Another Jan Ridders joint
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Cogsy
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Looks very nice indeed. They can be tricky to get running but I'm sure you'll get it. Good luck!
Jan Ridders
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Hello Richard,
Beautiful made !!
Friendly greetings from Holland,
Jan Ridders
Beautiful made !!
Friendly greetings from Holland,
Jan Ridders
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Still nothing, Ralph. Having a devil of a time with the valves, more namely the little springs that hold the valves to the cylinder head. Very difficult to make them seal while not adding a ton of friction. Thinking about a possible re-design in this area.
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What a beautiful engine. th_wav Can't wait to see it run.
fcheslop
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Have you altered the valves? The springs need to just hold the valves to the head right through the stroke
I remade the cam springs from lighter guage wire and she runs a lot better
Also follow Jans instruction to the letter about setting up each cylinder on its own.
They go like the clappers once you get them set up but you are right they are a devil to set up.
Another thing I found the valve springs tend to move as they are heated by the flame and the flame has to be very large and bushy.
I also after forming the valve springs heated them up to normalise them
I remade the cam springs from lighter guage wire and she runs a lot better
Also follow Jans instruction to the letter about setting up each cylinder on its own.
They go like the clappers once you get them set up but you are right they are a devil to set up.
Another thing I found the valve springs tend to move as they are heated by the flame and the flame has to be very large and bushy.
I also after forming the valve springs heated them up to normalise them
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