There's a 2 cylinder version (2 lots of yours) sitting in a box at my feet waiting for some attention, that came off an Anzani that I'm trying to find a contact breaker for.
That's the sort of engineering that reminds me of dour Scotsmen with square fingers. I can picture them in grey dustcoats from working in factories in my youth. They probably don't exist anymore.
Flushing the cooling with a silicone nozzle fitted to the hose. A good idea! Good flow all round!
Then tried to start it with the prop off and in a tub of water. A couple of kicks and then nothing. Looked at the sparking plug... covered with a water/oil film. Looks like the head is coming off after all. I'm presuming the head gasket is the problem, any pointers as to what grade of gasket paper and type of gasket goo to use? I've looked in the local auto parts stores and if you read the fine print, none are recommended for use as head gaskets with exposure to petrol.
Are they just covering their bums or is that fair dinkum?
Well, I'm not going to die wondering about this, so into the workshop this morning, disconnect the cooling tube from the head, 4 bolts, a gentle tap with a rubber hammer and she's off. Here's the head.
Here's the other side of the equation.
There seems to be a problem at the bottom.
The bore looks alright.
And here's the gasket off. A bit of water might have seeped in there under pressure!
Does not look like a lot of corrosion.
The old gasket measures up at about .8mm so I'll see if I can find some more of that for a replacement.
I had some made up by a gasket company using a laser cutter. They kept the file on record, but I recall the single is a tad different to the twins... Bruce?
By the way your head looks in great condition. I had to have mine recond by a head company.
Here she goes.
Don't worry about the purple lines, they are just some sunlight leakage in the lens.
I'm still not sure about what to do with the ignition advance. Should I tighten it up so's it does not move around so freely once the motor has started?
I also have a couple of Riptides. One day soon I hope to get them going. One of them has a fuel tank that seems to be correct, but is not. I don't know if there is a bracket missing or what.
I'm sure somebody will be able to advise me,
Cheers.
Nice collection there!
See what you mean about the tank, looks like it has been replaced at some stage. The livery looks like Victa? The connection bolts underneath the tank are also different.
Different ignition advance levers on the two single too. Do you know how they are meant to be operated in actual practise?
Hi all,
Sorry for the late reply, but I lost internet for a week, due to server problems.
I think the Tank may have been changed, but have also wondered if there was a Long Range Tank available, as the style is about right, and with a couple of small brackets made, it should fit.
The throttle advance levers are about the same, although one is slightly bent. I have yet to start any of them, so I don't really know how they will work.
I seem to have a problem with aquiring outboards, and not enough time to work on them.
Cheers
