G`Day folks. not much progress today because it is Anzac Day. equivalent to Remembrance day in the UK and Veterans day in the US. Time to lay down the tools and remember that the freedoms we enjoy were bought with the lives of a great many brave young people from all over the world.
I did manage to fit the new oil filter and its assembly. I am encouraged to find that the filter I took out had a 1978 date stamped on it suggesting that this unit, made in 1976, has had a least one service in it`s life. I am very disappointed by the quality of replacement oil filters. compare the 1978 unit with the sh1t replacement made in China or India! I`m sure it will work but what a drop in quality over the last 40+ years, so much for Globalisation!
I also finished up fitting the oil feed lines. A few pics attached.

Bob

G`day folks, I didn`t get as far as I would have liked today but the pushrods are back in place and the rocker assemblies have been fitted and torqued down, tappet clearances set at 0.1 mm (0.004"). this is a much smaller clearance than I am used to but it`s what is says in the manual.
The inlet manifold is back in place along with the high pressure fuel injector lines and the lower pressure oil feed lines to the rocker assemblies.
The dynamo has been refitted and the drive belt tensioned. The new air filter has also been fitted but I forgot to take photos of the assembly.
So, I`ve just got to fit the exhaust manifold and then wait for the injector pump parts to arrive.
A few pics attached.

Bob

Hi Guys, 38ac is absolutely correct as usual, however there is one other possible cause that I have only ever seen once, if someone has stripped the injector pump and assembled it with the injector element plunger back to front; then the spiral groove in it will not align with the fuel inlet so no fuel will flow into the chamber to be pressurised and sent to the fuel injector. Has someone been messing with these injector pumps? That is a very unlikely possibility as you had free fuel flow when you removed the delivery valves, Much more likely that there is still air in the fuel line and you are hoping that an injector pump will work with air in the system. Bleed them again until you get NO air bubbles.
Have you done a spill timing on these injectors? If the plunger beneath the fuel injector pump is badly adjusted it may not rise far enough to pump fuel to the fuel injectors. Please get the service manual and follow the instructions, it is very easy to damage the injector elements if incorrectly adjusted.

Bob

My Wife tells me he has been unwell and spent some time in hospital. I`m sure we all wish him a speedy recovery.

Bob

Hi cujet, it would appear from the video that these are reasonably safe if you drill holes in them, I wonder what would happen if you put them in a house fire at maybe 1200 centigrade or more, when my previous home burned down, it reduced ceramic tiles to dust and melted the enamel on a cast iron bath! I will be taking the advice of a firefighter and building a small brick/concrete enclosure a few meters from my new home, it will probably cost a lot less than the batteries. Once bitten twice shy.

Back to my PJ project, I doubt that the enviromentalists will agree that this diesel engine is now 'Green' but it does look that way. fuel injectors and aluminium cooling shrouds are all done and fitted but not torqued yet. Push rod tubes are all done and awaiting new neoprene seals before fitting.
Does anyone understand why large industrial manufacturers like Lister/Petter did not use an etch primer on aluminium bits? I am sick and tired of seeing perfectly good aluminium castings with peeling paint! Some parts of this engine have been very well primed while others have not, I guess a lot of components were outsourced and some suppliers where better than others. Some of you will be wondering why I am so interested in corrosion protection: I now live 300 yards from sea and we get regular salty sea fog which will turn steel into dust very swiftly.
A few pics for the viewers:

Bob

Hi Guys, i based my post about the fire dangers associated with lithium iron batteries on a conversation I had recently with a friend who works for the State Emergency Service and also as a volunteer fire fighter. He was recently sent on a fire fighting course in which they highlighted the dangers of these batteries and how hard they are to extinguish once alight. When I told him I was considering backup batteries for my new solar system ha asked my to ensure that they were not in the house, under the house or mounted on the outside of the house. I am sure that some batteries are a lot safer than others but if the fire fighters don`t like them nor do I. Apparently when they do burn they also give off very toxic fumes that are bad for the environment and people.

Bob

Sorry, third photo not related to generator head, part of the dynamo wiring loom.

Bob

Hi Dan, is the rack fully open? Normally the rack is fully closed when it is pulled to the left and fully open when pushed to the right, if the rack is closed it turns off the fuel and you will get no spill from the top of the injector pump. Bryce injector pumps have a bleed screw near the top of the injector pump, i`m not so sure about the Indian Mico injector pumps, if there is a bleed screw bleed it till it runs free of air bubbles and try again.

Bob