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Post by ernie wrenn on May 11, 2011 8:17:52 GMT -5
John
I use copper washers, good compression and will never sieze in place. They will flatten out and give a wide seal.
Ernie
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Post by racket on May 11, 2011 16:13:05 GMT -5
Hi Anders
Ohhh :-( ...................that is a fair gap .....................yeh , far too much to pull down , any chance of shimming with a strip if sheet metal ??
Was there any reason for the large gap ?? ......................I know you were using a ready made can , was it the problem ??
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on May 12, 2011 0:20:15 GMT -5
Yeah I know...  I don´t know why I chose to have such a large gap, most likely because I thought at the time that it didn´t matter since the O-ring will seal the gap no matter how large I make it. I will try to make a shim. |
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Post by Johansson on May 12, 2011 9:36:39 GMT -5
While replacing the front wheel bearings on my motorcycle I gave the clearance issue some thought and it isn´t doable to fit any strip of sheet metal or something like that to fill the gap.
I glued together an O-ring that gives the engine cover a perfect push fit so the sealing part is solved as far as I can tell, and the fastening at the front of the cover can be made by making a set of four screw clamps that is fitted both to the engine cover and the diffusor lid and torqued down once the rear cover bolts are tightened.
The best part with this is that there will be no distortion of the cover and I will have the ability to tighten the screw clamps, and with bolts going through the cover into the aluminum I would have to drill the holes with 0.01mm precision if they are going to provide any support for the rear cover bolts.
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Post by stoffe64 on May 12, 2011 14:16:30 GMT -5
nice looking engine anders,with that plumbing you did and text you made it looks very proffessional.
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Post by racket on May 12, 2011 16:12:40 GMT -5
Hi Anders
neat solution :-)
Cheers
John
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Post by Johansson on May 13, 2011 8:19:47 GMT -5
I started on the front engine mount this morning, it will be mounted directly on the lower frame tubes on the bike just like the bearings around a crankshaft.   Cutting holes where the oil return and propane connection goes through.  Cutting the ends off.  This is as far as I have come.  Testing the mount on the engine, I have a couple of hours left before it is finished though.   Cheers! |
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Post by stoffe64 on May 13, 2011 9:04:13 GMT -5
HOLY MOSES  ....what a fantastic work, im deeply impressed by your skills Anders! |
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Post by racket on May 13, 2011 16:30:41 GMT -5
Very nice :-)
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Post by Johansson on May 14, 2011 10:56:15 GMT -5
Thanks guys!  |
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Post by stoffe64 on May 15, 2011 17:42:52 GMT -5
Anders....you have a very interesting homepage at mobacken racing....i recently found it.
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Post by Johansson on May 16, 2011 2:01:20 GMT -5
Yeah, we have had lots of fun the last couple of years which shows on the blog/homepage. |
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Post by stoffe64 on May 16, 2011 12:21:49 GMT -5
yes Anders i have understood that already,and you seem to have good resources too with tools and everything....that speed thing were you guys were running that sled,where is that place and when do they run there?
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Post by Johansson on May 16, 2011 12:37:34 GMT -5
It is in Orsa, this year it was the weekend after Vasaloppet so it is pretty late in the winter.
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Post by Johansson on May 17, 2011 9:02:22 GMT -5
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....what a fantastic work, im deeply impressed by your skills Anders!
