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| Stilldrillin:
Time to start on another Orphan........ :thumbup: You've seen the pics of this one before. It's called “Justine's” by James G Rizzo. Published in Engineering in Miniature 2004. Said never to have run. :scratch: Looks ok..... Been picked up too many times, by the transfer pipe. I can actually feel it blowing from the displacer joint, when the flywheel is turned. ::) Nil clearance at the ends of displacer 3/4" stroke. (Bump, bump, bump..... ). ::) ::) Stripped....... Everything seemed ok. Don't like the glued in, displacer and cylinder plugs..... It needed a better support for the pipe to displacer cylinder joint. So, I opened the socket to 6mm x 10mm deep, intending to fit a recessed, extended sleeve, to support the lower end of the pipe. Which was also araldited in place, only....... ::) ::) ::) The displacer piston slid freely in the bore........ Didn't feel quite right........ :scratch: The shaft slid out into my hand!!! It had let go from the displacer!!!!! :bugeye: Nowt else to do, but heat it up to loosen the glue, and release the bearing end cap...... :bang: Not a lot of location area. Might have worked better if the braze hadn't been faced off...... ::) No penetration! It had only been held on by the brazing flux....... ::) ::) Oh dear...... Is this the start of another “Robinson rebuild” saga? :doh: Sheesh! :bang: :bang: |
| sbwhart:
--- Quote ---Oh dear...... Is this the start of another “Robinson rebuild” saga? Sheesh! --- End quote --- Well you sorted the Robinson out Dave I'm shure you'll sort this little Italian job and have it ticking over like a Ferrari :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: Looking forward to your adventures. Stew |
| lordedmond:
Looks like beauty was only skin deep in this case the builder has ,looking at the pics made a nice job but let himself/herself down with the hidden bits Stuart |
| NickG:
Nice looking engine, was it a non runner to start with then? |
| stirling lad:
the builder appears to have tried for a nice finish but seems to have cut corners on the bits that are'nt seen...show us how it should be done David.. :scratch: ...Mike.. |
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