VEB Fimag dgk 3.5-2 generator

[C-101plowerpower 548]

hi all, i've got myself some east german equipment. a VEB fimag generator with a VEB cunewalder diesel engine type 1 vd 8/8 sl.

it doesn't run at the moment since there are some parts floating about in the sump very little compression and missing a few parts.

all in all a nice project to do when i'm bored. oh and since you lot are a bit pic hungry here's some

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[meadowfield 1,900]

looks an interesting piece of kit, how old is it?

[C-101plowerpower 548]

looks an interesting piece of kit, how old is it?

 

the year on the engine is '81, so about 34 years old

[the showman 4,074]

Wow, its not what I expected, looks to be an interesting project and a bit on the heavy side, will look forward to updates

[Ian 2,417]

That should keep you busy for a while Koen.. Which bit's are loose in the sump?

[C-101plowerpower 548]

Some bits of the regulator, took most of em out before the pic

[C-101plowerpower 548]

got some more work done on the engine today, found out why bits of the governer were floating about in the sump.

the culprit is this little piece here:

 

 

that little piece was behind the big gear you see in these pics:

 

 

 

when we got those things out we thought lets see why there is no compression so we put some oil down the bore. still no improvement

so off came this piece

 

 

then this piece:

 

 

which doesn't look too healthy

 

 

and off came this lot

 

 

it soon became clear why there was such little compression, the piston rings were stuck right in the piston

as can be seen here:

 

 

 

the piston pin(is that the right word for the damn thing?) was almost completely stuck in the con rod, turns out there are a lot of burrs on there where the previous guy that worked on it hit it with something   

 

anyway time for a cuppa and a   to not get too angry at that previous guy

 

that's all for now

[bowtiebutler956 166]

Koen, I learned a long time ago that some people have no business working on engines, as they just don't care, and take no pride in they're work.  I'm sure you'll get it back in order again.  

 

Matt 

[Anglo Traction 998]

Yeah, What Matt says.  Good project machine there Koen. Like the Engine Drawings/Prints. I'll be watching your progress assuming you plan to get it back to A1 'Juice Generating' condition  .   

[C-101plowerpower 548]

Yeah, What Matt says.  Good project machine there Koen. Like the Engine Drawings/Prints. I'll be watching your progress assuming you plan to get it back to A1 'Juice Generating' condition  .   

 

if the genny part is still good then yes that's the plan, if that part is shot than i might be searching for a wheel horse to put it in

[Anglo Traction 998]

Yeah, would look cool fitted in a tractor with that blue paint cleaned off the Crankcase and polish it up shiny

[Stormin 4,458]

You are having fun, Koen.   The proper name for the piston pin as you called it, is gudgeon pin.

[C-101plowerpower 548]

You are having fun, Koen.   The proper name for the piston pin as you called it, is gudgeon pin.

 

ah i thought it was something like that just didn't know for sure, thanks

[the showman 4,074]

Blimey Koen you've had a good day and made lots of progress. You never know what you're gonna find in these old engines, would have been worse if it was full of water

[C-101plowerpower 548]

i've had another look at it this evening and when i was turning the crank with the mounted pully it struck me, i still have one of those thingies you put in a drill and put a socket on.

so i made this

 

 

the socket on the end goes here:

 

 

now i spin it at a reasonable speed and we were able to get it to produce 3 whole volts, sound  a bit week but atleast we know the genny still produces "juice"

now, here's some pic's of the genny part

 

 

 

[bowtiebutler956 166]

 The inside of the generator still looks very clean! Glad to hear its still making voltage. 

 

Matt

[Wristpin 399]

Koen, I learned a long time ago that some people have no business working on engines, as they just don't care, and take no pride in they're work.  I'm sure you'll get it back in order again.

 

Matt 

Amazing what you find, believe it or not this engine was starting and running but a bit smoky!  Book says ring gap of 6 - 11 thou: these gaps more like 250 thou or quarter of an inch!!

[C-101plowerpower 548]

quick update,

 

I haven't made a lot of progress, pretty much none actually, but i ordered something that will hopefully prove to be quite useful with ordering parts and putting it back together

 

 

i think it is quite a find, an enlish repair manual for a east german engine

 

 

that's all for now

[C-101plowerpower 548]

  got my repair manual today some very usefull info in there, some not so usefull info. anyway here's the engine specs for you guys

 

[Anglo Traction 998]

Well found Koen ! . A little light reading tonight then?.  

[C-101plowerpower 548]

done most of the reading this afternoon Richard

[bowtiebutler956 166]

 Its always very nice to have a proper service manual for a machine. Nice find.

 

Matt

[C-101plowerpower 548]

you guys remember those little dohickys from the governor that were broken? well i found some replacement parts, brand spanking new, well NOS actually

 

I'm talking about these thingys

 

 

hearing the engine run for the first time is getting closer

 

now i need to search for some piston rings, don't suppose anyone has a set laying around, but if you do let me know

[C-101plowerpower 548]

whohoo, found me some piston rings

 

[bowtiebutler956 166]

 Thats great news! Your getting closer all the time. 

 

Matt