PhilA Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 This here was the easy bit. Getting the engine crane bolted in was a pig of a job. Managed it though. It starts up so that's good. Manifold isn't sealing. Still need to connect up and make the cooling system work and connect to the propshaft. Phil busmansholiday, BL Bloke, Sir Snipes and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 ohhh exciting times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Little loud but it runs Phil BL Bloke, paulplom, vulgalour and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 PhilA, BlankFrank and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 weeks over *cries into soup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 The gearbox hasn't leaked yet, by the way. --Phil LightBulbFun, hairnet, busmansholiday and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 New fanimold gaskets required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 minute ago, somewhatfoolish said: New fanimold gaskets required? Yes, and the faces aren't totally flat any more. Apparently this is moderately common due to the thing being the length it is. I may put a straight edge to it, and possibly even a file. We'll see. I would prefer to get it machined but that may not be an option locally. Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Sheet of glass, spraymount and wet and dry; Armstrong surface grinder. tooSavvy, PhilA and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 Ignition switch and starter button now function. vulgalour, paulplom, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Plug the cigarette lighter in and you're done. Next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 8 hours ago, PhilA said: Ignition switch and starter button now function. talk about "starts on the button" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Snipes said: Plug the cigarette lighter in and you're done. Next! It is, it's to the right of the ignition key. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 *heave on bolt* *bolt finally begins to move* *tighten up again to clear threads* *head shears off* I hate manifolds Skizzer, scdan4 and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Par for the course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 I applied fire. This was not enough. Both damn bolts broke off so I drilled them out. Cleaned the threads up with a tap. Result, a threaded hole. Repeat. The exhaust manifold is much harder metal and proving difficult, I've had to drill one hole oversize so I'll have to drill the massive big holes through the intake out a size too. Hopefully this works. If not, I have had someone offer me a manifold... Phil LightBulbFun, paulplom, scdan4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Trying to tap a thread in old, hard cast iron isn't fun. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Would helicoils not have been an option? You know what you are doing so I imagine there is a good reason. Actually you still have to have to tap a hole for helicoils anyway so ignore me lol. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 I may try seeing if a helicoil will work- it would be nice to use the correct size bolt. --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 You could possibly machine a stepped stud. If a stud in one hole would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 That is also a valid alternative. It only has to seal the two pieces together, it's not really holding any great load. The main clamping force is where the things are held to the engine block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Was working tapping the first hole, drilling the second. Decided on a change of pace after dinner so grabbed the manual for the alternator and took it to bits. The diode trio (the little orange bit) is bad. The rectifier pack is good, the capacitor good. Brushes are fine (held in their case with a piece of wire in that picture). Hopefully replacing that will remedy the problem. If not, the regulator pack may need replacement (white plastic piece). Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Mally said: You could possibly machine a stepped stud. If a stud in one hole would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 The bolt through will work, I think. Also have a lead on a table sander so I may be able to get the manifold back to being flat again- there is a slight warp between the ends and the centre of the exhaust manifold so no matter what, it'll end up leaking if I don't get it at least a little more flat. --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 33 minutes ago, tooSavvy said: Right idea, but they don't understand metric much in America. I loved working on planes, because imperial innit. Well was when I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Even the new stuff is imperial because America has too much of a stranglehold on aviation- plus, if you fly around and land somewhere with a broken piece the last thing you want to be told is they can't fix it because it's got the wrong type of threads. --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Needs a little more finessing but manifolds now bolt together. Now requires gaskets. Phil mat_the_cat, LightBulbFun and somewhatfoolish 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 3:03 PM, PhilA said: Even the new stuff is imperial because America has too much of a stranglehold on aviation- plus, if you fly around and land somewhere with a broken piece the last thing you want to be told is they can't fix it because it's got the wrong type of threads. --Phil Boeing naturally, but do Airbus really use unified threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Depends on which part of it is made where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 mat_the_cat, GBJ, mercedade and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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