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Would it not be better to space the sprocket out a few mm to clear the bolt heads ?

That's the UK gov (torys and labor alike) milking more money out of car and bike owners ! WHY do you brits put up with this level of crap !!

Detroit diesels LEAK OIL! If you got one that you think don't then the bugger is dry ! They are worse than any HD that was ever built !

bicycle speedo works great , is easy to install , and is the least expensive option !

You will need a new cylinder head to be able to use an injector AND a glow plug plus you will probably need a supercharger to supply sufficient Air to the engine on startup ! You wont need a great deal of boost , just enough to get the engine going and to scavenge the cylinder as it runs ! You will ...

CVT designed to run at 7000 rpm max + diesel that runs 3600 max = 1<2 step up from engine to CVT !

Simples !

If you want to "fool" the cvt into performing like it was behind a gasoline engine instead of a diesel , you are going to have to swap low end grunt for high rpm ! A diesel rated at 20 hp that will get you 45 mph can be made to do 60 mph by making the input to the cvt 1.5 rpm greater than ...

Build your own thermostat housing ! Either by welding parts together or casting one from alloy !
See www.alloyavenue.com !

If you have the space and the skills to use them , A set of "quick change" gears for an automobile diff go for app $200 and range from 1:1 all the way to 5:1 ! more durable than a chain drive and cheaper than a shaft !

You could "divorce" the trans from the GW from its engine and use it for the diesel !

I saw a man in VA use the telescoping front suspension from an expensive BMX type bicycle in the same way on a 500cc Honda single !

Worked very well !!

Since you are still not sure of what front end you want , may I suggest you look into the "Hossack" design ? Google it and see if it would work for you , very different and a very good functional design !!

Ford , Chrysler and GM made several models diesel including a good few FWD ! The Ford Fiesta 1,6 is a good starting point !

Pull them from a diesel car like Mouse has done !

The big GMC 2 stroker marine diesels have the same full pressure oiling system as a 4 stroke ! But they also use vlvs in the head for the exhaust and a roots blower for the scavenging psi !! I would be interested to know the oiling system for this conversion !!

There is a discussion going on about converting petrol engines to diesel on this site that I where I suggested that a BMW would be a good candidate for that procedure ! Lo and behold one has shown up on here (1 pic and little info ) that used a set of Hatz heads and an unspecified german pump ! Any ...

San Diego can be a very hot place to be ! An air cooled diesel might have a problem without the oil cooler !!

Did you convert a 2 stroke to diesel ??

put the trans in front with a spool in the diff , block off the axle hole facing forward and extend the rear facing half shaft back to an industrial right angle drive ! You have choice to either turn the rear wheel directly off of the drive or a chain from the drive to the wheel !

A Kubota triple 940cc with a turbo would do nicely ! Search facebook for " Dethmachine fabrications " for some excellent examples !!

Yeah , it would likely need a clutch at the engine for starting off and sitting at idle in traffic but once under way the cvt would be able to operate as it should !!

If I were to use a cvt behind a diesel I would use a 1 to 2 step up to double the cvt rpm and then a 2 to 1 step down to run the rear wheel ! Cvt will run at its optimal rpm range as would the diesel !

UAofE wrote:Wouldn't be road legal, 4 wheels = car reg.

That would depend on if he is in Norfolk VA or Norfolk UK ! Quads are (Or can be made) street legal in the UK !!

You might also consider a quad bike diff !!

Or they could have made the right angle drive at the axle set up to the correct rotation of the wheel ! Some of the Russian knockoffs ran the drive shaft on the opposite side from the BMW so had to set the driven gear outboard to get the rotation right !!

2 gears in a train means the output shaft rotates opposite the input ! 3 gears in train means that the output shaft turns the same direction as the input !! Which one is used depends on how the mfg wants to set up the drive train ( a chain drive transverse crank set up requires output rotating same ...

Ever see a "Rooseamaster" (I'm sure I've spelled that wrong) injection pump ? It's from the late '20s and is quite compact , In use for over 60 years on all types of diesels , designed for variable rpm use and was intended for 4 cylinder engines ! Might be possible to make one work on some...

Dieseltech , If you are for real about converting an existing engine to diesel you should consider starting with the largest displacement engine available after market !! An S&S 1500 -2000 cc should have stout enough main bearings to support a 1000 -1200 diesel top end and a pair of yanclone cyl...

You are thinking of a DOUBLE cardan joint ( AKA constant velocity joint) ! The proper name for what we all call a universal is cardan after the inventor !

Meaning that the engineers used a cardan joint where they could have made use of a simple Flex flange and the needle bearings have "seated" themselves so deeply that these cardan joints are effectively useless for their original purpose ! If placed in a system where they MUST deal with any...