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[Vinay-RS]

Nice work on the polishing. Really brings out the black colour.

[Aasnes1]

Thanks!

Now i have to wait for the starter to arrive, pretty nervous, hope i get it to start! :)

[Vinay-RS]

Have faith in your building skills :) Soon you'll be flying on the roads 

[Woody001]

Really nice build, well done.

 

Have you checked that you have a good earth to the engine? If you put a voltmeter between the battery negative and the engine, read what volts you have whilst cranking the engine over. The voltage displayed will be the loss in the system from a bad earth.

 

I think you are doing the correct thing in buying the high torque starter, mine struggles to crank with the standard starter also.

 

Keep up the good work.

[Aasnes1]

Really nice build, well done.
 
Have you checked that you have a good earth to the engine? If you put a voltmeter between the battery negative and the engine, read what volts you have whilst cranking the engine over. The voltage displayed will be the loss in the system from a bad earth.
 
I think you are doing the correct thing in buying the high torque starter, mine struggles to crank with the standard starter also.
 
Keep up the good work.

Thank you!

I have not checked with a voltmeter, but i have used jumpercables from negative on battery to starterbolt, and from plus on battery to solenoid, and nothing changes.
So i think the hi torque will do it:)
And by the way, before i got the starter i got now, the old one caught on fire, that one allso turned slowly.

[Woody001]

 

Really nice build, well done.
 
Have you checked that you have a good earth to the engine? If you put a voltmeter between the battery negative and the engine, read what volts you have whilst cranking the engine over. The voltage displayed will be the loss in the system from a bad earth.
 
I think you are doing the correct thing in buying the high torque starter, mine struggles to crank with the standard starter also.
 
Keep up the good work.

Thank you!

I have not checked with a voltmeter, but i have used jumpercables from negative on battery to starterbolt, and from plus on battery to solenoid, and nothing changes.
So i think the hi torque will do it:)
And by the way, before i got the starter i got now, the old one caught on fire, that one allso turned slowly.

 

 

That's good, although not the catching fire part!

[Aasnes1]

Thank god it was snow outside when it happened 😂

[Aasnes1]

Finally some parts arrived  

 

[Aasnes1]

The new starter is a biiig improvement! Now it turns over superfast
It fired up a couple of times, but wont fully start, tomorrow i will go over the ignition parts, timing, and get some fresh fuel on it :)

[Aasnes1]

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Edited by Aasnes1, 10 April 2015 - 04:32 PM.

[Vinay-RS]

Well done dude! Nice to hear that the high-torque starter sorted the turning over issues :)

[Aasnes1]

Thanks! So happy it was the starter:D
Here's a video, the old starter used allmost 2sec to turn it over one turn, if you understand so a big improvement :)


http://i61.photobuck...zpskrjeuibg.mp4

Edited by Aasnes1, 10 April 2015 - 07:39 PM.

[Aasnes1]

It`s running!!!! cleaned the spark plugs, drained fueltank and filled it up with fresh fuel, set the timing at 8dgr BTDC and it started right up! 
Have to do the timing with a lamp too perfect it :)
here`s a link to video of it running!
http://vid61.photobu...zpsl11kgnk3.mp4
 
 
But i have a big clutch problem, have way too much freeplay, don`t know what to do, probably need to take the cover of and see :/

 
 
 

Edited by Aasnes1, 11 April 2015 - 07:23 PM.

[BlueAnorak]

The release plunger appears to have travelled too far in to the clutch cover.
Possible causes of this could be:-

 

1) Did you fit the bearing to the release plunger?
 It is possible it could have fallen off during assembly as there is no circlip to hold it in place.

 

2) Were both the thick, keyed washer and lock washer fitted when fitting the flywheel retaining bolt?

 

3) Were either the flywheel or pressure plate lightened by removing material from the bearing surfaces?

 

4) Have you mixed Verto and pre-Verto parts?

 

 

[Aasnes1]

The release plunger appears to have travelled too far in to the clutch cover.
Possible causes of this could be:-
 
1) Did you fit the bearing to the release plunger?
 It is possible it could have fallen off during assembly as there is no circlip to hold it in place.
 
2) Were both the thick, keyed washer and lock washer fitted when fitting the flywheel retaining bolt?
 
3) Were either the flywheel or pressure plate lightened by removing material from the bearing surfaces?
 
4) Have you mixed Verto and pre-Verto parts?
 
 

1) that is a possibility, but wouldnt it make a noice when the engine is running?

2) yes.

3) no.

4) no.

:)