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Listeroid Engines / The run in on the Frankinlister
« on: October 27, 2008, 03:55:34 AM »
Well, today I went out with the new motor mount for the ST5 and fitted everything up. It took way longer than I expected of course but in the end the belt was on and the gen head ready to go. I went through the engine and checked everything before starting and it looked good. I flashed the gen to get residual magnitism and wired the head to a plug then fired it up. I plugged in my air-compressor and a drill press and ran it for half an hour. I don't have my laser tachometer yet but I did a rough speed adjustment, varying the speed periodically. When I started there was a little white smoke with each exhaust stroke but by the end of the half hour the exhaust was essentally clear. The valve lifters turn, the exhaust spins like a top! My oil pump and filter system works great as does the new valve block and drip oiler set-up. There were a few little leaks to take care of, exhaust and cooling lines, but they were easily sorted. The thermostat seems to be working fine as does the thermosyphon. The top of the radiator got quite hot (along with the head) but the lower part was cooler. In addition to the thermostat I can controll the waterflow with a couple of ball valves I put in the cooling lines (so I could drain just the engine if needed). I need to check the timing of the injection pump to make sure that it is optimum and I will set the RPM as soon as my tach comes. Now I can wire the pannel and install some plugs in the engine shed.
The only thing that seems a little off is that the cheap chinese voltmeter on the gen head is reading about 90-95 volts. This could be due to low RPM or a bad meter. I need to test it with a Kill-a-Watt once the pannel is wired. Still, it was a good day.
The only thing that seems a little off is that the cheap chinese voltmeter on the gen head is reading about 90-95 volts. This could be due to low RPM or a bad meter. I need to test it with a Kill-a-Watt once the pannel is wired. Still, it was a good day.