Carburettor gasket (self made)

I first staret off my hack-sawing off a part of an unused carburettor tube, I then grinded it so that it became complementary in shape to my single port one and then used 'water weld' paste to stick them together. I could have welded them but I dont have a a blowtorch and wanted to see the strength of this resin that I used. Apparently it bonds to almost anything and starts to harden within two minutes of application.

The top photo shows the 'resin weld' after its hardened and after sanding.

Lets hope it holds!

Engine Problem Fixed

The distributor drive shaft finally went done into its correct depth.

I noticed that by forcefully turning the crankshaft, the teeth of the distributor drive gear (made of brass) would make a shearing sound...not good i thought. By slowly turning the crankshaft a few degrees and the distributor drive shaft (DDS), i found a point where the DDS would turn with the crankshaft. With this I noticed that the teeth were exactly above eachother so I gave it a gentle hit with a mallet and the DDS slipped into its correct position!

I was really pleased when I saw the DDS turning when I manually turned the crankshaft.

I was about to give up hope, I was going to try pull it out with a puller or split the case but I was lucky this time...

Next objective is to arrange the gasket so that my 1600cc Solex 34pict carb can fit on my 1200cc engine. The reason I am using a 1600cc carb is for increased performance but primarily because I simply dont have a 1200cc one.

Problem Diagnosis

The distributor drive shaft problem has been diagnosed:

The shaft lies too high in the hole, so the teeth are not engaging the crankshaft. I need to find the timing so that the teeth lie above eachother and then a tap of a mallet so that they fall into place. How to position them above eachother is a mystery..all I know is that the distributor drive shaft has to be lowered down about 1cm so that its teeth successfully engage the teeth in the crankshaft.

Chris

:( engine problem!

So it all started as I tried to insert the distributor in the case. The engine was at TDC for cylinder 1 but after reading on the internet from a very helpful source, I found out that the 'tangs' of the distributor drive shaft had to be at 180 degrees, (horizontal)

I tried to rotate the distributor drive shaft by turning the flywheel clockwise but it would not move!

This means that the teeth that connect it to the cranckshaft must have be chipped and/or eroded down.

This is quite a setback as I planned on starting the engine very soon but now I must lift up the distributor drive shaft and replace it with a new one. The shaft just won't move, even though it's at its normal height. The teeth must be gone and so I now need to buy a new one...

please comment and let me knw you are reading this.

Chris

Engine photos and mock up

These photos show the engine mock up (above) and as it was before everything was put on. I sprayed most of the components white to keep the engine as cool as possible but this might not have been such a good idea as every speck of dirt will show instantly. Maybe in the future, I'll paint it factory black again..

I also gave the engine a good clean with a wire brush which was really usefull. I just hope the shiny metal won't oxidise again to a darker colour.

I also inserted the distributor but I'm not sure if its in properly as when cylinder 1 was at TBC, the pulley wheel was not where it was ment to be (the notch directly in the centre on the case). So now when I turn the flywheel with a spanner, the rotor arm does not seem to move so something must be wrong.....any help??

Another thing is that my carb is one of a 1600cc bus, It's too big for my single port so I need to find a way to arrange that.

The next thing that needs to be done is an engine flush to remove all carbon and dirt deposits in the engine block and I must find a way to fix my distributor in properly.

please feel free to comment.

Chris

Ignition!

These are my newly purchased set of ignition leads (16euros).



The Complete distributor!



This is the single vacuum distributor with rotar arm and distributor cap visible. I gave the distributor a good wipe and fitted the cap on above.





This is the ignition coil after being sprayed


The next post shall show the painting of the valves covers and a mock-up of the igniton setup.

:)