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« on: May 04, 2017, 04:41:13 PM »
Hi everyone. Thank you all for your replies and sorry about replying late, I`ve been in hospital this last week.
I have used both plus gas and the Acetone/ATF penetrating fluids without success, but have not tried heating the studs hotter than red heat with a small Butane /Propane torch.
One of the hopper side studs is very wasted at the base and would be very likely to snap torqueing the head down so really should be replaced, but the others are only down a little on size. Can I ask the forum if any dimensions of the stud positions are known so I can make a jig and what the approximate length of stud is in the head.
The cylinder face or fire deck is ok around the bore but is a bit pitted around the hopper. Has anyone used epoxy products to fill these in or is that not practical without having the block skimmed.
When I dismantled the engine (Complete Nightmare) I found the fit of the bearing inner race to crankshaft on the flywheel side horrendously tight. Does it really have to be this tight or can I polish the crank a little to ease things up for reassembly.
I have talked to a local engineering company in Durham and they said to bring it down and try it on their boring machine which I hope to do soon.
I am a complete newby to stationary engines even though I have had this engine 20 years and would like to do what I intended to do with this little Lister all those years ago before I pop my clogs.
Thanks
Mick