this is part 3 of bringing this late 70 chrysler sno runner back to life after being abandoned in a barn for 45 years, lets see how it rides after some last minute repairs,
If you do a search there’s a spring loaded little arm with a guide roller that keeps tension on the clutch chain it hooks to the missing bolt stud I think it keeps tension from inside and presses toward the front on your machine there’s also manuals available in pdf form you could print off with parts and function I wanted one of these as a kid I thought of it as a moped of the snow as I wanted one of those also never was in the budget have fun!
howdy mustie, i'm from italy and i love whatching your videos, i wa just kinda curious ahere are you from? like i know for a fact that it's the US but what state?
Mustie when you use those plastic stapler things I'm pretty sure you're supposed to twist it like a quarter turn, let it dig under the plastic a little then let it cool a bit and pull it out. This way it won't just pop out if the part vibrates or bangs around, make sure it's seated like in the middle of the plastic depth wise.. just a tip
Just the tip and only the tip. I've used that line many many times. Usually if u rotate it in circles u can get more than just tge tip in. Make sure it's well lubed. Then use right amount of pressure. Not 2 soft and not 2 hard. I'm talking about drilling holes of coarse. Get urr mind out the gutter.
On a serious note yes that works well also. I also have good luck with air to cool it fast or a wet rag. Like when you shrink metal or weld on thin metal. I've used copper wire, and had most luck with stainless mesh or screen. Whatever urr fixing use the hvac tape that has the thin metal on 1 side and use that to soak up extra heat. Also like welding holes using a copper pad or piece of brass. Saved many a blow through. I've fixed quad plastic, bumpers etc. Welding plastic is a skill that can save so much time, $, insanity. Most of what we buy is plastic. I broke the carry handle on a $800 Dyson that was given to me as a home warming gift from Sis in law. I taped top with hvac tape and cut a piece of screen to fit and used a flat tip on wellen soleering iron. Still use 5 years later. Work around so u don't heat up the same spot like welding auto metal. Alot of plastic and auto welding use same rules. Not 2 much heat in same place, move around, cool it down after a tack etc. I've saved the day many times with broken plastic around house, auto, toys, quads, etc. I've never used a gun and kit like that. Seems like a good set to have. But a weller iron is $40. And I can get a piece of screen for a few bucks. Gotta be steel. No aluminium. Stuff breaks so easy. Only steel or stainless steel. Copper wire twisted in a drill to about 1/8 inch min works well also. Everyone has a soldering iron and with a 5/16 bolt sand down and u got a pretty decent start to fix about anything. Some plastics don't mix. Gotta make sure u use same plastic if adding scrap to work piece. A old 5 gallon plastic bucket works gr8 on most work. Happy plastic welding. Do outside, or use a fan so u don't breathe in fumes. should be common sense but in 2023 common sense is not so common, just like decentcy or courtesy.
I’ve only seen Chrysler make Boats, Generators, and Air Raid sirens. I was surprised to see a snow bike. This gives me a reason to call my Grandpa (Retired from Chrysler Trenton Engine 40 years) up and talk about this machine
I almost died on a modified one of those when I was a kid. Mike's dad was a small engine repairman in his spare time away from the fire station and he swapped the engine out on it along with lord knows what else. It was a death trap, but it was a lot of fun.
Seriously though… mustie1 is such a great channel(I don’t even mind the adverts lol) I love that he literally talks to the viewer like you, the viewer is helping a friend out working on a machine. By far my favourite channel to watch to unwind on an evening
Always amazed at your ability to get this stuff up and running again..think you scored well here..saw where Chrysler had brought these to market at dealerships and sold for $645 MSRP in today's dollars roughly $2300 but did see online that one sold at auction for $3300 so truly has been worth the time and effort. Awesome content and even more entertaining when you're able to hop on and enjoy your efforts... appreciate all you do and share.😁🛠️🔧🇺🇸👍
Have not seen the whole vid yet. But I know we’re all anticipating hearing you giggle when you test it on your first ride. Hopefully the giggles come at the end! Ty
I think you need to make a metal ski, or at least a metal brace for it. Also, you could fiberglass the outside of the cover, save big bucks. What a fun toy, thanks for taking us along!
I think it might be possible to make a suitable ski by using... a ski. They are strong and flexible, and can be probably cut to length, bolted and glued to the remaining stumps, or a length could be attached to the back of the original ski to keep the original track. And I bet there's tons of the things in junk piles at the end of the skiing season.
Kool project. You always come up with something new, I've never seen one of these before. You got it going after all these years, your patience is amazing.
Great work on that thing! I hadn't even heard of a Sno-Runner until a couple months ago, then suddenly I'm seeing multiple videos on them followed by a Mustie resurrection video. I honestly can't believe how well that little thing moved with you on it...must have been a blast for a normal-sized 12 year old kid back in the day. Hopefully you can get that rear ski replaced! At least you got to enjoy it for a little bit before it gave up the ghost. I love your videos and attitude. Keep having fun, man!
I had 4 runners and a pile of parts back 10 years ago, I was interested in them because the Chrysler engine was similar to the engine used in the Rokons. They difference was that the sno runner engine ran backwards to the rokon. I think I have a box of pull start parts…somewhere if you need them. One thing I used to do is use a section of plastic gutter for a track cover…I was missing a couple and only had one nice one so I used the gutters to preserve the one good cover.
Hey Mustie cool toy! I've never used those plastic melty staples...but I have used a soldering gun to embed regular stainless steel window screen into the plastic to span cracks. I cut my patch to size then melt it in. Works great - nothing sticks out because the screen ends up embedded like rebar. Give it a try!
That thing rips! It runs like a top, great job on getting running and operating. I remember a neighbor having one in the early 80's and he rode his down the road when it was snowing and it went pretty good. Hope you get it patched up, be fun to rip around on once in a while.
Depending on the plastic, I have had good luck melting wire screen into the plastic to mend the cracks. ( i use bronze because it dosen't rust and i have a roll) one of my soldering iron tips is like a duck bill and it works great
One of those inventions that looked so incredibly cool, the kids had to have it. Only to have a great deal of buyers remorse. Great series, you brought back some history.
Excellent video sir, as always. I will say, that long stud that holds the chain cover looks like a perfect place to mount a tensioner. Whether it had one there and is missing is hard to say, but it wouldn't be too hard to fab a wood or plastic wheel of sorts to slide onto that bolt and take up some of the slack in the chain. Kind of like a tensioner for a serpentine belt.
Good morning everyone. So in regards to the new rewind Frankenstein - do you think it should be clocked more vertically than horizontally? It seems that pulling it in a forward direction wouldn’t be that convenient given the low height when sitting on the ground. But if you clocked it up then you could be sitting on the seat, reach down to grab the handle, and give it a yank straight up. That might also explain the wear on the lip of the seat…the rewind rope might rub on the seat edge as you pull it upward. Thoughts?
That is one of the first things a "smart person" does when putting a new engine on a minibike or go kart; 'clocking' the pull starter so you get a nice straight pull AND from an angle that is convenient.
that sure looks like fun, glad you got it finished thanks for the ride 😅 I laughed so hard seeing two grown men playing with each other's toys and breaking them.
A great little project this was! Or continues to be. With those broken parts you just have to make one more video.. The fact that U still can get parts for that "thing" is fantastic too. Needless to say, I really enjoy your videoupdates. Keep en coming 👍
What a stash.... I have NEVER seen such a stash of parts. Mustie has 40 years of yard sale stashes.... Thank god he found youtube and puts in the hard work!!
Well it was freaking awesome while it lasted. Man that looked like some serious fun. Hope you can find the parts to refinish it. Super great video Mustie1.
This was fun. But I really want to see that trike run too. Even if its just a Short, it would be fun to see a little bit. Thanks for your videos, Mustie.
This your does bring back memories of a time I was in a company called Hawthorne Missouri in Missouri and these machines had been modified as well, they were every bit 12 ft long and they used pillow blocks and three-quarter inch shaft in to make them that long... It sure does bring back memories
Epic smoking headlight. 😁 A wonderful series of a revival of a exiting vehicle I´ve never seen before! That vehicle would do wonders up here!!! Just a tip, repairing plastic can be done with a broad tip (like a flat tip screwdriver one) soldering iron, weld the two parts together and using plastic ties as a extra medium if so desired. Pour over some superglue afterwards and top off with baking soda as a strengthener. Top up with more superglue over it. One can also use hotglue over the "weld" instead of superglue but skip the soda. Works wonders sometimes at some projects! Look at that snowtrike!!!!!! 🤩Cool stuff, a great video and hello from Sweden!!!!
I saw on another channel a neat way to weld the plastic of things like that plastic together they opened the break with a dremal and then put zip ties in a hot glue gun to melt them into the break channel made with the dremal it seem to work very well they stacked the ties and pushed them thru the gun by hand give it a try always enjoy watching u remind me so much of my dad thanks jim
I used one of those plastic staplers to fix the hood on my snowmobile after hitting a pile of logs. Completely destroyed the front hinge part and back half when it was pushed back, but was able to stick it back together and works great now! Also covered it in JB weld plastic weld to be sure
