Thanks Kim,
Very useful. I am still, slowly, rebuilding my 'unknown' (presumed Norman?) engine that was acquired completely sans gaskets. I made some brown paper gaskets for the crankcase and now I know what to do with them!
One of the absolute joys of this little engine is setting the valve timing (anyone who's tried it on a D1 will undoubtedly know what I mean!). I have no timing figures available so I have guesstimated the cam position based on other engines. The difficulty is that to adjust it requires the removal of the magneto, the oil, and one of the crankcase covers and there is no positive adjustment as you might have with a geared system where you may move the cam one tooth at a time. This, coupled with the fact that locating the cam followers on the cam is a distinctly hit and miss affair mean that the chances of the engine ever running correctly are slim to none!
I know the winter months in this country seem to be interminable but with four engine rebuilds, two trolley builds, one engine to build from scratch (a Jaegar Economy half scale), a bathroom refit, an Alfa Romeo engine rebuild and a Jaguar semi-restoration to do I think I may need a thirty-six month winter!
You don't have any other useful tips do you? (Like how to get out of a bathroom refit without spending engine/car/workshop money on a 'man what does'!).
Mark
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