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Ron Bowick
Member
Username: xthreaded
Post Number: 7
Registered: 01-2011
| | Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 09:26 pm: | 
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Thanks for the info
I pulled the front cyl assy apart today, the second ring had got
caught on top of the locator pin. When I squeezed it with the compressor
it pushed the pin into the piston about half way and this caused the ring to
be proud on one end and be very tight to the cyl, hence the stiff cranking.
All seems fine now the engine rotates smoothly although for the life of me I
cannot pull it through full compression without opening the cocks at the top
first.
I have it sitting on a wheeled dolly to move it around the shed, my
intention was to put rubber pads under it. I am quite familiar with bigger
truck/machinery engines and know they will do anything but sit still unless
anchored down.
As for the oil/fuel ration 16-1 seems like a good ratio for break in.
This engine will never get that far as there is no boat or reason to run it
other than to hear it run again after so many years.
I just wanted to preserve it from the scrap yard , which is where it
should have gone given the deplorable condition I acquired it in. Just
fortunate my wife was agreeable to me spending the almost 2gs to get the new
parts it needed. A friend had swapped me a small Stuart 5a steem engine
which I sold on ebay for 1500, that almost paid for the parts from
Lunenburg Foundry.
I heard a rumour that there was a one cyl Atlantic engine somewhere on the
north end of Vancouver Island, my guess is that my engine and that one are
the only 2 of this type on the west coast.
cheers
Ron
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Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 433
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 11:36 am: |
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Nice job on the restoration Ron. Looks like you need a low tension coil. Did you keep the old cylinders? They could probably be restored using the Coates method; if I remember correctly the front cylinder was not split was it? I had an Acadia 8hp single that came out of Ucluelet, and I believe there are several more around on the Island as you say. |
Ron Bowick
Member
Username: xthreaded
Post Number: 9
Registered: 01-2011
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 06:36 pm: |
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Robert, The low tension coil is in the box standing on end. Engine runs pretty good without fine tuning. As for the front cyl the outer jacket is freeze cracked, bore looks ok. rear cyl is sawn in half vertically to release the piston so I could get the conrod off. If someone wants the front cyl they can have it for the cost of shipping, a complimentary box of Lebatts Blue would be a bonus. I'll throw in the ignitor as well  |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 434
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 10:58 am: |
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I saw that coil Ron, I was just thinking out loud that you could do with an original with the wooden base etc. There should be lots of them around in the Maritimes yet, despite the high price of scrap copper! If you're not in a rush to clear them out, I'll stop in one of these days and take a look at those cylinders, although if someone else needs them sooner, by all means pass them on elsewhere. |
Ron Bowick
Member
Username: xthreaded
Post Number: 10
Registered: 01-2011
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 07:20 pm: |
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Robert, are you on Vancouver Island? As far as the cylinders go, the front is salvagable but the rear cyl is absolutly no good. I have seen the original coils on ebay but they are always way too costly when shipping is added in. My coil end caps can be squared as the ends are wood and then laid down in the battery box so it would look like an original. As I said now that I've had it fired up it will be added to my "back corner" with the other odd ball engines.  |
Robert
Senior Member
Username: robert
Post Number: 435
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 11:51 pm: |
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Sure am Ron, I bought your old lifeboat. How's that drill press treating you? If you've still got it I have a few morse taper toys I could drop off if I get up that way.
And the boat's still in storage! |
