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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #270 on: June 19, 2018, 06:23:00 PM »
Thanks Guys  :)

Graham the fuel tank comes apart... I have not yet decided if I want to make it look untidy with a filling cap, it is much easier to slide the bottom off.

Hi Mike - long time no see  ::) have you been making any swarf in your workshop?

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« Reply #271 on: June 19, 2018, 06:24:07 PM »
 :ThumbsUp: Beautiful Jo!

I too look forward to the video.

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #272 on: June 19, 2018, 06:38:32 PM »
Looks good Jo, are you going to add a starting handle or hope it goes by a flick of the flywheels. I find a handle can help early on until you get things set up right as you can turn the enngine over a number of times in one go.

J

PS don't forget a breather hole in that filler cap or top cover.

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« Reply #273 on: June 19, 2018, 06:59:54 PM »
Hi Jo.

I can understand the " cosmetic " point of view but as Jason has commented you will need a " vent " to allow the carburettor to function properly.

Cheers Graham.

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #274 on: June 19, 2018, 07:56:22 PM »
Looks absolutely brilliant


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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #275 on: June 19, 2018, 08:00:00 PM »
Hi Jo

That really is looking rather splendid ...  :ThumbsUp:   :wine1:

So when does it get it's first bang / lose it's cherry /  whatever ????  (  :D )

I presume you ARE going to run it ??

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #276 on: June 19, 2018, 09:48:38 PM »
Very beautiful Jo - but is an engine finished without the ignition parts installed  :noidea:  ;)

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #277 on: June 20, 2018, 06:34:43 AM »
Thanks for the complements on 503  :)

I presume you ARE going to run it ??

 :Mad: I do not run engines on my own. Hopefully Eric has already practised taking this one apart enough that when he visits we can try running it  ::)

Very beautiful Jo - but is an engine finished without the ignition parts installed  :noidea:  ;)

Thanks, The cam and points are hiding under the flywheel, it just needs my ignition box connected up to it  ;)

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #278 on: August 16, 2018, 07:55:44 AM »
Preparing to take the RLE to the show I managed to catch the rocker arm on the box I was going to transport the model to the show in and break the rocker arm pivot  :'(

So this engine will not be going and I have some repair work to do. I will have to remake that part in steel  :thinking: and then there is repainting  :Doh:

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #279 on: August 16, 2018, 08:15:20 AM »
Hi Jo

Hmmmmm ...

The perils of milling sharp internal corners perchance ??

Shame though ....  :'(

Must be the day for it. I have just 'Plummet Tested' a cereal bowl.

It failed miserably.  :facepalm2:

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #280 on: August 16, 2018, 11:14:42 AM »
Good or maybe, not so good morning Jo.

I bet the air was Blue for a while?

I'm saddened to read that number 503 won't be attending the Bristol show as my kits were a little different from the usual " mainstream " exhibition models.

A dab of 638 could be a temporary repair as the engine will be static.

A more permanent repair would be to Silver solder the broken piece back using Tenacity number 5 as the flux. This would keep things original.

Cheers Graham.

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #281 on: August 16, 2018, 11:59:49 AM »
Beautiful engine Jo. Shame about the mishap, but sure you will fix it without too much of a problem.
Looking forward to seeing the first running.

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #282 on: August 16, 2018, 12:20:20 PM »
That's not a nice thing to happen to anyone. I feel your pain :ThumbsDown: :ThumbsDown:

While you are at the Bristol Show, have a word with CuP Alloys and find a silver solder paste with the correct flux for cast iron. You should be able to do an almost invisible repair, just like a jeweler's repair.

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #283 on: August 16, 2018, 12:38:32 PM »
Thanks Guys,

I've prised the broken part off and am trying some 638 on it (again).

I have drawn it up but am not feeling too confident about having a replacement done today as I am busy with other things   :-\

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Re: Roy's Little Engine
« Reply #284 on: August 16, 2018, 12:58:29 PM »
At least the rocker bracket can be removed and repaired or replaced without too much fuss. I feared you would have to make a complete new cylinder head.

I thought 638 was a high strength gap filling 'retainer', rather than an 'adhesive'. Superglue with a zap spray would give you a stronger temporary repair. If you try 638 or superglue you will not be able to use silver solder afterwards.

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