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Two into Three will go...

Postby Herbert » Wed Feb 16, 2022 12:07 pm

Hello all.

I am wanting to replace the Li s3 150 cc standard engine from an Eibar frame with an Li s2 Italian engine (186 cc already fitted with wide-type silent blocks). When I fit the engine to the frame tighten up the bolt, there is gap between the lug of the engine casing and the engine itself, and a lateral movement of the engine approx. 3-4 mm.

I obviously need to shim the gap to eliminate the engine's movement on the bolt and was wondering how folk have gone about this. Do I fabricate a shim to-fit, or is there something else you can recommend I use, please?

Any help or guidance will be much appreciated, and thanks.
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby Storkfoot » Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:29 pm

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Postby Tony Hart » Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:37 pm

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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby Ranburetta » Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:01 pm

Is it not an issue with the frame cones?
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby hullygully » Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:28 pm

or the engine mounts not in far enough? :?
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby Herbert » Thu Feb 17, 2022 10:36 am

Thanks all, very helpful.

I think the issue is due to a combination of:

- one of the engine bolt tubes in the mount is protruding slightly and the mount is n't in deep enough;
-I have a BGM shock fitted without shim; and
- the cones are n't the correct ones for the wide-type blocks.
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby gp200ts1 » Thu Feb 17, 2022 11:09 am

If I remember correctly the small engine mounts have flat sided cones whereas the large mounts have a chamfered edge to the cone and are slightly wider.
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby hullygully » Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:28 pm

I didnt know we had different engine cones :shock:
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby gp200ts1 » Thu Feb 17, 2022 7:04 pm

hullygully wrote:I didnt know we had different engine cones :shock:

Page 261 of sticky’s spanner’s manual edition 3 or page 232 of edition 2.
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Re: Two into Three will go...

Postby Toddy » Thu Feb 17, 2022 9:13 pm

hullygully wrote:I didnt know we had different engine cones :shock:


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