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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 5229703" data-attributes="member: 63706">I saved this $1200 plate compactor from being scrapped for $5. A contractor abandoned it at my brother&#039;s friend&#039;s house. My brother, an airplane mechanic, took it to see if he could get the engine running, but didn&#039;t have much time before he ended up moving out of state. It ended up at my dad&#039;s, he was going to scrap it before I intervened.My daughter and I are working to restore it. She took the engine off, and we are going to swap out the non-starting 4hp engine with a working 5hp Honda engine from my leaf shredder.In the process of pulling the engine, we discovered two shock mounts had failed. I also noticed the pulley spins freely on the shaft of the engine. Haven&#039;t pulled it, but I think the failed mounts may have caused some excess vibration, causing the shaft key to shear. I also think the subsequent abandonment may have allowed the carburetor to clog up, which is why the engine won&#039;t run. I tested it for spark, and it seems to get compression, so fuel is my main suspect right now.Ordered new shock mounts, the vibration unit seems to be in working order, so we should be up and running pretty quick.[ATTACH=full]379555[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 5229703, member: 63706"] I saved this $1200 plate compactor from being scrapped for $5. A contractor abandoned it at my brother's friend's house. My brother, an airplane mechanic, took it to see if he could get the engine running, but didn't have much time before he ended up moving out of state. It ended up at my dad's, he was going to scrap it before I intervened. My daughter and I are working to restore it. She took the engine off, and we are going to swap out the non-starting 4hp engine with a working 5hp Honda engine from my leaf shredder. In the process of pulling the engine, we discovered two shock mounts had failed. I also noticed the pulley spins freely on the shaft of the engine. Haven't pulled it, but I think the failed mounts may have caused some excess vibration, causing the shaft key to shear. I also think the subsequent abandonment may have allowed the carburetor to clog up, which is why the engine won't run. I tested it for spark, and it seems to get compression, so fuel is my main suspect right now. Ordered new shock mounts, the vibration unit seems to be in working order, so we should be up and running pretty quick.[ATTACH type="full"]379555[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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