amanco opencrank 2 1/4 hp petrol paraffin under the spanners

Thankd for the reply Kev. the engine looks great, i see your not to far from me so maybe i might see it at a local rally running one day, steve.

Kev, Whats a valve/igniter throttle bracket?

Looking good Kev but how you going to get her off the bench

Looking forward now to the video as she must be running a lot better now after all the work you've put into it.

Stu.

steve w wrote:Thankd for the reply Kev. the engine looks great, i see your not to far from me so maybe i might see it at a local rally running one day, steve.

with out a doubt mate we will cross our paths over the coming season mate
kev

stationary stu wrote:Looking good Kev but how you going to get her off the bench

Looking forward now to the video as she must be running a lot better now after all the work you've put into it.

Stu.

Stu, more worrying is whats kev got the tv on now

steve w wrote:

stationary stu wrote:Looking good Kev but how you going to get her off the bench

Looking forward now to the video as she must be running a lot better now after all the work you've put into it.

Stu.

Stu, more worrying is whats kev got the tv on now

stu and steve
new 38" philips mahogany framed tv and matching stand
the old tv stand works great as a mobile bench and has shelves for parts too

kev

well still waiting for the micas to finish the ignitor
but been busy and figured out what i want the trolley set up like
so just been and payed for £50.00 worth of american ash cut down and plained to lenghts ready for me to cut and cock up
then will need to get the bolts screws and axles converted to what i need
"then were rolling"
kev

Ouch that's a big chunk out of your pocket money Kev, yet I'm sure it will be worth it. Are you just sealing the wood and not staining it (I hope) Have you got a copy of the plans now Kev or have you managed to find out the sizes etc?

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:Ouch that's a big chunk out of your pocket money Kev, yet I'm sure it will be worth it. Are you just sealing the wood and not staining it (I hope) Have you got a copy of the plans now Kev or have you managed to find out the sizes etc?

Stu.

stu
ive a job again , maybe for only a month or more if im up to spec ,so giving it me all and wait the out come
the wood will just be yacht clear varished just to make it last longer me thinking
well its an engine worth the wood me thinks ,old pallets and off cuts of soft wood wont be doing this engine any justice
so spending the money and hope it will last and look good too ,and the engine and trolley will be having american roots to them
kev

kevjhnsn wrote:

stationary stu wrote:Ouch that's a big chunk out of your pocket money Kev, yet I'm sure it will be worth it. Are you just sealing the wood and not staining it (I hope) Have you got a copy of the plans now Kev or have you managed to find out the sizes etc?

Stu.

stu
ive a job again , maybe for only a month or more if im up to spec ,so giving it me all and wait the out come
the wood will just be yacht clear varished just to make it last longer me thinking
well its an engine worth the wood me thinks ,old pallets and off cuts of soft wood wont be doing this engine any justice
so spending the money and hope it will last and look good too ,and the engine and trolley will be having american roots to them
kev

great news re the job kev, hope it all works out for you

me to mate, me to
doing what i can
kev

Great news on the job front, fingers crossed it all works out for you and maybe help find something more perminant.
I'm sure the wood will set the engine off a lot better then (as you say scrap wood LOL)

Stu.

well the trolley is under work for about a week now
wood sanded and cut for main frame
drilling and bolting has started

wood as i came

sanded

squaring up andclamping together on a flat bourd surface

clamped and drilling and bolting under way

and this is were were at to this time just working out the steering axle mounting and securing before fiting the rear axle
we dont want it on the angle in a flat surface now do we
kev

That's a cracking bit of wood and nice sanding job it should look great with the engine sat on it.
Just goes to show what you can do with old pallets LOL.

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:That's a cracking bit of wood and nice sanding job it should look great with the engine sat on it.
Just goes to show what you can do with old pallets LOL.

Stu.

pallet wood indead mr bailey
just you wait lol
kev

thats a nice bit of wood, - what bolts did you use are they coach bolts?

Nice bit of Ash there Kev ,

always like ash imo , im not sure what to use for the fairbanks .... tempted a bit of mahogany

Matt

kevjhnsn wrote:
pallet wood indead mr bailey
just you wait lol
kev

Well at least you never used the blue pallets

I'm going to use Rubber tree for my next engine as it has a bit of a vibration on it

Stu.

steve w wrote:thats a nice bit of wood, - what bolts did you use are they coach bolts?

steve
yes they are and long ones to pleanty of bite for them
kev

matt86 wrote:Nice bit of Ash there Kev ,

always like ash imo , im not sure what to use for the fairbanks .... tempted a bit of mahogany

Matt

matt
fairbanks to me always look best on a dark timber to me anyways
ive a email som were and the sales info he sent me ,said fairbanks were on steel cast trolley mounted, maybe wrong but that was many yrs back when they were doing that,

we as i said in earlyer post
the mica washers and tubes had arrived
so the last 2 nights ive been messing with the ignitor fitting and machining the mica tube for the static contact
and shimming up for a good match up to the moving contact
its now all back together and fitted back onto the engine
and now the engine has so much compression its a fight to get over the topdead point
well and truely impressed with the extra compression she now has ,as it was good before
so just needing to finish trolley ,exhurst steel 1" bsp thread tube at 14-16" long
get that casting welded or just find another as dads taking to piss out a me as usual 7 mnths now been waiting
the bolt it to the trolley and plumb back up the fuel system
add the box of sparks and wiring
then see what were up to then "trottle guverioring is what i want to be at"
kev

I have to admit this engine has took you some time to get right Kev, yet I know it will be worth every second spent on it. So fingers crossed you should have her on it's trolley, up and running ready for the start of the season, next month so not much time left

Good luck Kev and I hope it's not too much of a headache to get the rest of the parts sorted.

Stu.

stationary stu wrote:I have to admit this engine has took you some time to get right Kev, yet I know it will be worth every second spent on it. So fingers crossed you should have her on it's trolley, up and running ready for the start of the season, next month so not much time left

Good luck Kev and I hope it's not too much of a headache to get the rest of the parts sorted.

Stu.

stu
fingers crossed stu, fingers crossed mate
the rally season has soon come arround again this year
kev

Sounds like the Amanco is coming along nicely Kev, I'll look forward to seeing it at some of the rallies round here when it's finished... oh, and some photos of it on the Forum too!

A Lister wrote:Sounds like the Amanco is coming along nicely Kev, I'll look forward to seeing it at some of the rallies round here when it's finished... oh, and some photos of it on the Forum too!

why not pop around for a preview mate were only 3 miles away from each other
kev