{"id":803,"date":"2016-02-01T21:50:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T21:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/?page_id=803"},"modified":"2016-10-21T00:17:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T00:17:31","slug":"engine-rebuild","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/?page_id=803","title":{"rendered":"Engine Rebuild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I stripped the engine down completely to check on all the components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I ordered a new cylinder, new piston, rings and bearings. I had the crank tested and it was found to have a small crack at the prop hub end. I had to order another to replace it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The build went smoothly although I did break the last piston ring to be fitted so had to wait for a new set to arrive. All the time the engine was on the stand in the kitchen!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All looks good now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-53\" src=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00288\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-618x464.jpg 618w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-138x104.jpg 138w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00288-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-52\" src=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00287\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-618x464.jpg 618w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-138x104.jpg 138w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00287-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-49\" src=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00284\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-618x464.jpg 618w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-138x104.jpg 138w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00284-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After fitting the engine and running it, I found the mixture was variable and the engine would not run smoothly without carb heat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I eventually had the carb rebuilt by Bob Kachergius. A beautiful job although the shipping to and from the US was a bit expensive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I refitted the carb and now the engine starts and runs beautifully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-124\" src=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00371\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-1365x1024.jpg 1365w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-618x464.jpg 618w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-138x104.jpg 138w, http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/Engine\/DSC00371-444x333.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The rebuild carb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I stripped the engine down completely to check on all the components. I ordered a new cylinder, new piston, rings and bearings. I had the crank tested and it was found to have a small crack at the prop hub end. I had to order another to replace it. The build went smoothly although I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/repiet.cpc-world.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}