17-07-2018, 08:52 PM
Just so it is noted here the sleeve I used was numbered 99187.
When I went to visit Steve the other week he showed me a crank he has (a Barlow I think?) and it had much nicer and more rounded troughs for the oil pickups. The Phoenix is rather square.
When testing with the cordless drill the drill actually died in a flash of light and a cloud of smoke, a little alarming when you are splashing fuel about everywhere! Diesel isn't exactly easy to ignite of course so no danger. Poor old drill had just had enough I guess. Brushes are probably worn out but I wont know until I do the autopsy.
Next job is bolt on flywheel and then fit the rods and pistons and the block temporarily to check how far up or down the pistons are in the bores at TDC. After wiping the diesel off everything first!
Simon
When I went to visit Steve the other week he showed me a crank he has (a Barlow I think?) and it had much nicer and more rounded troughs for the oil pickups. The Phoenix is rather square.
When testing with the cordless drill the drill actually died in a flash of light and a cloud of smoke, a little alarming when you are splashing fuel about everywhere! Diesel isn't exactly easy to ignite of course so no danger. Poor old drill had just had enough I guess. Brushes are probably worn out but I wont know until I do the autopsy.
Next job is bolt on flywheel and then fit the rods and pistons and the block temporarily to check how far up or down the pistons are in the bores at TDC. After wiping the diesel off everything first!
Simon