Gazzar Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 What is the bracket you've attached the CPS sensor bracket to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) Bracket: The cheapo from 'Trigger Wheels', and a bit of scrap angle-iron. They do another 'hand' which in hindsight would be neater, but mine's heading to look rather more 'barnyard'. Thus by the time I've cut off all the superfluous mounting-material, and welded it all in, it'll be neater, but not super-neat. The pop-rivet is work-in-progress. If you're to filch my approach, and want it better, you require the pricier 'hand'. If you're dressing to make it look more 'Series' - that timing cover, has 2 x captive threads sitting unused (unless you have a mech.winch.) Easier still. Let me know, I've pix around somewhere. My pulley - ERC5128. I run PAS. I've managed to find a Metric starter-dog, yet that was £65 alone. Trouble is, 'doing it all' soon mounts up. You think, "Ah well, it's only £60 quid." But so is everything else... You did say... Flywheel mount has to be a better job. Me? I'll be happy to see it working. Mine's a 'daily' and never looks anything other than battle-worn. Never been washed etc. Edited May 24, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Sorry. Was referring to the bracket the trigger wheel bracket was attached to. It's it a PAS part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Oh, that. Bit of scrap-angle. Off a 1960s gas cooker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Proper engineering, like it! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) Bodge. Moi? I'm guessing you've seen this. 'Otley' using an S2 cover. Edited May 24, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 I've seen a lot, that included. Thanks. I think the flywheel will be the neatest, and most robust, if I can manage it! The maths of the thing will be a good challenge for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 This is such a great write up ! Learning a lot - thanks !! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Front cover time. I was going to paint this today. I can't find the paint! The seal replacement procedure requires seeking out rivets and the using self tappers. There's a mud shield between the seal and the pulley. This should be removed and the seal tapped in from the front. I don't like this idea. So I just pushed the seal in from the back. Simples. If you have a seal shaped flat tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 Who is best for series engine blue paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 I also found the skew gear retaining screw. So I should soon have two! Joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 (edited) I'm doing mine Blue so I'll be looking in. I reckon our 'Bearded-brethren' covered engine-paint not long back. Hang on... Yep: https://www.series2club.co.uk/new_forum/index.php/topic,2967.0.html If they knew? You'd need to putting in a dynamo to keep some of them happy. Duck-egg on a 5MB? Oh dear, oh dear. Edited May 24, 2020 by Landrover17H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Where did you get that seal-tool from. Is it something you mashed-up or any 'LR dealer only' job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 It's something I turned to fit the seal in the gearbox input pinion cover, the otherside has a ridge that fits in the seal groove, allowing the seal to be fitted without damage. I painted a TDI 200 engine blue. So not bothered. This engine is going in a 1972, ex army, so blue is appropriate, regardless of engine bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Quote This engine is going in a 1972, ex army, so blue is appropriate, regardless of engine bearings. I stand corrected, still it makes me chuckle. I'm with you, leaks etc, can't hide. It's the pragmatic and practical colour. Not sure why it's not used more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Perhaps not so useful for you, but seeing as I have the info, here's starter-dogs. With the breed-standard [Imperial] and what we want, the Metric version: 3MB Starter dog 503665 Imperial is 1-5/8" AF - or “as near as makes no difference" 41mm 5MB Starter dog ERC4672 Metric is 42mm or “as near as makes no difference" 1”W Whitworth / 1-1/8 BSF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Gazzar, you might get lucky. One or two 5MB had the Imperial Thread, which makes the dog far cheaper. Edited May 26, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 I was actually thinking of this earlier. I've just gone with the original, for now, but I'm tempted to fit a capstan winch, which will need engineering to the crank pulley bolt. I will revisit this, and your post is very helpful indeed. Though I could just slice off the dog from an imperial bolt and weld it to the metric one...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Metric dog is best part of £100 anywhere I look. I paid £60 odd for mine, and that was a while back. As we said. if you're lucky, you've an Imperial thread. Worst is, I had a helluva job. I was ordering the Metric, sent Imperial anyway! Twice! Hence the drawing above. Edited May 26, 2020 by Landrover17H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Does it start on the dog? My 2286 did, warm, but that was clockwork.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrover17H Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) The way I see it, all cars should have a starting-handle, worth doing for the 'comedy' alone. I'm of an age where I'd never tried such things. Recall my mother swinging the Moggy Minor back in the day. Mine starts, and pretty easily. Mind, I'd rather not make it the norm. There's a reason these come with a starter... Maybe 'teaching granny', be sure to keep your thumb out of the way. There's Youtube videos on the correct technique. I've got a parasitic-drain on the battery somewhere, and it's nice to have the handle as back-up. For best effect, you want to enter into the spirit of it all: If someone doesn't take the pistols, you're not doing it right. In your best Clint Eastwood, the trick is to stroll to it 'dead-pan', when this fails miserably, descend to Laurel & Hardy. Edited May 27, 2020 by Landrover17H 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Landrover17H said: The way I see it, all cars should have a starting-handle, worth doing for the 'comedy' alone. Try hand starting a diesel... you’d need a much bigger handle for two people, and even then I doubt you’d get the pressure up for the fuel injection to work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 You'd need a compression reduction device to do that. Something that opens the valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I wonder with compression relief whether you could hand crank fast enough to get the injection pump to work and the injectors got spray well enough for ignition, and if so, whether you d have enough compression to trigger that ignition. I imagine any diesel that can be hand started is very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Yes, it's a big ask. Some larger diesels used have a petrol engine to start them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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