ACHIEVED IDLE
June 30, 2007
by: jovial_cynic
by: jovial_cynic
Here's the first video of my 510 actually running with the SU carbs.
It's not great quality, and you have to download it to view it? It's old tech.
video
It's got quite a bit to go before it's done -- the engine is still backfiring like crazy, and the radiator has a small leak, and there's a little bit of an oil leak on the front cover. I also need to get the throttle linkage hooked up, which will require fabbing up some new parts.
Anyhow, good stuff. It's running, and it feels like the engine is comfortable revving pretty high. I'll have to watch the timing, though -- running as far as advance as it was today, I was pushing 230 degrees, which is pretty close to head-warping temperature...
It's not great quality, and you have to download it to view it? It's old tech.
video
It's got quite a bit to go before it's done -- the engine is still backfiring like crazy, and the radiator has a small leak, and there's a little bit of an oil leak on the front cover. I also need to get the throttle linkage hooked up, which will require fabbing up some new parts.
Anyhow, good stuff. It's running, and it feels like the engine is comfortable revving pretty high. I'll have to watch the timing, though -- running as far as advance as it was today, I was pushing 230 degrees, which is pretty close to head-warping temperature...
