Building a Bandolero W/governor

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Got to keep those rear wheel spinning !!

[ARGOJIM]

know his has nothing to with this thread but it was the last thing i had to do to wrap up this one. hoping to get the head gaskets soon... and back to the other one


These engines in the pullers run flywheels, seems that most run a 17lb wheel



This fella wanted one as heavy as he could get, carved one out of some 8", weighed 48lb after balancing

I understand why he wanted it, but... Can the crankshaft, bearings and seal handle it for long? Have you put babbitted bearings in them?

[Nubs]

Well I think its crazy myself but it seems to work, made this one 4yrs ago and the guy is still runnin' it. they only run about 45 secs under full rpm/load, this tractor turns 8K and seems smooth
There is a lot of side load on engine's in some equipment and none here so i don't know. it has a 360 degree guard and runs with full tins, if it does snap off its not gonna be good that's for sure...

[Nubs]

Got the head gaskets today, the chambers on the 23hp heads are about .095 wider than the .020 over 18hp bore.





scribed the chamber foot print on the gasket and ground it to match, then transferred that to the block and blended the top of the cylinder to match. guys did this years a
go on big block GM's etc for valve clearance. Sorry for crappy pictures

[Nubs]

Competition cam with the governor installed on it, any Vanguard reground cam will except the governor assy.

[Nubs]

Gotta say i like doing these sleeper engines the best, but i'm glad its off the bench

[Dixon]

Nice work Nubs. Did you clear coat the block and heads ?

[Nubs]

Yes, there is some hi temp clear that works well, the aluminum gets very porous after bead blasting

[tbone9]

Very interesting thread. Thanks for taking the time to post it all.

[Dixon]

I see you still have the governor but does it still limit you to 3600 or are you able to adjust it for higher rpm. And if so how high will it turn up to? Sorry just have been looking at the post and was curious .

[garretttpe]

Nice Work
I see you mentioned coating the aluminum engine parts. Have you ever heard of or tried Iridite? I use it often when I am overhauling Turbine engines, You bead blast (with glass) the part, rinse in water then dip in the tank solution of iridite, 30-sec to 6 min. never touch the part with your hands after bead blasting as the oils will not allow the Iridite to absorb. the result will be a nice yellow to almost gold color.

Larry

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nice !

[Nubs]

You pretty much can set the governor wherever you want it within about 6K from what i have dealt with.
this engine is set @ 4,250

[Nubs]

more than that one needs to go to a stronger valve spring

[Nubs]

Nice Work
I see you mentioned coating the aluminum engine parts. Have you ever heard of or tried Iridite? I use it often when I am overhauling Turbine engines, You bead blast (with glass) the part, rinse in water then dip in the tank solution of iridite, 30-sec to 6 min. never touch the part with your hands after bead blasting as the oils will not allow the Iridite to absorb. the result will be a nice yellow to almost gold color.

Larry

never looked into it, sounds interesting..