New Carburetor Gets Rail-Mower Going

Frank Glatzl mounted and adjusted the new carburetor and got the engine and the mower deck to operate successfully earlier this evening.  Looks like it is ready to take to Kingsland this Saturday for its first field trials.  I will bring the muffler; mower deck shields (guards that fit over the deck to keep debris out of the belts); and side safety shields so we can put them all on at Kingsland.  He did notice that the engine seems to need new rings, so that probably will require tearing it apart again to get into the engine.  I did a quick internet search and it seems that pittauto.com has the rings we need so will plan to buy them as soon as Frank gives me the green light.  I also found a source for the points and condensor set (Wisconsin part no. YQ-16) in Iowa and ordered one the day before yesterday so it ought to arrive soon.  That will be a backup to keep the engine running.  So things are looking real good for Saturday at this point.