[SEL] Another One Lives

[Cameron Grundy]

Are you going to paint it or leave it in the raw.
       ps Good looking bloke that Edd Payne
Cam and Edwina Grundy
Kariong
Gosford   NSW
Australia
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick M Livingstone" <pml1 at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Stationary Engine ATIS List" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>;
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Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 10:59 PM
Subject: [SEL] Another One Lives


> Today the No.1A Eclipse I bought in June 2003 finally came to life. I took
> it up to Edd's place to pick up the magneto bracket and gears Edd had made
> for the engine. These were missing when I bought the engine. Ron came
along
> for the ride as he always likes to be in on some engine fun.
> We found that the engines timing was wrong and it was loosing compression.
> The easiest way to adjust the exhaust timing is to split the engine and
lift
> the crank. I went even further and pulled the piston out as well. After a
> good clean we found the gudgeon to be a little worn but useable but the
big
> end was a work of art. The bearing had been repoured at some point and to
> say it looked a little wild would not be exaggerating.
> We put the engine back together with the exhaust timing now correct but
> found the compression was now all getting out the exhaust valve. Edd found
> that the stem was bent and fixed it. He fitted the magneto off his Eclipse
> (it was a known good magneto). We used a jar as a fuel tank as both the
> tanks I have are full of s**t. I spun the engine with the crank handle
with
> Edd holding the intake valve and as soon as he let it go it fired. The
> governor latched correctly and the little engine ran very sweetly and
> surprisingly quietly. Edd had to keep the engine chocked as the jar was a
> little low for the engine to lift the fuel effectively.
> A good way to start the New Year with another engine brought back from the
> dead :)
> Here are some pics of it running:
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Eclipse/05010701.JPG
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Eclipse/05010702.JPG
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Eclipse/05010703.JPG
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/myengines/Eclipse/05010704.JPG
>
>
> Patrick M Livingstone
> Leichhardt NSW
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