Muscateer out for a drive

[riotwarrior]

Between illness for two days, SAR, and having to deal with tractor breakdowns, I've been too busy to get much done.

Today I was supposed to work on the tractor but the battery terminal ends went for ****e, thus, I had to deal with that. I've also got a huge report to deal with for SAR due end of month.

Well I was waiting for the pickers to bring tractor up for a tyre swap I cut out an exhaust flange with the plasma cutter from 3/8" plate. It surprised me to no end to cut through the 3/8" plate with ease the little machine is awesome.

So I started grinding and so forth and the end result is looking pretty darn good. I've got some touch up and a little bit of refinement to do before I weld on the stub tube for my exhaust.

Thus here is today's work.

should have done some more right after the cut but eh...no time ROFL




Good fit too




That's bout it, stupid ebay seller sent me 4 x 1 1/4" exhaust U clamps, not 3' of 1" flex tubing, they are sending me my tubing and said keep the clamps, so they got stuck in stock for what ever I need em for.

Once the flex tube is in I will work on creating two nipples, one for into the muffler and one for the flange I just made and run the flexy sexy tubing in between LOL

Thanks for looking

[wedge]

Nice work !!!

[riotwarrior]

Nice work !!!

Thank you...

Stupid machine takes too much time and effort...end result...fun so worth it getting it right to start with!

[Positrac]

Heck of a job on quite the project. Two thumbs up!

I used to hunt out of Keremeos in the fall with my wife's grandfather. His side of the family has lived there for years. Beautiful part of the province.

[riotwarrior]

Heck of a job on quite the project. Two thumbs up!

I used to hunt out of Keremeos in the fall with my wife's grandfather. His side of the family has lived there for years. Beautiful part of the province.

Thank you I appreciate the compliment.

Who would that be in regards to the Grandfather...PM me if you would like privacy....

Today got a small section of Sched 40 welded onto the flange and then straightened up and filed flat the flange after welding it on.

Also took out MR plasma again and knocked off the corner of the mount I had left on the frame of engine/trans mount.

So here is what I got my self doing today besides more SAR ****e.

Aahhh....filed nice and flat for a great seal


The small Sched 40 tube for a stub to weld the flex too....


Looks like a match...fits well from my view




For chitzngigglz I thought would be good show the golf cart pedals...kinda HUGE for this


Ya may not show...but I got a really large hand for comparison


Here I have the frame I'm cutting off, the forward bolt hole


ahhh....relief at last ROFL


This TRI lock nut is what I use inside this support and I'm thinking of welding it somehow in place to eliminate the need for a tool to hold it while installing the bolt or removing the bolt


same for this spot and it's much narrower so a wrench wont fit


Here I've got it held in place with a finger...no room for a wrench...took JAMMING a screw driver in to hold the nut...ineffective to say the least


The spot I removed the small angular portion from on the main frame as the engine plate sits on it now


I'm considering lifting engine up 7/8" with this UHMW plate...looks like a good idea to me...for belt clearance and also being able to tighten engine mounting nuts


Here you can see how wide it is compared to above where I show thickness and this is at it would sit on this plate...


Clearly I've some more FINE tuning to do for clutching and engine placement along with the exhaust etc. There still remains the issue cable/shaft throttle and how to make it work.

I've got quite a bit of work ahead of me but nothing that is insurmountable for sure. I'm guessing relocate throttle and use shaft system I had with gasser for NOW, it is evident that the Golf cart setup wont work, so lets step back and re-evaluate what I had and if needed rework that.

I will show what I do of course, when I know what I'm going to do

Thanks for looking

[Positrac]

Thank you I appreciate the compliment.

Who would that be in regards to the Grandfather...PM me if you would like privacy....

My wife's grandfather was Leo Schneider. A lot of his family still lives in and around Keremeos.

[riotwarrior]

My wife's grandfather was Leo Schneider. A lot of his family still lives in and around Keremeos.

Not sure I know him, maybe to see him.

Do you still get out this way? If so drop by!

I see the previous post didn't have pics so I re-did it with correct links to pics. Much better now.

[riotwarrior]

Just a silly update; while I've been CLEANING the SHOP....again....some more..... found the decal I was after for some time from my supplier and decided to make my machine whole again...so

Before, I always felt that though the mount turned out great, it really messed up the look of the front with a blank spot


After, I like this much better now, it feels complete...ya right!


Just hate things when they don't look correct so now I"m pleased to knock that off the list finally.

Two holes on LEFT of decal are for the main power leads to the winch I'm going to run. I've got some good 4Ga wire and I'll seal it up with some silicone when I pass them through from outside and inside! They will go to the control solenoids inside and then to the battery.

Thanks for looking

[riotwarrior]

Found the copper gaskets ...as they are called by Kubota and the two O rings, these are the two parts I just replaced to stop the leak.

On the one lower copper you can see a significant deformity that I feel was the cause of the leak, the old rubber O rings are brittle and hard and broke when I attempted to remove them with O ring pick LOL



Indicating that boogered spot


Close up of the buggered copper, clearly based on the different impressions it's been tightened and re-tightened a few times, and thus I think that is what caused the crack I circled and subsequent leak I was experiencing. This would also degrade performance as it puked fuel out the leak and it should be going to injector!


Not much done lately just found these while cleaning up and figured should at least show WTF was wrong.

Thanks for looking

[riotwarrior]

Got coolant drained and new coolant ready to install in engine,

Welded the Tri-Lok nuts in place for mounting engine plate instead of having to use a wrench on two and screw driver to jam beside the other two...Thanks to John Deere Brian for use of his mig...

Now engine plate installs with ONE wrench, so simple.

Re-did the 1/2" bolts and angle iron to a longer bolt for the one wrench engine mount too as I added 7/8" thick UHMW between engine mount plate and engine to lift it for more belt clearance.

Also doing battery mount under cross bar for control levers.

Attempting to locate two 7 x 1.0 x 30mm long bolts for exhaust...UGH..may try see if drill fits in there and drill em out and use bolts and nuts...stupid me forgot to check before installing engine and IT IS NOT COMING BACK OUT!

So that leaves throttle which may just be short term rigged with a cable for now...from a golf cart ahem....for temporary use ...till I can work out a mechanical linkage. Cables get water in em and freeze, mechanical linkages are simple reliable and preferred by me!

Nuff for now, oh..got new fan belt too LOL

I'll try and get some pics soon.

Thanks for looking

[riotwarrior]

OK I did take some pics some blurry damn broken phone...

Ahh...started today by steam cleaning the inside AGAIN


Primary clutch now has new heavier weights and new springs so that's all set for DIESEL operation woo hoo!!!!!
New weights and springs on right....old ones on left


New and old stuff...new ones considerably more weighty..


Got battery mounted and secured, main battery cables run and connected.



Got the engine on the UHMW plate spacers...woo hoo


New Diesel coolant and De-ionized water mixed and installed in place of old stuff.

Exhaust pipe is built, and muffler mounting brackets fabricated, painted, installed, and muffler installed. Looks ok for a quick hack job













No throttle pedal, however I did install a locking throttle cable like for revving a truck up for winching etc. It works and gives me full throttle control so it's better than a static wire I clip on and off




Only have to wire in some basic stuff tomorrow GP, and Ign switch, fuel pump switch and lights and horn and it's done for now and then I will be firing it up.

Hope Colin my son brings the two bolts I need for exhaust, that will be just fantastic.

Machine should rock now with clutch tuned and engine making full power and running properly

Thanks for reading...I'm getting excited for the camping trip this weekend!

[Rudy_Magnum]

I notice there are two radiators. Sorry, haven't read whole thread, so don't know if you mentioned about it. I'm likely gonna end up with two as well, just curious about where you got those. I've been eyeing up the ones at Brighton Racing Products. They're pretty inexpensive. Just gotta wait until they have the ones I want in stock.

[riotwarrior]

I notice there are two radiators. Sorry, haven't read whole thread, so don't know if you mentioned about it. I'm likely gonna end up with two as well, just curious about where you got those. I've been eyeing up the ones at Brighton Racing Products. They're pretty inexpensive. Just gotta wait until they have the ones I want in stock.

This engine is quite an interesting lil beast. It was used in Trans-Cold or Carrier refer units amongst other things, pumps and pressure washers and gen sets.

The rad you see is one singular rad, with two caps, why you ask...I have no clue, there is no separation between sides. The replacement rads have one cap??????? Doh???

The engine has a horizontal piston arrangement vs vertical and that rad sets right on top of the block. There is no water pump or any thermostat, it is a gravity style cooling system so I"m hoping it's adequate for my needs. I have a small Briggs oil cooler to add on later but I want to make a rear cover for the machine with ducting for rad/fan.

Hope that helps Rudy!

Thanks for looking

[Rudy_Magnum]

Ah, so a system kind of like my old John Deere 2 cylinders. They called it "thermo siphon". Works on principals of convection. Popped the rad cap off the D once to have a look, you'd be surprised how fast that coolant was moving.

[riotwarrior]

Ah, so a system kind of like my old John Deere 2 cylinders. They called it "thermo siphon". Works on principals of convection. Popped the rad cap off the D once to have a look, you'd be surprised how fast that coolant was moving.

Ya it's like those old setups and yes thermo siphon is a good way to describe it.


This weekend the machine performed quite admirably, it wasn't driven far or much and unfortunately my wife didn't video it

We did take the dog out on the lead and she would run in front of it...no worries 25 foot lead! so she was well out front.

Lots of fun at the campout, I broke the T handle throttle, and had to VICE grip throttle it. That will be fixed ASAP

The Primary clutch works very well redone with new weights and such.

Machine sounds good, starts nice at 5celcius just Glow plug for a bit then turn it over...fires quick now.

So things to do

throttle/s, vent for transmission!!!!!!, electrical, winch wiring aka more electrical, return line for fuel system from injectors to fuel tank, trans cooler and pump setup, engine oil cooler, engine cover and some cargo racks front and rear.

Stay tuned for more pics and vids

Thanks for looking!