Amanco 4hp

[b[b]Amanco now under way on referb strip down and a few pics of various parts under
treatment !!!.


Crank out to sort main bearings.


Bearings reshimmed.



Little end in piston and conrod reamed out to take new pin.


Piston and conrod with new pin ready to be cut to length.
Piston rings on order.

New exhaust rocker arm pin being turned up on lathe.


Exhaust pipe being rethreaded.

Now starting on carb,cylinder head, valves and springs ect will keep you updated !!!

A few more pics on the rebuild.



Rebuilt Magneto


More lathe work facing up the valves.


Setting up piston in lathe ready to clean up.
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Skimming out ring grooves and lands for new rings.


Boring out new cam roller for exhaust push rod.


Cutting the face for cam roller.

Will keep you updated

Looking good Pete.

Will we be seeing this one out and about this year.


Lewis

Hi mate,

yes this should be up and running for the first of the rallies hopefully !!!

Once ive done all the main bits, just needs to be checked over and replace all the worn out parts on it,

which is the norm on most engines, then you have a good chance of it running right !!.

looks like you been busy Pete , did you sell that petter and lister A you had on the trailer at Enstone in the end ?

Matt

Hi Matt,

No it did not sell there dragged them all the way back again !!, then a chap saw it for sale on our club web site and he came down from warwickshire to buy it ,
then i had a chap ring me up about the Lister A again he saw in our club site and that went to a local chap in essex, just got the trailer to get rid off and the lister DK to go,
will go to Enstone in April how, just getting my teeth stuck into my amanco and petter apple top at the mo, hows your projects coming on !!.

pistolpete61 wrote:Hi Matt,

No it did not sell there dragged them all the way back again !!, then a chap saw it for sale on our club web site and he came down from warwickshire to buy it ,
then i had a chap ring me up about the Lister A again he saw in our club site and that went to a local chap in essex, just got the trailer to get rid off and the lister DK to go,
will go to Enstone in April how, just getting my teeth stuck into my amanco and petter apple top at the mo, hows your projects coming on !!.

Thats good news

Have a look for yourself in the restoration section . i currently have 3 on the go at the moment . but various other bits an bobs . i have put a stop on buying anything new untill at least 2 are done oh and i need another shed to store them in lol .

Matt

Yeh i see what you mean looks like you got plenty to get on with mate, and i no what you mean about needing another shed !! got the same problem here thats why needed to get rid of the bits and bobs to make space for the new projects, like this amanco which is 6ft long ! and the tank cooled engines take up even more space, wont be buying any more now for a while need to get these done first and my poor old 5hp petter m victory model still laying in bits !! and thats got a bloody grate trolley as well.

I have seen time after time enthusiasts buy a few projects and have run out of room and cant get any more untill have a few sorted ... but does that ever really work ... A bit like New year resolution

matt

hi pete
looks like your getting along with the old girl
could i be cheecky and ask you if you would mind making me a exhurst pipe for my 2 1/2 hp amanco i have my eyes on a new silencer, just needing a pipe making for her
kev

nice engine pete, will be interested to follow your rebuild, steve

[quote="kevjhnsn"]hi pete
looks like your getting along with the old girl
could i be cheecky and ask you if you would mind making me a exhurst pipe for my 2 1/2 hp amanco i have my eyes on a new silencer, just needing a pipe making for her
kev
[/qu
Hi Kev,
Let me know what size the thread BSP is and ile see if i have any pipe that small for your engine and need to know how long you want it to,
as ive only been using 1 1/2" and 2" at the mo

It's good to see you again Pete and Happy New Year to you.

Looks as if your getting on well with the Amanco and looking forward to seeing it all up and running.

Stu.

[quote="stationary stu"]It's good to see you again Pete and Happy New Year to you.

Looks as if your getting on well with the Amanco and looking forward to seeing it all up and running.

Hi Stu,
And happy new year to u as well mate, will keep u all updated on the progress of the rebuild !!,
and as soon as i get it up and running i will put it on here.

Pete , how far away are you to getting it done ?

Matt

[quote="matt86"]Pete , how far away are you to getting it done ?

Hi Matt,
Not to far away waiting for the man in manchester to sort out 4 new piston rings out and inlet valve spring, done carb got new 1/4 bsp brass unions for the fuel lines,
old steel fuel lines rusted badly got new steel pipe for that job need threading up, fuel tank needs pin holes sealing up in top part of parrafin side of tank, mag needs the old paint removed as it is the early type which is all brass! , hone the bore out make new gaskets and rebuild no painting thank god !!, so should not be to bad haha!! need some better weather as well as engine is outside and i aint working in this cold weather !!. So in all sounds a lot matt, but its not to bad just get on with it.

Hi all, some more pics on rebuild.
on the end of first pics.

Your doing some good work Pete, keep it up.

Thanks for sharing the pics very interesting to see the work you've carried out so far.

Stu.

Hi Pete, A little word of advice on lifting your crankpin along with the flys......A safer way to do it is by sliding a fence post or similiar through the flywheels and attaching your lifting gear to the post...this way the weight is spread evenly and you will not damage big end faces or risk bending your crankpin.

[quote="pistolpete61"]

kevjhnsn wrote:hi pete
looks like your getting along with the old girl
could i be cheecky and ask you if you would mind making me a exhurst pipe for my 2 1/2 hp amanco i have my eyes on a new silencer, just needing a pipe making for her
kev
[/qu
Hi Kev,
Let me know what size the thread BSP is and ile see if i have any pipe that small for your engine and need to know how long you want it to,
as ive only been using 1 1/2" and 2" at the mo

pete
thanks for the offer but now got the job in hand
looks like your going trough her like a true nutter "me" lol and a bit further again but you have the tool i need to do it like i would like to "a LATHE"
we i do own one just its packed down as no room were i live to keep it safe and dry , and get in to use it aswell
keep up the good work as usual mate shes got to show you a better running result than before you started pete
p.s as bill says the cranks arnt very tough ,not like the new engine types with the hardened jurnals
kev

billypurves wrote:Hi Pete, A little word of advice on lifting your crankpin along with the flys......A safer way to do it is by sliding a fence post or similiar through the flywheels and attaching your lifting gear to the post...this way the weight is spread evenly and you will not damage big end faces or risk bending your crankpin.

Hi mate yeh i thought of that when i was lifting it out, wont be doing that again cheers for the advice