Sperry Rand Wedge 4-stroke conversion

[Matt O.]

Hi Lance,
Do you want me to bring my Wedge too??? We can have a wedge pit area?

Matt

[liflod]

How are you going to fit a Wedge and my Mud-Ox?

The throttle hook up has been kicking my @#@# all weekend. I finally have something that will work. I should have the engine installed for the 10th time this week and the throttle working.

I tried using a Mikuni pulse pump on the Briggs with no luck. I'll have to try a Briggs version and see if it works. The tank should gravity feed the carb, but I was trying to run the engine on a stand and pump fuel out of my lawn mower tank. I ended up placing the engine on the ground and running the fuel line from my lawn mower to the carb.

[liflod]

Finally got the engine installed and running. Ran into carb issues and then steering issues.

I rebuilt the carb and found lots of stuff just inside the fuel shut off valve. It was running great , then would sputter and after idling, it would run great again. Evidently it would only allow a little fuel in the bowl and run great until the bowl runs out of fuel.

The steering brake cables were pretty stiff so the steering was not that good. I removed the cables to lube them and ended up breaking one of them. The other moves free now. I ordered a cable for a snowmobile that I will probably have to engineer to make it work.

The brake pads are worn so the adjustment is at the end of its travel. I ordered snowmobile brake pucks that should work and I will make them work if they don't.

I still have some time to get it ready for the Ledges. The little 11HP Briggs pushes it along pretty good. It's not the same as the JLO, but I think its a good match for the machine and younger drivers.

[trebmaster]

Do you have any pics. I love those wedges

[liflod]

Okay, brake pucks installed by sanding them down to fit. They were a tad too large. This should put the rigging of the controls back to where they should be.
I found a frayed control cable yesterday, so its out to the hardware store to buy some new cable for the steering.

The brake cable is next on the list. The one I bought is too short. If I can trim the outer sheath with the cable ends intact, I can make it work.

I've pretty much figured out how this thing works and its supposed to work. So if you have questions, I probably have answers.

[mad_max_500cc]

lance what machines are you bringing to ledges this year?

[liflod]

Well, I saw the Wedge just sitting in the driveway this morning and started thinking about getting it finished and useful. The Briggs conversion still has some bugs with it and the transmission is still locked into forward only so even moving it around is a pain.

I'm thinking of intalling my old Amphicat Borg Warner transmission into it or a Baker Hill without reverse from an Attex 208tt. How about some opinions on which route to take? A T-20 is out of the picture due to $$ and I don't want to change from the #40 chain to #50.

Either way, I need to retain the steering wheel.

[Amphiman1]

Is this a trick question? Maybe you should ask richard clark at richards relic's i'm sure he would help you.

[Joe M]

Well, I saw the Wedge just sitting in the driveway this morning and started thinking about getting it finished and useful. The Briggs conversion still has some bugs with it and the transmission is still locked into forward only so even moving it around is a pain.

I'm thinking of intalling my old Amphicat Borg Warner transmission into it or a Baker Hill without reverse from an Attex 208tt. How about some opinions on which route to take? A T-20 is out of the picture due to $$ and I don't want to change from the #40 chain to #50.

Either way, I need to retain the steering wheel.

Hey Lance,
When I put the t-20 in my Scrambler; I went with #50 chain to the jack shafts and kept the 40's on everything else. I have a JLO 400 in it. Ran it at Philipsburg last year and didn't brake any of the #40 chain.

[tattooman]

Try gokarts@gokartsupply.com, a comit clutch distributor. The sell belt also.