07-08-2018, 04:44 PM
(04-08-2018, 04:16 PM)Hedd Jones Wrote: It runs nice. No smoke. Id say there was nothing wrong with it.
Sort the water leaks and your away
Oh it smoked alright! Although i put that down to the fact we had oil in the cylinders for the compression testing. I think we just need to give her a good run, once the wheels and seat are installed!
(05-08-2018, 11:38 AM)Robert Leigh Wrote:(04-08-2018, 04:16 PM)Hedd Jones Wrote: It runs nice. No smoke. Id say there was nothing wrong with it.
Sort the water leaks and your away
Sorry to be late; I've only just looked at this thread. It sounds as though all your water leaks are at the studs on the aluminium water joints. If they are fitted with plain nuts they can be a problem. I always use stainless or brass domed nuts, not cheap but effective. Make sure they do not bottom on the studs, and use new fibre washers. Fibre washers aren't a patch on how they used to be, not squashy enough, but used with a bit of plumbers jointing paste they work fine. The other thing I do if studs need replacing is to use stainless steel, loctited into the block to reduce rusting at that point. Using this method I have had no trace of leakage at these points for 20 years or more.
As for compression, don't worry. It will probably improve with further regular use, and if and when you decide to do something about it there will be other things which have shown up to be dealt with at the same time. If it runs evenly without smoke leave well alone.
Robert Leigh
Thanks Robert, yeah my dad is sourcing some brass/copper washers to see if they help. Thanks for your advice.
(05-08-2018, 01:07 PM)Ray White Wrote: I notice your compression readings are all pretty even although a bit low. It is much more important that they are equal rather than how high so don't worry about the reading too much.
Yeah that's a good thing i suppose! It could always be the compression gauge having an off day (here's hoping!).