[:-]
I think I have seen a picture of someone who had milled side of the engine flat and then used a muffler from a bigger OS style (include all chinese clone engine here) muffler. They had made a plate that went on the other side of the engine and then had long screws that just cleared the case sides.
.... or perhaps I just dreamed it...
J.M
No, that was me, as pictured.
Terry, Send me a PM with your address and I'll fire one off to you gratis.
EDIT:
Just in case those springs don't hold.
GOD, how I hate that "muffler".
03-02-2009, 08:02 AM
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RE: Norvel .015 help needed
Whats wierd is, mine is older?...but I dont have the angled needle valve,,never actually ran mine, but loaned it out, I hear its a screamer...I dont think the springs will hurt anything, probably help dissapate a little heat more....looks like a good idea to me...springs probably wont last more than a season before they need replacing from the heat...Rog
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ORIGINAL: DeviousDave
quicktech hobbies has a metric @$$-load of Norvel spares..
quicktech hobbies has a metric @$$-load of Norvel spares..
