tec 6hp mods

[ed1380]

o. thats the internet for you.

well after talking to a pro buggy builder and looking at his photos im going to have to redo the suspension
all that work for nothing

heres his album. that thing is awesome
http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c14/theo44/New Buggy/

 

[oscaryu1]

That is one SICK ride!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

That is one SICK ride!

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[ed1380]

heres a little update. redid the frame to match with what he recommended. 5* caster on the suspension.

 

[oscaryu1]

You should start a new thread. This isn't really about Tecumseh 6HP modifications anymore lol...

 

[ed1380]

lol
my rod is supposed to come in soon. then ill start removing those eyebrows and stuff

 

[jr dragster T]

you mean it didnt mess up anything else when the rod broke? You better have put in a billet ARC rod in it now...lol jk.

 

[oscaryu1]

Custom rod time

 

[ed1380]

i got a quote and it was 85 for a rod. no way jose im paying that much for a rod. i bought a whole engine for my car for a bit more than that

piston skirt got nicked a bit but thats taken care of. it was idling when it broke so nothing serious

 

[ed1380]

here are some pics to took when i took the clutch apart. it looks like it has alot of wear on it for less than 2 hours of driving.
also the the whole clutch shoe doesnt engage all the way. you can see on the drum that theres only a 1/4" where it has contact

 

[kibble]

You know, I've noticed that it doesn't seem like my clutch has ever engaged completely either. There's only evidence that it's only touched like half of the full width of the shoes. Maybe the shoes need to wear out a bit more on one side before they'll make proper contact. Glad to hear that I'm not the only one that has noticed that.

 

[jr dragster T]

oil the shaft and bushing where the CB (clutch bell) rides on that shaft. The brass bushing will absorbe oil.

 

[ed1380]

everything got oiled real nice. dont understand how metal absorbs oil

 

[kibble]

The little tiny pits present on all surfaces.

 

[Jerryburger]

Hi ed1380! That looks like a cool CAD program you're using there! Solidworks? Any special version? I've been using Bryce for my stuff.

 

[ed1380]

yup vanilla solidworks. never heard of bryce. is it any good?

back to the 6hp tec. rebuilt it today. runs great except a shatload of oil is coming through the head gasket. on an OHV i can understand but how does that much oil get into the combustion chamber of a flathead

UDATE- stupid me forgot to plug the hole fron the gov linkage but there was still a pool of oil on the piston

 

[oscaryu1]

Rings good? How about the valve guides? Any good?

 

[ed1380]

rings looked pretty good. IDk abot the valve guides. looked ok i guess

 

[Jerryburger]

Bryce by MetaCreations. Sorry about being off topic.

 

[oscaryu1]

Well there's only 2 ways oil can get into the combustion chamber on a flathead. Rings and valve guides...

Well it IS a Tecumseh

Jk jk... Try running it again. If it runs all right, it should be fine. Take a look at oil consumption though.