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I installed AC brakes (well repro). I also moved my handbrake back a bit. I really wanted to use cables, but I also wanted straighter less angled pull on the AC brakes and original brakes. So I moved the original brake levers out by a few inches by welding in some round bar to the handbrake. Then I ...

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I second Mike Bender’s videos on YouTube called Model T Tips. It’s what I used.

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Just thought I would put this link up in case anyone wants to see how she looks now I have the engine in. I struggle to find time to edit videos what with my job and trying to teach my boy maths, so not sure when I will finally put up the next proper video about the T. Most of the video is a bit bor...

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Thanks everyone for the kind words. With the wrist pins, I did worry about the wire locking. I am taking the pan off after a few miles to just check everything, so will look to see how it is holding up. It is the thicker stainless wire that is used for propellor bolts, so it normally holds up, but a...

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Thanks Pat and Steven, And that thanks Steven for doing the bit on your video about my video! One of the key issues I have found with building my T is getting good information and trying to navigate between the cheap solution, available solution and the gold plated solution (which may actually be pl...

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Thanks John and Rod, I struggle making videos, I always hope they will be useful to someone and I also do them as a sort of video album for myself. However I always feel a bit self conscious and hope I do not sound pretentious! The T has been a long task and has given me a real appreciation for the ...

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Hi all, I thought I would stick this up for all who like to watch junk on YouTube to help them fall asleep. If anyone is rebuilding and needs advice - use Mike Bender’s Model R Tips videos - don’t use mine. How ever I will say the the outside oil line I made is great and when I get my oil pump and f...

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I do everything on mine because I don’t trust anyone else to do a good job. I am also living beyond my means in many aspects of my life and I balance the books by taking on repairs regardless of whether I can do them or not. Usually by the time I have figured out that I can’t do it, I have well kind...

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Hi all, In my quest to find more stuff I don’t need, I bought a carb at the Model T Auction today. It is a Tillotson Model C 11A. Rather nice looking in brass with aluminium intake. Google has not been helpful. I found a reference to Willys Overland, but that was a Model C 13A. I did find one refere...

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I made my own outside oil line - the high capacity one from hogshead to front of sump. It’s 3/8 stainless steel I used for the fittings and some clear tube for the hose. It does send a lot of oil down there… anyway one way to verify is have a bit of clear tube. I am tempted to put a filter in line.

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I fitted mine a few weeks ago and have yet to experience great braking as I have not adjusted them enough. My plan is to jack wheels up and adjust until just ever so slightly dragging, then go for a trip. Then check again with wheel in air to ultimately aim for no dragging, once bedded in. I have fi...

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Allan wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:31 pm
Nice looker in number 4. I like the car too!

Allan from down under.

Dude, that could be someone’s grandmother…

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Those peelable shims, I had no idea they were. I received them and thought ‘what the hell is the point of these, they are way to thick…’ Took me some time to realise. I did mine all to 0.0015, but that was whilst rebuilding. I guess when taking up a rod, you need to go tighter and then it will wear ...

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Well my bodge job of a car is slowly getting better, took boy for a trip and got to just under 50 which is now not feeling so scary. Bought an ECCT which will hopefully arrive in a couple of weeks as I am struggling to resolve a slight roughness and lack of power. Also ordered a new new day timer an...

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Thanks very much!

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Don’t know about using them in the wet, but I have got mine all installed now and they seem unwilling to stop the car quickly, but are improving. I suspect they have a bedding in period. I came up with a weird rods and pivot equalizer and direct attachment to brake pedal method because I am ‘differe...

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Thanks everyone for the help. I tried the engine running method of adjusting the band today. I chickened out and after hearing the triples begin to engage, backed off one and a quarter turns. Then after another run realised that it was still loose and tightened again by half a turn and she seems a l...

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Thanks very much. I had not heard of that method of adjusting bands, so will give that a go first. I suspect I may have to take hogshead off again and check band roundness. I cannot remember how I did the bands when I installed them. I would like to think I did make sure all was round and it is usua...

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Hi All, Well I have been enjoying taking my T on short trips since a complete engine rebuild. Most of the teething issues have been resolved, she starts well runs on batt or mag (better on mag). However I seem to have an issue with low gear. It works fine for a while, but when she gets hot, I run ou...

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I welded mine. I tend to go overboard on these things, so welded in a piece and ran a sleeve (tube) over the top and welded that too.

If you have a pipe bender, you can use that to unbend or straighten it out a bit. I used mine to straighten the crank and bend all kinds of bits for car and boat.

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I will have to change my oil soon as just rebuilt engine. Then I am going to fit a pump and filter just to polish the fuel - probably after every run - so just pump oil from sump into oil filter and back into sump. I really do not want to be changing oil every few hundred miles and I really do not w...

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MPG figures have not improved much. Not sure what my T is doing yet as not done enough journeys to find out, but here are some figures from cars I have owned: 1963 Cadillac Coupe De Ville 14mpg - averaged over a long journey from San Francisco to Miami 1966 Vauxhall Viva 38mpg 1990 Renault 21 40mpg...

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MPG figures have not improved much. Not sure what my T is doing yet as not done enough journeys to find out, but here are some figures from cars I have owned: 1963 Cadillac Coupe De Ville 14mpg - averaged over a long journey from San Francisco to Miami 1966 Vauxhall Viva 38mpg 1990 Renault 21 40mpg ...

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Thanks Pat, I have set tyres to 58psi and the steering is quite good, but I do need to shim the drag rod where it attaches to the pitman arm. I fitted a new pitman arm, so it is just the cup needs a penny or something beaten in there. I have realised that I also put too much bend in the springs, she...

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Just given her the first long run and I have to say, I have ridden a ZX7R at 170mph, driven a Jag XJS at 150mph, but driving the Ford at 40mph was scarier! Having said that after the second drive home, I started to feel a bit more comfortable. I still misjudged one junction and nearly hit a car, but...

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Thanks, that sounds about right as it has been very wet here and although I have picked the few dry hours, it has been still damp and cold in the air. Hope to give her a good run tomorrow and it is sunny then too. Just got to pick the least hilly route. She has a reconditioned rad with flat fins too...

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Just to follow up in case anyone experiences the same… Reverse chatter when pushing back into garage has gone. Running a lot better now after swapping out the coil. I do get the nasty judder if using foot brake to full stop and reverse can be a bit messy too. I suspect this is the rear axle (I did n...

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Well that helps. I guess Drew is an AI bot and goes to show how out of context AI can be. Would be interesting calling Ford nowadays to ask their technical support for advice. First issue, where to plug in the OBD scanner…

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Well another day, actually another year now and another problem… Got her out again. I tightened up the fingers half a turn, readjusted pedal again and took all the slop out this time. Still only 1 and a bit movement at top of clutch pedal when moving from fully forward brake lever to neutral. Low ge...

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Thanks for the responses. The transmission was working before and I just rebushed the triple gears (well put washers in under the seat to get her back to correct end dimension) and made sure everything was still in spec. She had new triple gear pins too and I did polish them. Since low gear and brak...

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Yesterday was the first day I got my car outside. I have a very small garage so not really had a chance to see what it looks like till now. Well I tried to keep very period and correct… but…

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Hi all, Well I started her for the first time yesterday, she ran well on battery and magneto. I let her cool overnight and then tightened head bolts. Today was first drive, at first low gear made nasty scraping noises, but settled down a bit. Reverse though sounds terrible, does not engage well and ...

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I have a stainless pipe on mine, even though it offends my sense of originality.

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George House wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:03 pm
Yeah; the Druids over at Stonehenge are thrilled.

Blimin annoying, they shut all the lay-bys and usual places to park round here to stop all the druids, new age types etc. from parking up. Still considering what Chevy Chase did to Stonehenge, I guess it is understandable.

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When I finally get mine running, I may fit a temporary Perspex cover to sump to see how it all works and film it. That won’t answer the debate above, but would be interesting - also to see how much oil my large capacity outside oil line delivers. The older forum posts from early 2010s had a very lar...

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I have done Xs but quite small in size, I have dippers and set all the bearings at 1.5 thou with timesaver. No idea how good it is yet as still a couple of weeks from first engine run - Too many projects on the go at once. What I will be doing in addition to the high capacity outside oil line with s...

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Not yet… I am just about ready to start her up now, just got to fit new seals to the rear axle, put coolant in and then cross fingers. I am a bit nervous as it has been a long journey. She should be running just before Christmas.

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Anyway, I am not retired so time is precious and I am not yet a grumpy old dude and quite frankly I find this all stressful. So I will take my leave and bid you all a good day. I hope you can all find some joy and happiness and that things get better. Life is too short for such fear and bitterness, ...

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Jeez Richard, not quite sure where you get your news from. The facts about that story are not quite what you heard… As I said before, much of social media ‘news’ is exaggerated and a lot of it has been placed there to stoke division - you remember what Lincoln said about a house divided against itse...

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Well our healthcare does cost in form of tax, however it is free at point of use to any UK citizen or resident. No rubbish about pre-existing conditions. Our tax burden is high at the moment, but at least we get something for it. The US tax burden seems to be a form of upside down socialism where it...

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It’s quite easy - to lower your blood pressure, stop watching Fox News. To start feeling happy, stop watching any news channel. News is designed to draw you in, raise your anger and thus get you engaged. Most of it is exaggerated, half truths. International news is the most ridiculous - telling me t...

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What does everyone think of the modern outer seals that replace the old outer axle caps? I have the aluminium machined ones that have o rings to fit on the axle casing and with a neoprene seal to fit to the axle.

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I am not going to say anything…

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Yep, it’s here: https://www.scatcrankshafts.com/terms-and-conditions/#:~:text=SCAT's%20conditional%20and%20limited%20warranty,year%20from%20date%20of%20purchase. I received mine about two months before the warranty ran out. I then realised it was bent about a month before and when I emailed them I g...

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Chaffins have reground camshafts - 270 When you finally get your crank, do stick it on v blocks and check the straightness with a dial indicator. I had a 4 thou bend so 2 thou off straight. I managed to straighten mine. Now when did it get bent? I am guessing during the very last part of the manufac...

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There is:

https://modeltregister.co.uk/

Now list of cars, well we have a members list.

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Well I hope my bit was not seen as political. I mean the book was a bit, but only from trying to explain a phenomenon. It also came from the view that (in the words of Frank Drebin) no matter how silly the idea… insert preferred choice… as British people we must be gracious and considerate. Each to ...

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You all have really nice workshops, my crappy little garage is a pain to work in. I committed sacrilege and welded in two 10mm (3/8) bolts to the chassis. One by the battery to take the negative strap and one by the starter to take a negative to the starter. I am keeping the 6 volt system, so want t...

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Well just to dangle the foot over the precipice, I bought my model T after my parents bought me the book - ‘Another fine mess, across Trumpland in a Ford Model T’ by Tim Moore. The author is from the UK and drove a Model T coast to coast through all the Trump voting states. Obviously he was trying t...

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Just a slightly silly thought, bad amp meter? Depending on the type, they ara bit fragile. I have a nice old original and was about to use it when I noticed that the cork insulating washers are all broken up and falling out with each slight movement.I will use my cheaply manky new one till I can fix...

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Not sure who does them, but the one I got was better than the worn original I had on the brake, but not as good as the slightly worn reverse one, so I put the new one on the reverse and the old reverse one on the brake. Next time I will take my old worn one and build it up with weld instead so I can...

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It’s great to see everyone’s work and helps me motivate myself to go to the garage. Just hope I join the world of driving model Ts soon…

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Hi all, Well I will start off as I just finished my boat tail - still have some finishing touches to do, but by my normal standards, they will be done in the next few years as the priority will be low. I also got my radiator rebuilt by Anglia Radiators in the UK for about $700, so if you are on this...

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I did mine last week. I tried the squeeze thing in a vice with wood, but it seemed very hard and did not want to move. I ended up using Sikaflex 221 to glue it in. It’s a polyurethane adhesive and usually the biggest problem with it is trying to get things apart again. If I had seen that washers and...

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I hesitate to post again… I don’t think the way I did things below is shady or dodgy… So I did not have access to a pan jig. There may be a jig in the UK, but I could not find one. So I started by hammering the pan holes back to straight with a dolly as people over tighten the pan bolts and that mak...

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They are definitely in business and just sent me a very nice reground cam. I believe Dave does all the orders and gets quite busy.

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Fair point Andy, however much of the forum and indeed T folklore and aftermarket accessories are in the sketchy box. Come to think of it the T is in the sketchy box and even was in 1926 or so thanks to the braking system. When I hit issues and ask a question, I value all responses from the gold plat...

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There is no doubt you have a huge amount of knowledge and yes chucks, centres etc. I do not use the correct language. I have not ground a crankshaft, I am not an engine builder. I do not purport to be either. I am just an enthusiast seeking to build a fun car at the weekends in my garage. Anyway, pe...

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Yep, it was a hack fixing an issue with a brand new shaft that I had waited a year for from a major supplier that has a warranty set on date of order not delivery. Now why grind a new shaft when obviously the bend had been induced by over tightening the chucks in the final stages of machining? Anoth...

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Okay, I thought I had just logged into the Jaguar E Type forum by mistake… You must be lucky over there in the USA, because during my years, I have seen a real decline in proper machine shops, parts quality and general ‘professional’ trades. I have literally just walked in the door from pulling the ...

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Well I did say my way was not the best advice and doing this again, I would just use threaded rod on its own with no groove and no welding. It is not as good as lock n stitch obviously, however if it is the fairly standard ‘no antifreeze cracked water jacket’ issue, then the objective is to just sea...

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Maybe not best advice here, but I did my repair with stainless threaded rod. I drilled and tapped a hole in the middle of the crack. Then I threaded in the rod and then drilled an over lapping hole and did the same again and so on. I used a welder with stainless 309LSI wire to weld across the ends o...

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Hi all, Received my Cam a couple of weeks ago - thanks Chaffins - now trying to finish the engine which as always is fighting back. I swear this car is cursed. Thought I would mention a couple of my issues and work arounds. May not be the proper way to do things, but I am quite also fussy so I seem ...

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That’s good, I have ordered a normal gear for it. Did I get the order in time for this batch?

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Hi Mark,

Did not see the message, but sent in my order today, hope I am not too late as I really want this car back on the road after 3 years of hassle and rebuilding! I am guessing that the cams come with the 7.5 degree advance built in?

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I’m confused as I thought these shoes were just for 1926-27 cars? I am about to put my 1923 together and there is no space for shoes, and they had none when I took it apart. I had to file the notches out but they were not too bad. The Mike Bender videos do not shoe any shoes either.

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Am I the only person who saw the title and thought ‘Dude… don’t do that whilst driving’

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Kind of makes me wonder why/how the chat bot came here?
Strange new world…

Still waiting on camshafts…

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Hi all, Don’t suppose there is any news on when camshafts will be ready? On a side not someone just tried to scam me, they said they had a Stipe camshaft, I smelt a rat when they claimed to have a 1923 Stipe Speedster, so I asked if they had a cam chain and oil pump for a T… They did, so I asked if ...

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Well I bought a new camshaft bush. It has the cam follower clearance notch and the groove too. So next to fit it and I think I will buy a 19mm reamer as that will be just over 0.748. I will slot it into a 19mm inner diameter bit of tube that I will use as a sleeve for the reamer to a bit of 19mm or ...

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I will be fitting my ACs eventually if I ever get the engine back together… I do not have the cables or link. I am planning to use a marine style pulley for running rigging (steel pulley) of 7x7 stainless cable and then stainless cable 1x19 5mm to connect to the brake pedal. That way all three means...

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France is my guess.

Tree-lined Road… trees cut in typical French manner

Michelin tyres?

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Unfortunately I don’t have old triple gear bushing or gear to make one. At what point would you say it is too worn and time to change? I am guessing that the steel or cast iron (some people say it is steel?) bushing is tougher than the brass?

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Hi all, Quick camshaft related question whilst I wait for a new cam: I am checking my rear bush which is either steel or cast iron. The rear journal on my worn camshaft is about 0.747 to 0.7475 so I think it has 0.5-1 thou of wear on the rear bearing journal. The mid journal was 0.7465. I put the ca...

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Hi Mark, Great news on Camshafts. I suppose the rear bearing will need driving out and changing too then. Mine is okay I believe, so I was going to leave and start reassembly today, but if I need to change it to fit the new re grind cam, then I guess I cannot reassemble now, so it will have to sit o...

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Mark,
Can I order or reserve a cam and bearings and will these have the built in advance like you did before?

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Hi all, I have tried all the usual places too as I just went to fit my cam and realised that one lobe was badly worn (I should have been more precise in checking it when I took it all apart two years ago now). Not sure what to do now, I don’t fancy getting it reground considering my luck with dealin...

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The lifters were okay in hole size, but I am putting in new std lifters to get round any dishing. The valves stem holes were a bit worn so oversize valves and recut seats. The babbit was good overall, and even after bedding to 1.5 thou, I still have quite a few shims. I did fit a new centre cap just...

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Hi all, Well I called another machine shop that had straightened the con rods for me and took the block and pistons to them. They do lots of vintage stuff including stuff for vintage racing and such. Anyway I said I thought I only had two thou based on my crude measurement with feeler gauges. Well t...

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Thanks all for replies. I have just checked all 4 pistons in all 4 holes and they all measure the same. So in-line with the pin about 11-12 thou at base. 90 degrees to pin at base, less than 2 thou. At the level of pin, but 90 degrees to it is 3.5 thou or so. I had assumed that the taper of the pist...

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Hi All, Well I am slowly progressing, crank is now good as are the con rods all at 1.5 thou clearance with no binding. They were a pig to balance, I ended up doing twenty measurements and averaging… So I thought I would check my pistons. These are new cam ground 0.20 oversize. I told the machine sho...

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Thanks for replies, I have not removed my old bushing yet fr9m the driven plate. My brake drum has two bushes in it so was I suppose done at a time before that changed to one. It feels fine with no indication of any wear on the transmission shaft and it does not feel loose. The amount of slop on the...

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Thanks all for responses. I bought the new bushes and they (unfitted) are just as loose as my current bush on the transmission shaft. I think my transmission shaft is good. The main bit is .998 or very very close to it. The driven plate bush runs on the thinner diameter bit of the shaft that I have ...

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Hi all, Well I have constructed an engine stand so I can stand the whole assembly on end to check and set mag gaps, run out and 4th main alignment. I struggled for ages to get the transmission shaft to be better than 5 thou run out and then gave up and got it cleaned up in a lathe. Now I have less t...

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Thanks Scott, Just in case future people have a similar problem and wonder how I did it, here is the final video which I hesitate to post as it is not very good and I feel quite self conscious… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6DsNxP9hio if people prefer not to click on YouTube, then I used a modifi...

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Just to add, I am not sure Scat ever replied to Langs either… They had not when I made my decision to accept Lang’s offer. I ended up straightening the crank myself. This was in part due to a recent bad experience with an engineering firm who twisted my con rods whilst charging me an exorbitant sum ...

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Hi All, So, it’s a new year and still no response from Scat… They never did come back and I know many on here will feel that we should be grateful that they provide replacements shafts, but not even replying to emails to a customer who spent $1500 is just rude. However everything has moved on. Langs...

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Well as I am about to start my reassembly I will take a look. It has been so long, that I have forgotten how I took it all apart. I will be interested in what you have done with coils, a couple of bits are missing off my covering also. My coil definitely works, but not looking forward to remagnitisi...

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Hi All, I have some knowledge of precision engineering (built a boat and a plane, a real one that is), so I am not an engineer in the crank grinding sense, but I do know how to use micrometers, dial indicators, v blocks and such. The test that made me realise something was up was testing it in my us...

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Thanks again everyone and thanks Brent for such a complete reply. The 8 thou measurement was how I first noticed that all was not quite right. With the crank in the block so supported on all three pins, I push down on one end and the crank see-saws on the middle babbit bearing and makes the other en...

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Thanks everyone for comments so far. The box was very thick cardboard and the hard foam gave complete support over the whole length. I have heard the thing about storing cranks on their end and have had the crank in opposite to its bend the last month - no change. I never fully get the argument with...

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The box had Scat and the details written on the end so it was the original box. It did have Langs packing tape on it, but that was over the original tape and was used to attach the shipping customs stuff on. There are no dings in the shaft, no scratches, if it did get dropped, then I think that woul...

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Hi all thanks for the answers. The packaging was pretty substantial foam in cardboard with no signs of damage at all. The only way shipping would have done it would be if shaking the thing could bend it Good point about checking the journals, I will go do that. The funny thing is that there was no p...

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Hi Everyone, Well I am a very annoyed and pretty depressed. I live in the UK and have a 1923 Speedster that needed a new crank. So I did what I thought was the gold standard and ordered a new Scat crank. 9 months later, it arrived in the UK and of course I had to pay shipping and 25% in import taxes...

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