Calling on ya'lls memory for a quote,,,,

  Well,,long bout maybe 2 years ago,,I posted on here bout an older 200 amp Miller Welder powered by an Onan 2 cylinder on a small 2 wheeled trailer,,,, Well, I got the engine overhauled with new rings, bearings and replaced both the intake valves. Got it all lashed up and engine started right up and ran great. I tested the welder and it also worked many wonderfuls and welded great. The guvnor would rev up as needed so I called it good. Well the plans for the mods up at the place in the mountains got changed, then the wife's health issues started so I parked it in the boat shed and where it's been since then.

A friend of mine was telling his buddy about and he asked me if it for sale as he was really interested in it. SO,,,after an hour or two of moving chit from in front of it,,fina;llt got it out and both tires are ruined from settin, Got it to shop and hooked up a battery and she fired up pretty as you please,,,,but,,,but,,,I wasn't surprised,,,Ya know,,,seein as that's how I fix em,,,,

 Anybody care to venture as to what the value of such a machine?? I know ole Thad had a big interest in the machine,,,,??? THese pics don't show the latest mods as I plumbed both exhausts to the side and down to under the machine to a muffler that exhausts to front of machine.

maybe see what new ones cost  and hopefully get  1/2 (probably a 1/3rd) ??

I know, ya rebuilt it and it looks like new but........it is 'used'.

 heck if you can double your 'input costs' you'd be doing Ok...

 Well,,I was thinkin,,and hoping for bout $987.31 for the package and think a 900 dollar bill will suit me fine,,,,,,,,, Oh and by the way,, it is also a 5 KVA generator according to the tag.

 Hubert,,, you loveable thing,,,you,,,!!!!

 NOW,,,,WAIT JUST A GOLDURN MINUTE,,,,GUYS,,,,how'd we get this thing turned around like ya'll did,,,,,,,,

 while I HAVE been told I'm kinda slow by some of the fair se'ex,,it only cause they wanted me to go even slower,,,,but that don't mean I gonna be slow all the time,,,,,,,Chit,,I done forgot who owes who,,,,,,

 Well,,Ya'll know how the sayin goes,,,"When anything "sets" long enough,,,it'll start to set",,,,( I thought of that one all by my self),,,,,,

 Anyway,,after ole Thad reminded me,,,,the Welder/Generator has been settin for nigh on 5 years or mayhaps even longer,,,,,,I got it out the boat shed and brought it up to the shop and after a few shots of start fluid it finally started ,,,,but it sure did NOT want to,,!! I pulled the carb and cleaned it out as had some gookies build up. Tried it again and still would only run with almost full choke which is indication of starving for fuel. Flushed the gas tank and it had some brownish chit in it and one bug,,,,,?Tried again and engine STILL wants bout 3/4 choke to continue to run and ragged as it is,,,WTF,,? pulled carb again and used a wire pilled from a wire brush and all the crannies I can see are clear and flushed with carb cleaner,,STILL wants 3/4 choke,,,I'm gettin MAD long bout here,,,,,!!!!

 Decide to try the welder part and it won't weld either!! It has a knife switch for switching from welder to generator and so I sandpaper all the knife contacts and VIOLA,,It works again!  BUT it still will NOT run but with almost full choke on,,,So,,after the 5th time of removing the friggin carb AND the manifold, I'm ready to try something else. I've got a buyer waiting on this machine and I am pizzed,,!!!

 I checked out Ebay and Amazon and a new carb can be had for $45, but the mounting bolts of the new carb are 2 1/4" center to center and the old carb is 1 3/4" center to center,,,!!  THose that have worked on these Onans, know the carb bolts to the manifold from the bottom up,,is why manifold has to be removed to work on carb.

 Now,, I have an idea for making a "spacer/adapter" to install the new carb with the 2 1/4" bolt spacing on the 1 3/4" bolt spacing manifold,,,,,,,

Has anybody done something like this,,,??  I should mention that Exact in kind replacement carbs  for the CCKA Onans are available for $356 IF you can find one,,,and I ain't gonna look at them prices,,,,

Did ye check the points to make sure they was absolute clean?

and how about if that thing has any filters or screens in the gasline or tank? 

 Check the fuel pump and clean that too??? So the check valves all work?

  Check the manifold gaskets so you don't have an air leak? 

 Maybe one of the lines is cracked an letting air in?

did ye turn the gas valve on farther than a half turn??

 maybe the gasket in fuel pump made from cereal box done got tired ?  

If there's Ethenol in the fuel and its left for a long time without any Stabil or additive of some sort in it, the fuel turns to crap and plugs everything up. Makes a mess, and ya pull yer' hair out tryin' to get it goin' again. Don't ask me how I know that!

Steve@B&B

Well I sure hope you got it fixed by now Joe and it's running like a boy from an unhappy husband!  Ya gotta watch that dang ebuy cause they are changing their way of doin business all the time an it seems the BUYER is the guy gettin the short end of the stick.  An now that that other Jo......thet bumbling Biden is in bed with China agin,,,,,,,,well, things just ain't gonna bode well for us.  Remember back a few years when we'd say 'thet Japanese junk'?  This new 'junk' is even worse!

Patience my boy, patience.  You'll get it.

 test

Desert Sparky,

Is that a model AEAD?