Tony in Mass.
Well-known Member
Yee. Gidday mate. Too bloody knacker'd to post last night. Don't know what I will be able to do today...sooo...
The engine came off the bell in 3 minutes. Surprised me since the clutch seemed jammed up. In a way it was- brand new disc rusted to the flywheel, not badly, just ? unused? Bolted the liners in like a good little boy, I listen to the masters- and obey.... oh! the 'never fall off' oil filler cap is pretty cool! Most Cont Z caps are old car gas tank caps...
Then laid on its side...ooooh... heap of 'al-u-min-e-um' welding. And I mean heaps. I am wondering if someone lost the oil and had to rebuild it? Then something else happened? Like the chunks gone from the distributor shaft? It couldn't keep time? And the low compression? btw, no little exhaust rotors on the valve stems- only had time to tap the bearings, sound very solid, spins nicely- and quite. The top end was wet with oil, from me trying to start it earlier this week? So last item to take apart is the timing and gov. Oh, on the 'smokey the bear' ruler, the cylinders are 54 mm... I will use a better measuring instrument soon... cheers mates!
The engine came off the bell in 3 minutes. Surprised me since the clutch seemed jammed up. In a way it was- brand new disc rusted to the flywheel, not badly, just ? unused? Bolted the liners in like a good little boy, I listen to the masters- and obey.... oh! the 'never fall off' oil filler cap is pretty cool! Most Cont Z caps are old car gas tank caps...
Then laid on its side...ooooh... heap of 'al-u-min-e-um' welding. And I mean heaps. I am wondering if someone lost the oil and had to rebuild it? Then something else happened? Like the chunks gone from the distributor shaft? It couldn't keep time? And the low compression? btw, no little exhaust rotors on the valve stems- only had time to tap the bearings, sound very solid, spins nicely- and quite. The top end was wet with oil, from me trying to start it earlier this week? So last item to take apart is the timing and gov. Oh, on the 'smokey the bear' ruler, the cylinders are 54 mm... I will use a better measuring instrument soon... cheers mates!