A Wallaby of my own.

[Bluechip]

Nothing wrong with starting a little thing like that with a handle. Field Marshalls were bigger and they were hand started.

They could be started with a blank shotgun cartridge, but these cost money and sweat was free. 

I used to start a Track Marshall when I was 15-ish, the Field Marshall was relatively common in the early '60's in UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshall

See if I can find a pic. of a Track Marshal. 

Dave

Here you go:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnuLwSNp2s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnuLwSNp2s</a>



 

[Tennessee Whiskey]

We had a WD 45 Allis Chamblers on the farm back in the 60's that when below 35 degrees would spin over until the battery ran down and wouldn't crank, however, if hand cranked, it would try and break your arm on the first attempt and take off smoothly on the second 

[steamer]

Nothing wrong with starting a little thing like that with a handle. Field Marshalls were bigger and they were hand started.

They could be started with a blank shotgun cartridge, but these cost money and sweat was free. 

I used to start a Track Marshall when I was 15-ish, the Field Marshall was relatively common in the early '60's in UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_Marshall

See if I can find a pic. of a Track Marshal. 

Dave

Here you go:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnuLwSNp2s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnuLwSNp2s</a>

Wait a minute....that's a diesel, and it had compression release.    The Waukesha is a Gasoline engine...5 3/4 bore.   6" stroke straight 6.  ( 13.2 liter)
No compression relief, and the engine alone is 2000 pounds.

Sorry....Stand next to this truck running....no I ain't gonna try and hand crank it....NO way No How....they called them "Screaming Pumpkins" for a good reason...they were orange...and beasts!.....

Hand cranked a bull dog Mack once.   Like 1918 or 1920 vintage..4 cylinder...wouldn't do it again.


Dave

[Bluechip]

Just joking Dave ... 

They were, despite what some folk said about them at the time, fairly benign things to start if you followed the procedure. Never kicked back on me, just wind about 4 turns on and the de-compressor automatically dropped out and off it went. Usually .. although I had involvement with two and one of them was invariably easier to get away.

I was no muscle kid either. Skinny 5'11" and about 130 lb.  Didn't cast a shadow until my late 20's .... not any more .. 

Dave

[steamer]

Progress!

I took a file across 1 bearing...and it dropped into place...no shake, but little friction!...

Feels great!

Now I can start getting busy on the top end.

Dave

[steamer]

family portrait.....thus far.

[Jo]

Looks like the camera is working again Dave 

Engine progress looks good as well. 

Jo

[Roger B]

Still following along 
I'm not sure if I have missed something on the bearing construction but you seem to have turned them as spools, split them and then fitted them. This would normally leave them oval  Have you cut just one shell from each spool?

[steamer]

Still following along 
I'm not sure if I have missed something on the bearing construction but you seem to have turned them as spools, split them and then fitted them. This would normally leave them oval  Have you cut just one shell from each spool?

Yes.  I made 6 spools and from that 6 halves....sounds like a lot of work, but I like outcome a lot!   Soldering them together means you have a layer of solder between the two halves when you bore them...otherwise there is no joint, and there is no guarantee that they'll stay together during the machining operations.     This way, you cut the spool to what you want, and then mill off exactly half.   In this case because of the flanges on each end, I just gripped them in the mill vise and took light cut till I got half way....Plus .001 for final fitting....a few strokes of a file and it's done.    I can cut more if I want spares.

Dave

[Roger B]

Thank you 

[steamer]

More progress!    I tore a thread out of one of the tappet guide holes.   I'll use a Loctite product there....It's not coming out very often

Cylinder bores are done, beginning to look like an engine!

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Right spiffy Skippy 

Cletus

[steamer]

Family portrait.....now we're getting somewhere!

I'm done for the day...off to see the family....

Dave

[b.lindsey]

Nice progress Dave. The upper casting looks pretty porous in the unmachined pics, but looks like most of it cleaned up. Enjoy the family time.

Bill

[steamer]

Yeah it doesn't seem too bad once you get under the 'skin"

Dave