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Mar 14, 2015 10:51 am
Mar 14, 2015 10:51 am
Subject: Re: 4.5 litre engine problems and upgrades
Ok, an update.
My engine is now back together and running very well (not that I've been out on the road yet.) But the ignition and valve timing has been set with both magnetos seemingly synchronised.
Before refitting the radiator we wanted to flush out the waterways and prove that we had good water pump flow throughout the rpm range so we connected up a water container and hoses so that we could see what was going on. The flow rate looked pretty good to me but I'm not sure what I was expecting. Personally, I was happy with the results.
I've posted a short video clip on youtube here: -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erP9cdaj9bo&feature=youtu.be
The video is brief because I needed to keep the file size down but you can see the flow we are getting at about 1,300rpm
Once initial road testing has been carried out I will post a fuller description of what was done, problems encountered, and lessons learnt but if anyone has anything else to throw into the mix I would appreciate it.
Ok, an update.
My engine is now back together and running very well (not that I've been out on the road yet.) But the ignition and valve timing has been set with both magnetos seemingly synchronised.
Before refitting the radiator we wanted to flush out the waterways and prove that we had good water pump flow throughout the rpm range so we connected up a water container and hoses so that we could see what was going on. The flow rate looked pretty good to me but I'm not sure what I was expecting. Personally, I was happy with the results.
I've posted a short video clip on youtube here: -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erP9cdaj9bo&feature=youtu.be
The video is brief because I needed to keep the file size down but you can see the flow we are getting at about 1,300rpm
Once initial road testing has been carried out I will post a fuller description of what was done, problems encountered, and lessons learnt but if anyone has anything else to throw into the mix I would appreciate it.