Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-19 Thread Curt Raymond
thing like 19hp, its replacement the 295 was something like 24hp. The OMC sleds had the option of either a 35 or 45hp (they didn't list sizes) engine but the sleds were big heavy monsters... -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:40:43 -0600 From: Fmiser To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-19 Thread Curt Raymond
Too right... The first link is mine though. Need to get some video of it, the sound it makes is remarkable. -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:40:43 -0600 From: Fmiser To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Message-ID: <20100118234043.5f56accb.fmi...@gmail.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Fmiser
> Curt Raymond wrote: > 2 stroke Wankle... > > Well a Wankle engine with 40:1 premix (no sump) anyway... > > http://www.deadsledwrenchers.net/arcticcat/wanklepanther2.jpg Hmm. Not a very good picture For better pictures, see: http://sledaction.homestead.com/Panther303_2.html No affiliatio

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Curt Raymond
2 stroke Wankle... Well a Wankle engine with 40:1 premix (no sump) anyway... http://www.deadsledwrenchers.net/arcticcat/wanklepanther2.jpg -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:13:15 -0500 From: Mitch Haley To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Message-ID: <4b551

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Mitch Haley
Jim Cathey wrote: This is a 2-stroke, not a diesel right? Where's the oxygen to come from? Four stroke wankel, but still not much O2 coming out of it. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Jim Cathey
I don't think I would use steel wool. It burns. Try it. Even soaking wet, it will ignite and burn. This is a 2-stroke, not a diesel right? Where's the oxygen to come from? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Curt Raymond
the filling is mostly for show. -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:38:23 -0600 From: "R A Bennell" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1" If you do make a muffler, let me sugges

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread R A Bennell
, 2010 2:49 PM To: Diesel List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? It sure does doesn't it. Can't believe I'd forgotten that. Fiberglass it is then. -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:34:20 -0600 From: "R A Bennell" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread R A Bennell
- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:49 PM To: Diesel List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? It sure does doesn't it. Can't believe I'd forgotten that. Fiberglass it is then. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Curt Raymond
It sure does doesn't it. Can't believe I'd forgotten that. Fiberglass it is then. -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:34:20 -0600 From: "R A Bennell" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain;   

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread R A Bennell
Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Barry Stark Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 2:13 PM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Randy - Hey, I did say it would burn out over time. Actually when I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Barry Stark
f Of R A Bennell > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:34 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? > > I don't think I would use steel wool. It burns. Try it. Even soaking > wet, it will ignite and burn. > > Randy > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread R A Bennell
bject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Barry, Great info! I knew a little of that but you put it into context. My problem is that this is such an oddball machine. '71 Arctic Cat Panther 303 Rotary... They used  the 303 from '69 through around '72. This was the dawn of race sleds

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Curt Raymond
ton engine... I like the steel wool idea, I think I'm going to try to end up with a combo approach, baffles and steel wool... -Curt Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:38:04 -0800 From: "Barry Stark" To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Curt Raymond
on List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? Message-ID: <4b547398.3070...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Curt I think the design of mufflers is a bit different between two and four stroke. The two stroke muffler is usually an integral part of th

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread Barry Stark
to:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of MG > > Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 6:44 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design? > > > > > > Curt I think the design of mufflers is a bit different between > > two and four

Re: [MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-18 Thread MG
Curt I think the design of mufflers is a bit different between two and four stroke. The two stroke muffler is usually an integral part of the power band tuning of the motor, much more so than with a four stroke. Try cutting open the original muffler and see if any of the pipe and baffling are s

[MBZ] OT: Muffler design?

2010-01-17 Thread Curt Raymond
Anybody know anything about muffler design? I've got an old snowmobile that the muffler is NLA and a strange enough design that nothing else will work right. I bought a muffler from a Cub Cadet tractor and its okay but still too loud. It looks like that "muffler" is just a can with a tube that ha