[SEL] Bamford Valve Timing

[sutter]

Thanks for the replies - Your right  - 8 degrees BTDC is not much
different to 8 degrees ATDC - the piston hardly moves.
 
I think I will finish putting it together and leave the cam gear where
it is - as I said the both valves seem to be opening pretty much when
they should - they just close a bit too early. I was trying to avoid
assembling all the freshly painted parts and then having to pull it to
bits again to alter the valve timing.
 
These Bamford engines seem fairly common ( in Aust.) but there is not
much info available that I can find except for the parts / instruction
manual which doesn't mention how to line up the cam gear etc. The EV1
ang EG1 are very similar except for the Governor (External/Internal) and
the Main bearings and caps (split shells/bushes - 2bolt/4 bolt).
 
Rod Sutter
Melbourne, Australia
 
sutter6 at bigpond.net.au
 
03 9763 9235