So on my recent road trip to Wichita to pick up those two LT1A's and four Lombardini 6LD260's, I noted that every one of the Lombardinis was missing some part of its injector pump. This led me to believe I'd be able to find new or fix them. Well, I'm striking out. After trying every trick I can find, I've had no luck with the repairs. Even after complete disassembly, including thorough cleaning and lubing the rack remains sticky, and the governor can't effectively move it.
Now I'm moving on to Option #2 - Replace the pump. Problem is, the originals are rare as hen's teeth. Nobody seems to have them, or I'm looking in the wrong places. Even if I can find one I'm sure it'd be priced out of what I'm willing to spend on a "maybe fix". I've seen several suggestions that these pumps are built to standards, and it should be easy to find an import clone of the original. Can anyone please tell me how to find an equivalent pump for the 6LD260?
Thanks very much in advance.
In other news, one of the LT1's is fully operational after swapping the injector out of its 8600 hour brother! Also, I made another road trip and picked up an original 1939 CS with SOM "kidney" flywheels and an original Lister SOM cast iron base. On the same drive I brought home a Changfa 1115 with a 15kVa ST generator head driven via a Lovejoy coupling. It's been said many times, but I'll say it again - this is a BEAST of a device. I was honestly expecting a Briggs sized engine, but it's more like someone lopped off one cylinder of a Cummins truck engine and laid it down on its side. When it fires up it's like a small earthquake. Quite impressive.
So after seeing the raw awesomeness which is the 1115, I'm going to sell the 295 powered generator. It works fine, but it doesn't have that "certain something" weirdness I find highly appealing in my toys.