Boxing Day, christmas just gone and no new lambretta engines in the stocking, so will have to persevere -- not much movement recently, - too damn cold. Was hoping to make some major progress over the christmas hols but the big freeze has a put a stop to that.
Knocked up an engine frame out of an old table frame a couple of weeks ago-
- have seen a few frames on the 'net, - I wanted one that would a) fit on my narrow workbench b) fit entire engine when completed c) be able to run the engine in it when complete. d) be easy to make - and the beauty of this one is that it can stand on any of the six sides to allow access to whatever bit you're working on at the time, and at the moment it can be rolled over etc without any of the engine getting knocked.
The other bit of progress from last blog entry is, as you may notice, the gearbox has been rebuilt and clutch housing fitted. New end plate bearing fitted - old one was knackered. New clutch plates are soaking in gear oil at this very moment. I did clean and refit the drive side bearing (missing on pic) but it didnt run too smoothly , - grated with a couple of dead spots, so not happy with it, looks like a new one needed.
Only other bits of 'progress' are soaking the carb and inlet manifold in white spirit to clean off the tarry gunge - come out quite well.. Cylinder barrel still soaking in the stuff.....
Hopefully the carb is reusable, - I did break a bit of the top but managed get a replacement NOS top off ebay. Other bits bought for future use are a couple of oil seals/clutch plates/gasket set/gear oil
Happy New Year
