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Bodging with Boris/ Bernhardt........
John Rudd:
Nice job, good to see something come of all your hard work... :bow:
Stilldrillin:
Thanks John.
Lots more work to do. Ran it at Saturday's show, and after 1/4hr the whole crank assembly was wagging about, loose! :bang:
The bearing column, isn't fixed on to anything substantial.......
It's more of a "looking at", engine....... :scratch:
jcs0001:
Nice little engine - I enjoyed the photos and video. Thanks for taking the time and trouble to post them.
John.
Stilldrillin:
Thanks John!
I'm afraid, I don't agree with the "little", comment. To me, it's just, big. Very poorly designed, and built...... :hammer:
(Just the sort of project I like)....... :thumbup:
After a few weeks silence. I can only report, more negative progress, on this frustrating project....... :palm:
After some 10mins running, at Earl Shilton. The crank assembly began rocking from side to side, on it's single, 6mm wide upright!
Reminded me of stepping into a rowing boat/ dinghy........
Secured with M3 countersunk screws.......
Up close. "You could stick yer cap neb, under there!".......
It's almost stood on tiptoe! The column base isn't flat! :bang: :bang:
You can see the rub mark, of the "keel". Inboard of the outer two screw holes.......
I'm now planning a new crankshaft assembly. With bearings at each end. As it should be....... :wink:
Thanks for looking in!
David.
Stilldrillin:
Yikes! It has been almost 9 months, since I last wrote anything about this, shambles! :Doh:
As we can now, all, see the previous Pbucket pics, using the appropriate add ons.......
Firefox..... https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photobucket-fixer/
Chrome..... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/photobucket_hotlink_fix?hl=en
I'll continue with, Blundering with Boris. Hope, there's still some interest! :scratch:
I wondered, why the new displacer insisted on catching the inside of the hot cap.
The shaft guide was at an angle, having been hammered into the bulkhead...... :bang:
Time to strip, completely. And, totally rebuild......
I've taken the pics, as I've gone along. Not always, in sequence.....
First job, was to get rid of the unnecessary/ leaking, water jacket.
Four inch dia. Made from tough stainless steel. Not easy to machine, with a mini lathe's power.....
What a mess, in there!
I intended incorporating the end flange, into the cooling fins.......
But. The darned thing fell off. After I'd drilled the new screw holes.....
Yet another "interesting situation", needing a solution........ :palm:
More to follow. Thanks for looking in. :thumbup:
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