Nice project! A few years ago I saw a historical race (F1 and other categories) with race cars powered by huge 1.5 liter 1 cylinder(!!) JAP engines! Fantastic sound. These engines are very reliable and not too difficult to service. Keep the faith...your patience and efforts will be rewarded !!!
My old JAP i use to have, i use to be able to start it just by ticking it over the compression(heaps of compression like yours) yours will probly start like that aswell.
LOL ant farm just clean and dry it out dont use it because that can short it out fast if you try to run it when its wet but yea looks like your lucky very nice engine too and i wonder how are you going to start this monster lol
its very nice!
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vpp0123 1 year ago
Looks like a JAP 5. I have one too. I also have the 55 which is the 2 cylinder version of this engine.
simov8chevy 1 year ago
Nice project! A few years ago I saw a historical race (F1 and other categories) with race cars powered by huge 1.5 liter 1 cylinder(!!) JAP engines! Fantastic sound. These engines are very reliable and not too difficult to service. Keep the faith...your patience and efforts will be rewarded !!!
telescopereplicator 1 year ago
holllly moly that's got a hell of a lot of compression! I hope the ants didn't ruin the magneto!
coolbluelights 2 years ago
Nah, mag's 100% now!
Starting a high compression engine with a crank handle will be fun :D
Aussie50 2 years ago
careful, wouldn't want you to lose an arm. you need 2 arms to cut open compressors and stuff :D
coolbluelights 2 years ago
That is one monster of an engine! ,good luck with getting her running. Any idea what you might use it for?
pow0006 2 years ago
I amy not be keeping this one here, I have a good friend who needs one for an indoor pumping unit, it may find a home there!.
but I'll maintain and re-aquire it when he's done with it.
Aussie50 2 years ago
yeah loads of ants!.
The bore and stroke is about the same as the Howard Jr, I wish it had the same compression!
Aussie50 2 years ago
The piston and bore certainly look good!
lmfao ant farm in your magneto! :P
mattyvt93 2 years ago
lol yeah the ants were a surprise!
its fixed now!, already gotten a good zap in the hand from it :D
Aussie50 2 years ago
haha nice ;)
mattyvt93 2 years ago
nice compression.
My old JAP i use to have, i use to be able to start it just by ticking it over the compression(heaps of compression like yours) yours will probly start like that aswell.
its got a nice flywheel hopefully a good idle
anthacdc 2 years ago
I tried a few times last night with start spray in the inlet tract and she fired effortlessly on TDC, always went the right way too!
Aussie50 2 years ago
nice job. good engine.
V8Jagnut 2 years ago
LOL ant farm just clean and dry it out dont use it because that can short it out fast if you try to run it when its wet but yea looks like your lucky very nice engine too and i wonder how are you going to start this monster lol
30GB 2 years ago
yeah I rebuilt the mag last night!, condensor was fried, prolly why they dumped it.
A well trained gorilla ,may be needed to start it though, the compression is incredible!
Aussie50 2 years ago