I haven’t had too many days to work on the engine recently. The new job is demanding and many other priorities. Also took a week-long trip to visit Kenz in Spain. But I have had a few hours here and there to pick at it.
The governor shaft is completely out. I’m not sure how it’s going to go back together but hopefully all the pictures and notes will be what I need.
Each of these components will be disassembled in time. The first thing I do is give them a rough cleaning in the parts washer. This gets off the major gunk. I then spray them down with WD-40. I’ve discovered that parts coming out of the parts washer will soon start rusting if not protected. So everything is getting a WD-40 bath before being placed on the bench or bagged for future work.
Next I removed the port-side oiler and corresponding oil lines. The oiler will need to be partially disassembled and inspected but it looks to be in good working order with few problems from water.
I decided to go back to the air compressor which seems to have suffered some damage from the elements. It turned out to not be too bad but there are a few problems. Three of the four rings on the compressor piston are frozen. They have been soaking in penetrate for four weeks and still not budging. Not sure what I’m going to do to get them unstuck.
I disassembled the fuel filter and found some bad news. Water had obviously pooled inside the filter. Lots of rust. But worst of all the case is cracked from freezing. It can be repaired but one more thing that will need some focused attention. Luckily it isn’t terminal.
It has become painfully obvious that this engine won’t be running this year. But I knew that was a bit optimistic anyway. Again, no reason to be in a big hurry. Just keeping at it is what is important to me.