Hi Chaps,
I spent an interesting but not very fruitful morning trying to kick some
life into my newly acquired 1.5 Hp Petter M:
Crank, crank - - - No Spark :(
Clean magneto points,
Crank, crank - - - No spark :(
Strip magneto - - - secondary open circuit :(
Swap magneto for known good item.
Spark! :)
Crank, crank - - - No Fuel :(
Strip mixer
Q. The books I have indicate that the bigger 'M''s have a cone type fuel
collector, mine doesn't. Is this normal for the 1.5 HP? The atomiser on mine
is just a block with a few holes in it.
Clean / rebuild mixer.
Crank, crank - - - Nothing :(
Crank, crank - - - Compression seems a bit feeble. :( :( :(
Whip head off.
Bore looks OK, not oversize, no wear ridge, not much piston movement. New
Rings required?
Crank, crank - - - fuel getting in now :)
Reassemble.
Crank, crank - - - Nothing except a blister on thumb (the one that's kept
out of the way when cranking - b*****ks) :(
Swift application of easy start - - - Nothing but smoke from exhaust :(
Check air valve clearances (desperation setting in) - - - OK but reset to
1/8".
Crank, crank - - - b****r all!!!! :(
Chucked a couple of squirts of oil down the plughole to gain some
compression (and some more easy-start).
Crank, crank - - - more smoke from exhaust, otherwise b****r all :(
Fed up - - - Get coffee and go and do something else! :)
So .................
Is there something missing from my atomiser assembly?
and
To ask the question for the thousandth time, who is the best bet to supply
piston rings?
and
Any other ideas?
Best regards but a slightly dejected,
Mark
Only the early ones have the cone type, approx pre-1919. A plain atomiser is
correct for yours. There are three possibilities in order of likelihood:
The atomiser is too far from the piston (reset to 1/16") it may have been
broken off. half mine have been.
The atomiser is blocked. Clear with brass wire - holes go right through the
diagonals
You have ball trouble. The ball in the elbow twixt carb and atomiser is not
sealing
hth
Roland (who bought a nice Victory 5hp today :-)
On further thoughts....Assumecarb is getting fuel??
Std rings - Club Spares co-ordinator, Saratoga see SEM for the rest.
However grooves are usually worn in which case give em a ride in the lathe
and order made to measure rings from the Bradford Piston Ring Co.
regards
"Roland Craven"
Thanks Roland,
Fuel is getting through (now), I could see it being pulled into the bore
when I took the head off and turned the engine over. I reset the atomiser to
1/16" from the piston so I guess the lack of compression and therefore the
rings are the problem. I'll strip the thing down soon for a proper
inspection.
Regards
Mark
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The normal CR is only 4.5;1 and they'll start with 3/10 of the cube root of
BA. Also unless the rings/bore are totally shot the compression will rise
with a run especially on load.
I'd try a different plug first....
Just back with my tan from Yesterday's Farming which just seems to get
better every year. John Manders happy as Gas-turbine APU absent :-)
hth
Roland
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