Grasshopper Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Nice job sir. Better keep it away from any Beltring mud(!) though, wouldn't want to spoil the new paint job! Also keep it away from Ward LaFrances, as they seem to like lifting CVRTs just as you are about to drive them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 Short video of some of the pics taken during the restoration... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FV107 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Nice work on the Sabre there! I don't envy you doing this stuff at home without access to gantry cranes and track winches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadawg Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hi Chris, that is the best looking J60 engine i have seen.Note the Kigas jets fitted to Inlet manifold.Lots of these engines fitted with Kigas jets all haveCon rods through the block,i suppose driver running engine in dragster mode.Do you have any instructions on replacing a J60 Head Gasket set.Thanks :-D Why would the Kigas system cause connecting rods to damage the block? I thought Kigas system was used to help start the engine when it is cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Herbert Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Why would the Kigas system cause connecting rods to damage the block? I thought Kigas system was used to help start the engine when it is cold. I don't see it either, can someone enlighten us please? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I don't see it either, can someone enlighten us please? David Running with Ki Gas increases the power output, but lifts the internal stress levels above the metals capabilities. Hence blown gaskets and legs out of bed. It should only be used sparingly for starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 J60 engines in service threw rods through the side without the use of Ki-Gas. I did see the engine on a Lister factory tug once where someone had slipped a plastic pipe down the air intake and used a can of Start Pilot to give the thing a boost, think they might have been 'racing'. The end result was it did not run well, a twin cylinder air cooled diesel. When the heads were removed, one piston did not reach the top of the bore, suffered a bent con rod. You can easily blow a head gasket from using too much of these ether based starting aids, seen that many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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