beatsal

Thanks.

qazimoto

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It's almost like Beatsal is a robot. ChatGPT?.

1QwkSport2.5r

it’s definitely something alright. Hard to read for starters...

Dieseltinus

What's your age? So we can adjust to your level.

1QwkSport2.5r

Old enough to know better. Young enough to do it anyway.

Dieseltinus

Oops, sorry, it was not addressed to you.

1QwkSport2.5r

Quoting helps with context.

beatsal

Thanks, got the plan, now have to print it. Spoke to a print shop, they implied that they could print directly on balsa, not sure if this is how it is done.

beatsal

Nice to get a dwg showing it assembled as I'm not able to figure out the helical spring i.e. how it assembles into the engine

beatsal

Trying to determine how the spring goes

Not sure how the spring goes

Dieseltinus

Backplate wrong way round.

qazimoto

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... or the right way around to elicit a response :-)

beatsal

Contradictory comments?

Ployd

As others have observed, the rear cover or backplate has been installed incorrectly. Unbolt it and insert it with the flat that has been machined in it uppermost so that the piston clears when rotated over bottom dead cernter.
As for the starter spring, remove it and throw in the bin. You do not need it for a Merlin diesel plus it will never work as you have put it on and doubt it is an original item, probably off a different engine.
Ployd in OZ.

beatsal

I have reinserted the backplate. Using a paper gasket for the backplate now but wonder if a gasket is really necessary?

beatsal

Is there an alternative to the dubro fuel tank? My eperience with dubro has not been good, disappointed with their tank

1QwkSport2.5r

Hayes if you can find them or Sullivan.