Hi Guys Im building the "Wallaby" from the magazine Articals but there are no drawings for the water port on top of the head. If anybody out there knows how it...
Pete, Looking at the build article in the May 17, 1962 issue of ME, page 607, it shows a Cylinder Head Cover Plate with a port for the water outlet. Anthony ...
Pete, No problem. For a bit I thought maybe the head wasn't liquid cooled. The cover plate is easy to miss in the article. Anthony Berkeley, Calif. ...
Appreciate any advise from the group regarding what oil is recommended for the Sealion engine? I'm close to final assembly and running in so need to fill the...
Anybody have a scan of the Kiwi build articles? A friend has the ME drawings but not the carburetor drawings which were a separate drawing. He would like to...
I don't have a scan, but I'm pretty sure I have the ME issues with the Kiwi caburetor. If I remember correctly, these came out after the engine build, and the...
My memory was wrong, the carburetor I had in mind was for the Busy Bee. However, I do have ME of 10 November 1960, which has the caburetor for Kiwi Mark II. If...
I have complete scans of the ME articles if you want a copy let me have you emsil address. I built my kiwi a few years ago. No real problems and it is a good...
Dave, That would be helpful and appreciated. Thank you. Anthony Berkeley, Calif. **************************************************** In a message dated...
Excellent help so far! I'd also be interested in the following carburetor drawings, either from the build articles or the ME commercial drawings.: PE-11...
I found and scanned the pages in the 1831 build notes relevant to the carburetor. I'm computer semi-literate at best, and not sure what the next step should be...
Many thanks for all the advise on oil selection. Managed to get some Rock Oil 30 grade from the local garden machinery supplier. Engine has now been run in for...
Hello Hedley, The files are too big to send with my slow dial-up connection. I think my son-in law will help me get this sorted on the week-end. We'll either...
Hi All, Just thought you'd like to hear that I've had a very successful daya to day. finally got the sealion re-assembled and back on the test bed. It fired on...
GDay All, Congrats Dave! I've been watching the build in the background and you've done an excellent job with it, well done! There's nothing quite like the...
GDay All, Dave, for the head gasket you can't beat copper IMO, although you will probably have to make a jig or two in order to cut it. Shim stock in .005" or...
Thanks everbody for the good wishes. Yesterday was a difficult day as my Dad would have been proud to see his engine running - considering how many sets of...
Scans of ETW's build notes of the 1831 carburettor have been posted to Pictures, but seem to be too small to be useful. I'll try to figure out what I should...
No problem reading the 23 images if the "original"; option is selected - each file seems around 2mb in size. ... From: kdcamer@... <kdcamer@...> Subject:...
Hi Dave When you scan each page can you select a higher resolution? It looks like they may have been scanned below 100 dpi. 200 to 300 dpi should be much...
