Steve,
I sent one article and another one is on the way.
Terry
swap meet find clinton d50
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Terry Sullivan
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
thanks terry ..now that i have all the paper work i need ..all i gotta do is make it happen ..hey have you ever run the clinton you worked over ..i think it had a yellow blower housing and also if i remember right you 5 ported it ..?? it was on your table not this yr but last yr at fremont ..thanks again .!!! between you scott K and steve O. i sure have learned alot lately 
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
Steve,
You have a good memory! Yes it is 5-ported.
I changed the shroud to red this year and ran it for a while. I think it is close to an E65 in performance, but I haven't been able to run against anybody yet.
Terry
You have a good memory! Yes it is 5-ported.
I changed the shroud to red this year and ran it for a while. I think it is close to an E65 in performance, but I haven't been able to run against anybody yet.
Terry
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
any chance you making it to avon n.y. for scott,s event ..its real fun and you get to ride alot ..!!!! .pnd. has pretty good running 490s and chris M. is gonna put another together maybe this one will start and run for him ..heheheh haa ..oh wait ..i couldnt get mine running either ..! and my e65 ran awsome till carb fell off in main event .. (avon n.y. end of july 2012 biggest clinton race yet ..!!) 
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
O.k.
i'm back so i'm un-hyjacking my thread steve.
i looked up the specs.
looks like i do have a smaller engine by bore 1.875 (mine) e65 is 2.125 but the stroke is the same.
they must have different crankshafts because mine has only ball bearings and the specs indicate e65 have roller and ball bearing.
maybe the other side is an oilite bearing?
they both have a cast iron bore.
would it be insane to consider reboring it up .25 so it matches a e65?
if i can does anyone have a spare piston for it?
it's a neat looking motor and i paid very little for it .
i'm assuming it has the same layout as a regular clinton so i'll also be five porting it as per kart engine manual.
right now i haven't even tried to break it down but i need a clinton motor for Avon next year.
dave
i'm back so i'm un-hyjacking my thread steve.
i looked up the specs.
looks like i do have a smaller engine by bore 1.875 (mine) e65 is 2.125 but the stroke is the same.
they must have different crankshafts because mine has only ball bearings and the specs indicate e65 have roller and ball bearing.
maybe the other side is an oilite bearing?
they both have a cast iron bore.
would it be insane to consider reboring it up .25 so it matches a e65?
if i can does anyone have a spare piston for it?
it's a neat looking motor and i paid very little for it .
i'm assuming it has the same layout as a regular clinton so i'll also be five porting it as per kart engine manual.
right now i haven't even tried to break it down but i need a clinton motor for Avon next year.
dave
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
Dave,
It makes me happy to see guys working on Clintons!
All of the Clinton chainsaws I have disassembled have a ball bearing on the PTO and one or two needle bearings on the flywheel side. There may have been some early small ones with oilite bearings, but I have focussed on the D35 and D65 as they are the closest to the E65.
I don't know about boring it to 2.125 - could there be that much meat in the cylinder? One big problem is finding someone that can do the blind-hole boring. Ed at Fedco has said he would try it, but I have not sent anything to him yet.
Why not keep it at the current bore size and do the other mods - port work, 5 port, balance, etc. ?
I have a few pistons with rings that will fit - +.005 and maybe STD, that I will donate to the project.
Terry
It makes me happy to see guys working on Clintons!
All of the Clinton chainsaws I have disassembled have a ball bearing on the PTO and one or two needle bearings on the flywheel side. There may have been some early small ones with oilite bearings, but I have focussed on the D35 and D65 as they are the closest to the E65.
I don't know about boring it to 2.125 - could there be that much meat in the cylinder? One big problem is finding someone that can do the blind-hole boring. Ed at Fedco has said he would try it, but I have not sent anything to him yet.
Why not keep it at the current bore size and do the other mods - port work, 5 port, balance, etc. ?
I have a few pistons with rings that will fit - +.005 and maybe STD, that I will donate to the project.
Terry
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
ok dave i guess ill let you back on ..!! hey thats cool your building a motor to ride wit pnd,chris ,and i ...also looking forward to finishing my intakes if they work good im gonna bang out 4 or 5 ..so far there looking real good cleaned up a stock intake filled all voids with epoxy milled out a spacer plate ..now i just gotta find another ol homelite saw to get reed cage ..i guess i could take one outa another motor i have on shelf sure couldnt ever find one within reason on evilbay ..or a whole go power intake ..as they seem kinda hard to get ..
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
i may just do that.
i was thinking along those lines but as i am a bit heavy for the motor........
probably is best not to get silly with the bore.
really will depend on the internal condition of it i guess.
Ed is a good guy but very busy.
sometimes i think he means well but his focus ain't there.
Scott Kneisel has guy that does blind bores for him .
he said the guy was reasonable to on prices.
anyway i'm starting to branch out on motors for all my dead axle stuff.
i have the old engine mod book and eventually i want at least one of each engine in the book.
so lots of new dumb questions will be coming around.
dave
i was thinking along those lines but as i am a bit heavy for the motor........
probably is best not to get silly with the bore.
really will depend on the internal condition of it i guess.
Ed is a good guy but very busy.
sometimes i think he means well but his focus ain't there.
Scott Kneisel has guy that does blind bores for him .
he said the guy was reasonable to on prices.
anyway i'm starting to branch out on motors for all my dead axle stuff.
i have the old engine mod book and eventually i want at least one of each engine in the book.
so lots of new dumb questions will be coming around.
dave
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Re: swap meet find clinton d50
Terry ... what you think about this ..you 5 ported yours ..im gonna finger port mine ..??? ..whats your thoughts... i was settin there eatin lunch lookin at my block dreamin bout an old snowmobile motor i finger ported and it ran real good ...but it had a 1/4" thick jug .!! the clinton looks a little thin but im gonna do it . i figure as long as i dont break threw the liner i should be good ..?? ill broach it about a 1/2"w. by .080 deep ..?? ..all way to about .040 above the exhaust ports..?? match it to the grooves in block where rod swings threw.... will it work ...Lol.