[SEL] Wolseley Type "R"

[edd payne]

Hi Jerry.They were made of fibre.I have made many for customers and use iron
and it works fine with no noise.I have also used tufnul and it is good also
but not sure of it durability but have had no complaints. Only did this when
customer stipulated it for appearance sake.
EDD PAYNE
PO BOX 364 GULGONG
New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
0263742387
edsingns at winsoft.net.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Evans" <jerrye at databak.co.za>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 3:20
Subject: [SEL] Wolseley Type "R"


> Hi Guys,
>          Freezing weather here but I managed to start stripping the
> Wolseley R (1928).
> <www.oldengine.org/members.evans./karoo/wolsr.htm>
>
>          So far so good - cylinder barrel and head came off fine. 2 stuck
> rings and 1 loose - no sign of wear in the cylinder (but still dirty and
> not had a micrometer to it yet). The loose ring seems to fit fine in the
> cylinder and can be used again.
>          Big ends and mains seem good.
>          Stripped off the con rod and removed the piston which is now
> soaking in a bucket of paraffin - hopefully those stuck rings will be
loose
> quite soon (one of them popped out halfway while I was removing the
gudgeon
> pin) so all looks good.
>          I broke 2 bolts on the exhaust side of the hotbox while getting
it
> off and 2 others were rusted so thin that it's a wonder they did not also
> break of - small thing to just drill the studs out and retap the holes.
> Looks like an easy restoration.
>          One question - the gear on the maggy is breaking up pretty badly
> (unuseable again) - was this made from leather? It is "flaking" apart like
> a really old phenolic gear but I do not think that phenolic was around in
> 1928. Could it have been made from leather? Whatever it was made from was
> obviously as a safety feature (as in "shear bolt") to prevent damage to
> anything else, but why on the magneto which is a free running unit at the
> end of the "power train" ? I will study it more carefully on Wednesday (
> and probably post some pics).
>
>          I'm off on a trip tomorrow so will probably get back to the
engine
> over the weekend - I will keep you informed.
>
>          Thanks to all the Aussies who sent me info about this engine - it
> came in useful today as I referred to the parts manual quite often.
>
> Keep well.
>
> Keep the revs up (or down)
> Jerry Evans
> Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
> Tel. (016) 365-5787 or 083 283 7191
> Visit our website for old engines in South Africa.
> www.oldengine.org/members/evans
>
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