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828-212-4664
Method of Payment: VISA, MC, Paypal, Postal MO Method of Shipping: UPS & USPS OR Your FEDEX account |
| How to set timing on small billet flywheels The small billet flywheels we sell for the Briggs 305 engines and the GX-390 engines were the original billet flywheels built for the Briggs Animal engines. We re cut the taper on these flywheels to fit these larger engines. The flywheel key does NOT hold the flywheel in place. The keys are only used during a production line assembly to speed up the assembly process. The taper and lock made between the flywheel and the crankshaft is what holds them together. The way to set the timing is to first decide how much ignition advance you want to run in your engine. Remember, with alcohol you can run much more ignition advance than you can with gasoline. So, use a dial indicator to set the piston at Top Dead Center (TDC) then determine where you wish to fire the ignition. This number will change with various fuels, altitudes, humidity's, and engine builder theories. If you wish it to fire at say, .200" in the hole, rotate the crank backwards until the piston drops into the cylinder .200". Then, locate the flywheel to where the trailing edge of the magnet is just underneath the right side of the left leg on the coil. That is the firing point. After you torque down the starter nut and the flywheel is locked in place, it is very easy to shine a timing light on the flywheel and notice exactly where the magnet is in relation to the coil. Most stock engines like around 21* to 26* timing. Most modified motors like between 28* and 36* timing. I hope this helps. |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING GROOVE LOCK SPACERS (GLS) Grove lock spacers (GLS or oil ring support rails) are to be used in applications where the oil ring groove intersects the pin hole, and used only on pistons which have the oil ring grooves machined to . 030 wider than your oil rings. Example: a .187 oil ring uses a .218 groove for a GLS. 1. Hang and align rods in the normal manner, either press fitting rods, or using spiro-lox for pin retention. (Tru-arcs or wire lox also apply). 2. Install GLS against the bottom sill of the oil ring groove. The dimple must be oriented downward and over the wrist pin hole. The end gap should now be 90 degrees from the wrist pin hole. 3. Visually check spacer end gap. File for a .010 to .187 end gap. Do not exceed .187. 4. The GLS must hug the back (root) of the oil ring groove to prevent it from spinning in the groove. 5. Install your regular ring set in the conventional manner atop GLS. 6. Any questions call Clements Racing Products, LLC at 828- 212-4664. |
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How to Pack an Engine for Shipping
The most common error we see in packaging engines are as follows:
What Not to Do:
1. The use of packaging peanuts (styrofoam)
2. Not emptying all fluids from motor before shipping
.
3. Not using enough packaging around the motor (especially the crankshaft)
If you ship with one of the errors above, not only is it likely that your engine will be damaged
upon receipt it is also most likely UPS will not cover it even if you have purchased insurance!
What To Do:
1. Plug all open holes on engine with paper towels (to keep out dirt, newspaper etc..).
2. Put extra cardboard in bottom of box and around motor.
3. Use individual pieces of newspaper tightly wadded to pack around engine all the way to
the top, make sure to pack to the top so it doesn't cave in during transportation.
4. Insure your engine, insure only for the actual amount of replacement, UPS will not give
you $1000 refund for a $500 engine, even if you paid for $1000 worth of insurance, that
would be considered fraud.
Again, remember, if you do not have your engine packed properly (and UPS will check) you
will not be reimbursed for damage even when you pay for insurance.
The most common error we see in packaging engines are as follows:
What Not to Do:
1. The use of packaging peanuts (styrofoam)
2. Not emptying all fluids from motor before shipping
.
3. Not using enough packaging around the motor (especially the crankshaft)
If you ship with one of the errors above, not only is it likely that your engine will be damaged
upon receipt it is also most likely UPS will not cover it even if you have purchased insurance!
What To Do:
1. Plug all open holes on engine with paper towels (to keep out dirt, newspaper etc..).
2. Put extra cardboard in bottom of box and around motor.
3. Use individual pieces of newspaper tightly wadded to pack around engine all the way to
the top, make sure to pack to the top so it doesn't cave in during transportation.
4. Insure your engine, insure only for the actual amount of replacement, UPS will not give
you $1000 refund for a $500 engine, even if you paid for $1000 worth of insurance, that
would be considered fraud.
Again, remember, if you do not have your engine packed properly (and UPS will check) you
will not be reimbursed for damage even when you pay for insurance.