Diesel engine : Kromhout Gardner 4LW 1940

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Hi All !
An update :
Easier said than done .
I have temporarily sanded the surface.
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Hi Minh Thanh,

How do you plan on doing the injection pump for this one? The original Gardner pump is to my knowledge inline jerk pump with helix control, quite different in shape from the valve lash controlled type in your single cylinder engine.

For best running it will be necessary to balance the injectors so each cylinder receives a similar quantity of fuel.
 
Hi Nerd !


Hi Minh Thanh,

How do you plan on doing the injection pump for this one? The original Gardner pump is to my knowledge inline jerk pump with helix control, quite different in shape from the valve lash controlled type in your single cylinder engine.

For best running it will be necessary to balance the injectors so each cylinder receives a similar quantity of fuel.

Some pictures would be easier.
Don't look at other details, focus on what you need. - because there are some parts not shown in the picture such as springs, ... camshaft is just a symbolic shaft
If you need any information, please ask
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Hi all !
An update
Pictures from 1 week ago
I was a bit busy for about a week, and when I returned to the project, I didn't know where to start
Anyone selling patience and diligence ?!? , I want to buy some


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Hi all !
An update :

After a lot of worrying about the space for the injectors, and changing a few sizes when machining as well as changing the design of the injectors and after testing I feel fine.
Time to beautify the surface and drill holes for bolts...

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Key for injector

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An overview

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Hi all !
An update :
There are a few places I really hate even though it's a bit hard to see, so I decided to "sculpt" to make it more beautiful.
I made a very sharp chisel and made it beautiful by hand

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Very nice! On the little Honda GX engine there were some features that were frankly much quicker and easier to sculpt (by that meaning a hacksaw, a file and maybe the odd specially ground chisel) than go through endless setups. Complicated casting features on the crankcase I could only get so far with on manual machining. Just a little bit harder material to whittle down than wood!
To a large degree I guess the casting forms were sculpted which is what makes them so tough to replicate without a CNC.
 

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Hi all !
An update :
I just did a preliminary lapping for the nozzles, when I make the injectors I will lapping the needle with nozzles

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lapping tool :

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