Niander101 wrote:The southern lot are very radical
Radical?
It is just another old gearbox to be loved back to doing the job?
This one is nothing special. Just a tad different is all.
Just not original.......................
The Old Man 262 has done some hard yards but He is not alone in my collection. Most of them have done the yards and survived with some attention and love.
Many Old Blokes and Ladies from all over the world sit on my racks after some love and time and have good humour knowing that they can be USED!
Some of them are Seagulls that mean some milestone for B.S.
A-H, I was thinking just the same thing, must have plugs. I have to say, that's such a clean impeller and housing, you lucky sod, I've had a couple similar but most are a bit of a mess and a lot of work.
JERSEYMAN wrote:A-H, I was thinking just the same thing, must have plugs. I have to say, that's such a clean impeller and housing, you lucky sod, I've had a couple similar but most are a bit of a mess and a lot of work.
It is nice when they unscrew and the threads (L-H) are perfect.
A day after filling gearbox as smooth as silk. Left in sun and over night upside down for gloop to fill voids and then a top up with gun later so all good.
Power head........may as well get into that now as interesting.
Con-rod and piston/pin not happy or I am just fussy like my Old Mate Micheal.
A new OS piston pin will sort out the small end and pin to piston problem. not a big deal.
I can adjust the rod big end by hand later as crank everything is cool.
Piston is fine but block is a mismatch when I got the motor as far as piston to bore clearance.
SO
I will send to these guys shortly to bring the bore back to match the piston and my new rings I had made so long ago 50mm x 1/8"
That piston profile looks identical to my OA which is a series 3.
Notice the water pump impellor profile and from what I can see the pinion bearing arrangements are both different. The pinion shaft I am particularly interested in. On mine the pinion bearing is pressed into an aluminium sleeve that is in turn pressed into the box housing. looks like your bearing is pressed directly into the box casting.