PhilA Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 The mechanism had a lot of slack in. Problem was, the threaded rod wasn't holding straight. So, I cut up a spring from a door latch. Fitted it in place and now it holds the thing in line. Adjusted the rest of the linkage up, added a couple more springs and now it's a lot better. Idle is better also after I pushed all the wires back into the distributor cap fully... Phil vulgalour, Skizzer, LightBulbFun and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Still got a really bad misfire at light to medium throttle. Feels fuelly but not too sure- stamping my foot down generates all the right actions though, and at light throttle it runs really quite well. Things are out of adjustment, troubleshooting old fuel and crappy gaskets right now which really doesn't help. --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, PhilA said: . Feels fuelly --Phil av gas or can you find 95+ RON 87 (rofl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 27 minutes ago, hairnet said: av gas or can you find 95+ RON 87 (rofl) 6.6:1 compression It'll run on stale dishwater --Phil mercedade, steveo3002, BlankFrank and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 minute ago, PhilA said: 6.6:1 compression It'll run on stale dishwater --Phil Hah! my Invacar is 6.7:1 or as was said at the Fod, you could piss in the tank and it would run LOL BlankFrank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: Hah! my Invacar is 6.7:1 or as was said at the Fod, you could piss in the tank and it would run LOL "Please don't try to run this on turpentine" LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 This afternoon I set about looking at the ignition system. I checked none of the spark wires were high resistance or open circuit. They all came back good. For giggles, with everything plugged in right I decided to see if adjusting the timing would help. That'll be a yes then New distributor cap time Phil RayMK, Joey spud, LightBulbFun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Nice day today and I'm stuck at home so I decided that the car needed a bit of TLC in the looks department. Started with 2000 grit and soap and water, started to wet-flat the paint. Cutting compound making a noticeable difference. Polish and wax. Comes up well enough still. Phil steveo3002, Yoss, paulplom and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Whooee, it's getting too hot for this. Phil Skizzer, scdan4, xtriple and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Shiny lol and sack the cameraman two bucket wrong in right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Seeing that makes the hard work worth it. Phil LightBulbFun, STUNO, hairnet and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Had ten minutes so cleaned and touched up some of the paint chips. Little less noticeable now, though the paint has dried a shade or two darker than I had hoped. Might have to mix in a little white and try again. Phil Phil LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/19/2019 at 6:58 PM, PhilA said: Whooee, it's getting too hot for this. Phil wheres the deckchair and the lemonade and you just staring at it LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Didn't get a chance to sit down and relax! --Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Had a go at making the color better to go over the stone chips. It's moderate, but I'm going to try sand back the paint I added so only the divot if the scratch has touch up paint in. Still drying in this picture, the match isn't bad bad. Tidied the back of the car up also. It's a bit "lipstick on a pig" but it'll hold things over until the grinder comes out. That happens once everything else is done mechanically. Phil somewhatfoolish, vulgalour, Amishtat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 The plik plik plik and misfire was recreated- I think I have a couple valves that are taking to sticking open. Off with its head at the weekend if time allows. I may even pull it back out again to do this because access is not great. I think I'll try dig up my valve spring compressor, pull all the valves, check theyr'e all straight and clean, clean the guides and reassemble. Exhaust valve 8 has stuck open in the past. --Phil tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Possible that a decent run might resolve this without having to reduce the engine to a pile of bits again? Can't remember how far into the valvegear you went last time... LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 i would say louisiana tune up up but thatd be a chair and an iced tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 55 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Possible that a decent run might resolve this without having to reduce the engine to a pile of bits again? Can't remember how far into the valvegear you went last time... I didn't, I pulled the head off and decoked the top surface. Head off is easy, valves out moderately so but access sucks. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, PhilA said: I didn't, I pulled the head off and decoked the top surface. Head off is easy, valves out moderately so but access sucks. Phil The curse of the sidevalve engine! Shame you've got to mess around with it further, but sure you'll get there...at least once you've got it all sorted it should hopefully "just work" for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Zelandeth said: The curse of the sidevalve engine! Shame you've got to mess around with it further, but sure you'll get there...at least once you've got it all sorted it should hopefully "just work" for a while. I'm trusting the work done on this engine less and less. Hopefully a clean and adjust will remedy it (probably will end up being horrifically expensive, like the simple re-seal of the gearbox ended up being). Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Machine. Slightly better. Really needs doing on an engine block miller. Phil Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, PhilA said: Slightly better. Really needs doing on an engine block miller. Phil or a sheet of glass? #daveofmanynumbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said: or a sheet of glass? #daveofmanynumbers Austin Mini manifold yes This manifold weighs as much as the rest of the Mini Phil mercedade, LightBulbFun and tooSavvy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Crowdfund Got some Lincoln's you can have....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Heh Hopefully this dry spell ends soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 At least exhaust valve #8 is sticking after high rpm/WOT. Off with her head! I need to find my valve tool. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Ok. I don't know if that'll reach. It's gonna be too deep. Off to google to see flathead valve tools. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 https://www.proformparts.com/valve-train-cylinder-head-tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Had a few minutes so decided to try get the manifold to seal better, which will help in troubleshooting (need to get all up close and personal and if it's leaking it sucks to work around). Gearbox is getting better. Idle is still all to cock though. Phil STUNO, pilninggas, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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