Re: stanley engine knock
Posted by: C Benson (IP Logged)
Date: May 29, 2003 09:53AM
<HTML>Stanley engines do not make a lot[ [or any] noise before explosive disassembly,,,,,,,one thing to think of is a piston loose on the piston rod threads,,,if you can get air pressure [avoids the burns]] on the engine and shift the links from fore to reverse[aft] ,,,,and see what moves,,,,,suggest to set the brake hard and jack up so you won't get caught up in the wheels,,,The wrist pins must have some play to allow for the misalignment of the engine when under a hard pull,,,,You are turning the bolt through the pin,,,NOT the pin itself of course,,,,details of this are pretty well coverd in Stanley Museum Bulitan quarterlys XXXXX To check clearence on gears,,,,run a piece of solid solder soft small stuff,,,through the mesh if the gears,,,it will get flattend to the clearence ! and now you can mike it to verify what the clearence actually is,,,,,on Gas engines we check the piston to valve clearence w/ window putty,,,much the same way,,,,old fashioned,,easy to do,,it works for me,,,Good luck,,,Cheers Ben</HTML>