Petter problems

I placed an advert in stationary engine mag for a 3hp flywheel and recived 3 or more calls with people who had spares, the mag shaft will be tricky, to be able to grip it to be and to put any pressure on it to right it would mean dismantaling the armature, in which case i would try and obtain a replacement armature, dont be tempted to apply any froce to the mag gear as they are very brittle and teath will crack of very quickly.

HTH

Bob

Writing into SE was the next step for the flywheel. Or failing that theres always a good variety of spares on offer at Astle.

Mike M

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If you can find anyone with a lathe big enough to swing it, you could have a true diameter turned on the outside of the offending boss & a steel ring shrunk on. That should stabilise the crack and allow the wheel to be safely reused.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

I considerd having a sleve put on on of the flywheel but when a replacemnt was only =A330-40 I thought it just aint worth the risk, It could cost that to perform a repair which could still fail.

Regards bob

One option we looked at with the flywheel was to turn the boss down slightly and shrink fit a sleeve but were put off by the amount of slack betwwen the flywheel and the crank. And this was with the crack only halfway through and the flywheel fully on the crankshaft.

I have got round to examining the engine more closely and have more problems to report. The main Phosphor bronze bearing has suffered from a distinct lack of oil in the past, as a result of which has led to it friction welding itself to the crank. The remains of the bearing have been turned off in the lathe, however the crank now looks as though it would benefit from a regrind. The other Phosphor Bronze bearing and a new one will both be white metal lined.

I'm glad to say that apart from this the rest of the engine seems ok.

Mike M

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Well the advert in SEM payed off, and I managed to pick up a decent flywheel at the weekend (the guy had 3 of them lying in his shed).

Now all I need to do is get the crank re-ground and a couple of new bearings turned up, and the mag sorted.

Mike M

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You would be surprised what parts are out there ! When i bought my 1932 5hp M type , it needed - a calibrator , carb , governor rods , and a new mag/calibrator side plate .

I never put an ad in S.E , But whenever a Petter 5hp came up on ebay - I would ask the seller do they have any spares . And i got lucky ! A chap in scotland had everything i required , and a appletop hopper aswell!

I have the engine (have a look on

Good luck with the restoration , Regards, John D Ireland