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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #240 on: May 17, 2015, 09:26:52 AM »
The St-3 is now mounted on the base , the automotive belt seems to track OK on the flywheel . I will find out how the belt tracking  behaves when I give the roid a test run .  Now onto the radiator and hoses and thermostat

Not sure what to use for the hoses to the radiator , don't know if I can buy radiator hose by the foot .




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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #241 on: May 18, 2015, 01:23:25 AM »
don't know if I can buy radiator hose by the foot .

Well, around here, yes, you can.  Any of the major auto parts houses sells it.  (NAPA, Kragen, Pep Boys)

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #242 on: May 18, 2015, 05:15:14 AM »
3/4"  heater hose is adequate for a thermosiphon setup.

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #243 on: May 18, 2015, 06:49:51 AM »
3/4"  heater hose is adequate for a thermosiphon setup.

I will try the local farm hardware for hose  ;D

Are you guys using outboard engine small thermostats ?  

I think I will bore out the original roid  flange to accept the outboard thermostat and use longer studs . Listeroil has done it in this post

http://listerengine.com/smf/index.php?topic=4884.0
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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #244 on: May 18, 2015, 03:16:30 PM »
add-on thermostat NAPA 253 & grind out the housing to accept it.

Fit my Metro 6/1   Took a lot of grinding on both the head and the housing, and then i stacked up several gaskets to help fill the gaps.  Used the same studs and nuts.   I did drill a 1/8" vent hole on the top of the thermostat, for air bubble purge.

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #245 on: May 18, 2015, 04:11:42 PM »
+1 for Mike's method.  His part number for the NAPA gasket was very helpful.  A friend with a plasma cutter made a 3/8 steel plate as a spacer.

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #246 on: May 18, 2015, 06:29:29 PM »
There's so much surface on the gen head shive that I'd be inclined to run that belt ribs down. That is the designed wear surface. Looks like first smoke pretty soon.
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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #247 on: May 18, 2015, 09:31:57 PM »
+1 for Mike's method.  His part number for the NAPA gasket was very helpful.  A friend with a plasma cutter made a 3/8 steel plate as a spacer.

What was that part # i gave you for the gaskets ?

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #248 on: May 18, 2015, 10:29:14 PM »
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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #249 on: May 19, 2015, 01:55:09 AM »
The closest I can get is a Tridon TT203-195, it has a 44mm flange . It fits the Holden Commodore a local car made by GM .

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Tridon-Thermostat-TT203-195.aspx?pid=7857#Recommendations

Ok I went into town and bought the thermostat . I went to the farm supply house and looked at the hoses. I told the guy what I was using the hose for. He said , dont use PVC hose because it is rated for 70 C temp. only . At 80 or 90 C the PVC hose will look like wet spagetti  . So I got some 110C rated rubber radiator hose .  Back at home, 5 mins on the lathe had the roid flange ready for the theromstat

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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #250 on: May 19, 2015, 09:44:37 PM »
Mike,
Again, good work !
We have found a 1/8" weep hole will really help in the t-stat.
Makes the system easy to get rid of hidden air pockets.

Gary


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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #251 on: May 20, 2015, 12:24:51 AM »
Mike,
Again, good work !
We have found a 1/8" weep hole will really help in the t-stat.
Makes the system easy to get rid of hidden air pockets.

Gary




Ditto on the hole in the thermostat. It will slowly heat up instead of hot.cold.hot.cold.
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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #252 on: May 20, 2015, 04:46:40 AM »
+1 on the hole(s).  I've gotten better performance (less hot/cold) going up in size from 1/8", now use two 3/16" holes on my thermosiphon setup.




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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #253 on: May 20, 2015, 09:21:39 AM »
+1 on the hole(s).  I've gotten better performance (less hot/cold) going up in size from 1/8", now use two 3/16" holes on my thermosiphon setup.





I drilled the two holes in the thermostsat so it should be ready to go.

I need to go back and buy some more radiator hose. I have to go up to the next hose diameter as the size I got will not fit over the Honda Civic radiator outlets which are 32mm OD I think .

I have removed the radiator cap pressure seal , so it will run as a unpressurised system . This is the correct thing to do ?

I will rig up a header tank for the coolant and use a small hose into the radiator neck overflow outlet
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Re: Jkson 6/1 rebuild
« Reply #254 on: May 20, 2015, 12:44:57 PM »
I run a radiator but leave the cap loose.

Metro 6/1 turning a ST 7.5 KW gen head
Changfa 1115 turning a ST 15 KW gen head
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