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Title: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Paul Allen on November 04, 2009, 03:12:35 AM

Guy's
       Does any one know if the first run of Brodak 40's had a different
looking muffler to the last version?
Thanks
Paul Allen

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Jim Oliver on November 04, 2009, 05:13:32 AM

According to the 'experts", the first run of B40s had a muffler with smaller diameter outlet than the later B40s.
Otherwise, the mufflers were/are the same.  My four B40s all have the same (later model) muffler.......

Cheers,
Jim

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Alan Hahn on November 04, 2009, 07:51:20 AM

I agree with Jim. I have two B40's, one from the second run and one bought at some later date. I looked at both mufflers last night, and as far as I can tell, the output opening looks the same.

I also have a B25, and there the output is considerably smaller, even though the mounting is the same. I wonder if the B25 muffler is basically the same as the first run B40.

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Jim Oliver on November 04, 2009, 02:16:21 PM

FYI,

http://www.brodak.com/shop_productdetail.php?ProductID=6281

Not exactly sure what this might mean..........

Jim

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Willis Swindell on November 04, 2009, 04:28:59 PM

I think this is a picture of the first of the first Brodak 40’s.
Willis

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Paul Allen on November 05, 2009, 01:54:29 AM

Willis
      Thanks, that looks like the picture I have.
 

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Alan Hahn on November 05, 2009, 07:47:26 AM

Quote from: Jim Oliver on November 04, 2009, 02:16:21 PM

FYI,

http://www.brodak.com/shop_productdetail.php?ProductID=6281

Not exactly sure what this might mean..........

Jim

That is a little odd---I did pull out my 3 engines---"2nd" run B40, "newer" B40, and B25 (not first run, but purchased a few years ago), and the B25 muffler, while basically identical to the two B40 mufflers, has a much smaller diameter output opening than the B40 muffler. Maybe they decided the larger opening works better even with the B25???

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Alan Hahn on November 05, 2009, 06:23:18 PM

Here's a photo of my B40 and B25 mufflers.

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Paul Allen on November 05, 2009, 08:29:47 PM

Guy's
        Here should be a picture of the muffler I'm talking about,maybe its not
the same as the one Willis posted.
Alan, you get your hands oily as well!

Paul Allen
Australia

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Greg Howie on November 06, 2009, 02:11:56 AM

I like the one with the pressure tap . Mine dosent have one , want to trade ?

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Jim Oliver on November 06, 2009, 04:17:36 AM

Paul,

From your pix, it appears that your muffler doesn't match the one shown on the instruction sheet............???

Jim

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Alan Hahn on November 06, 2009, 08:35:30 AM

Paul,
Yours certainly looks different in shape than mine---both of which are shaped like the one Willis showed.

Title: Re: Early Brodak 40
Post by: Paul Allen on November 06, 2009, 02:12:22 PM

I have a Brodak 40 that I purchased back in July,2003 going by the receipt ,and
the muffler is the same as the one on the instruction sheet,it had a bigger outlet
hole and was from the second batch that was made.
The 40 in the photo, I just purchased from E bay in Australia,NIB.
I just wondered if this was the muffler from the first batch?
When was the first Brodak made?
Thanks
Paul Allen