Info Required Coventry Climax Genset

[ruumar]

Hi.

This is indeed the engine with the cylinders horizontal.

For those who want to know, this is wat i have done today.

The starterengine and the teeth on the flywheel are not so good anymore, it's going and starting, but i don't like it.

So what have i done.

This is the starter that's normal on the engine.



I have taken a starter from a toyota pickuptruck.



In one of the montingholes i made a sleeve, because the mountingholes where further away then the bracket where it is going on.



Then i made the braket of the starter a 5 mm thinner, so it goes in further of the mountingbraket.



Fits just fine.





When is starts it completly runs on the flywheel.



This starter graps in the flywheel from the other site, so as you can see, i now have better teeths again, it's not perfect, but it's better, look at the site where the otherone grabbed in.



I know, it's not original, but i can use it again for a long long time, and if i whant it, i can put back the old starter.



Greetings.

Ruud

[Col Tigwell]

Looking at the starter motor you made a wise choice, because the Toyota one looks like it is a geared one, which will mean reliable and more swinging power.

Had you thought of taking the ring gear off and reversing it through 180 degress.

Might make for even nore reliability.

I must say that the quality of your work is excellent.

Regards

Col

[Richard Farrant]

Ruud,

A neat modification........but, there is no lead-in on the ring gear teeth on the starter side, you may have problems getting the pinion to engage.

Just a thought

[ruumar]

Hello Richard.

Thats true about the startersite, but the pinion has got it and i must say, it has not given a problem after a start of 10, but time whil tell, but it's not going te be a problem at the looks of it.

But when starting i going to be a problem, then i have 2 options, 1 i put the old starter back on 2 i make the lead-in on the flywheel myself.

[ruumar]

Originally Posted by Col Tigwell

Looking at the starter motor you made a wise choice, because the Toyota one looks like it is a geared one, which will mean reliable and more swinging power.

Had you thought of taking the ring gear off and reversing it through 180 degress.

Might make for even nore reliability.

I must say that the quality of your work is excellent.

Regards

Col

Hi.

Thanx for the compliment about my work.

And this starter is indeed a geared on.

I did not thougt of the 180 degree turn around because i whanted it on this site because of the bad starterteeth on the original startingsite

With greetings.

Ruud

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hello Ruud - sorry my answer has taken so long, my contact has been away. He has a photocopy of the manual for the side valve engine. Is this the one you require? If so I can get a copy of this.

Bob

[ruumar]

Hello Bob.

Better late then never.

You have posted this picture back in 2003.



Thats the same as i have, the one with the cylinders at the site.

So if you can help me at a manual then that would be great.

Reegarts.

Ruud