Step By Step Engine Build, No Waffel, Just Building.. by AndyMiniMad

3 minute(s) of a 40 minute read

Just thought I would add this wee bit on the end of this thread...I timed my fast road cam in on the 0ther 1380 engine tonight but this engine has a duplex vernier set up...Any way the method of timing the cam is identical to the bit I showed earlier except that once you have the reading at the end of all the malarky with the DTI, it is possible to adjust the timing, My RE 13 OT cam needs to be timed at 104.5 ATDC. but once I set it dot to dot as above it was coming in at 109deg ATDC.

A QUICK UPDATE... PLEASE IGNORE THE 104.5DEG ATDC FIGURES IN THE ABOVE POST...IT SHOULD BE 101.5 - 102 DEG ATDC..104.5 IS IF YOU USE THE DTI ON THE VALVE GEAR AND NOT THE PUSH ROD AS I HAVE SHOWN..



So I loosened the alan keys and gave it a quick tap ant clockwise...Once I checked it again I found it was miles off at 114deg ATDC..So another adjustment, (two taps clockwise)..and then checked again, 105deg ATDC...which is good enough for me..



So basicly the timing is exactly the same procedure as the non vernier type gears...but with the abillity to make easy adjustments without removing the timing gears and faffing around with offset woodruf keys..

Thanks for all your nice coments on this thread...Im delighted if my ramblings have helped a few people...

2-22-2012

A QUICK UPDATE... PLEASE IGNORE THE 104.5DEG ATDC FIGURES IN THE ABOVE POST...IT SHOULD BE 101.5 - 102 DEG ATDC..104.5 IS IF YOU USE THE DTI ON THE VALVE GEAR AND NOT THE PUSH ROD AS I HAVE SHOWN..

I hate that I cant edit my mistake...new forum is great but this not being able to edit your posts is just pants..

4-11-2012

As promised, here is a very short vidio of this engine's first start...its not great quality (I phone)..It started first time once I had span it over with the plugs out (left on the heater) to get the oil preasure up...and then a few spins with the fuel pump runing...I then replaced the plugs and......




So there it is then..One 1380 engine thas runs as smooth as a babys bottom and has no rattles or clunks...Well chuffed!!