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Messages - Andy Kay

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Singles / Re: Magdyno rebuild , help required.
« on: 11 September, 2024, 16:01:21 »
Hi,
I don’t know if this is any help but there is a section covering the maintenance of lucas magnetos in section L5 on the following link
https://partsbooks.britishonly.com/#MiscTech
Regards
Andy

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Singles / Re: Amal Concentric
« on: 10 September, 2024, 08:25:19 »
Take a look here
https://partsbooks.britishonly.com/
You might find some info.

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Singles / Re: crimp ring
« on: 31 August, 2024, 16:57:01 »
My B44 had double ear crimp rings holding the oil pipes on the various stubs.
They look smart but they are an absolute nightmare to remove if you need to disconnect the oil pipes.
I had to resort to a Dremel to cut through the ears, which is fine if they are easily accessible, but they aren’t.
Personally, I would stick with hose clamps that can be undone easily.

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Singles / Re: Parts Book for 1966 & 1967 C15
« on: 14 August, 2024, 08:17:55 »
Have you looked here?
https://partsbooks.britishonly.com

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Singles / Re: C25 Remote engine oil filter
« on: 03 August, 2024, 07:30:38 »
Are sure that you don’t need to fit jubilee clips to the elbow joints. That short pipe coming off the filter looks a bit strained on the elbow.

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Singles / Re: still not starting
« on: 01 August, 2024, 12:38:13 »
With regards to spark plugs. I read recently that there are a lot of counterfeit NGK plugs around, especially on EBay.
The advice is to source plugs from a known a reputable place.

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Singles / Re: still not starting
« on: 28 July, 2024, 18:31:59 »
Hi,
Totally unrelated to a C15, but I recently had exactly the same problem with an old Suffolk engine.
Wet plug, big fat blue spark but no go.
Just about to throw the towel in when I swapped the Champion plug for an NGK.
Fired first pull!

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Singles / Re: C15 fork oil.
« on: 24 July, 2024, 16:37:59 »
Hi,
I have just bought a litre of SAE20 fork oil from Westway Lubricants on EBay for £11.99 including postage.
Took 2 days to be delivered.
Regards
Andy

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Singles / Re: C25 Remote engine oil filter
« on: 23 July, 2024, 07:27:03 »
Hi,
The filter and bracket on the B44 mounts under the bike between the gearbox and rear wheel.
I’ll attempt to attach a couple of photos.
Regards
Andy

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Singles / Re: C25 Remote engine oil filter
« on: 22 July, 2024, 08:14:00 »
Hi Andy,
I have a B44 which appears to be a very similar setup to the C25.
I bought a kit from Paul Goff and although it was a pain to fit, I finally succeeded and it works fine.
The unit I have fitted also mounts off the rear engine bolt (after you’ve bought a longer stud) and the spigots point towards the oil connection manifold.
I messed about for ages until I decided to start with a blank canvas and removed both oil pipes.
Originally, the oil pipes on my machine were routed from the oil tank down between the plates of the rear engine bracket.
I could route them back that way but it was very tight and it made the connection onto the new filter virtually impossible.
I ended up routing the pipes down the gearbox side of the engine bracket.
As for connecting the pipes, I had to slightly bend the return spigot on the engine manifold down to get both connections on the new filter and the manifold to align better. Otherwise, there were too many kinks in the pipe.
As for the pipe supplied with the kit, I warmed it up with a hairdryer to soften it a bit before fitting.
I also fitted Dowty washers on the oil tank banjo connection, it doesn’t leak now.
I didn’t have to cut anything to fit the filter but there was a lot of cursing and fortunately no blood spilt.
Life would have been much easier with an hydraulic bike lifting bench as the garage floor was damned hard.
I hope the description of my struggle is helpful, don’t be put off the end result is well worth it.
If needed I could post a couple of photos for you.
Good luck
Andy

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Singles / Re: 1968 B44 Victor Special Fork Damper Bolts.
« on: 17 July, 2024, 19:39:43 »
Hi Rupert,
Thanks for replying.
I have ordered some from an engineering company called CPC, they are based in Bodmin I think.
Anyway they claim that their crush washers fit properly and do the job, so I’ll find out when they arrive.
Kind regards
Andy.

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Singles / Re: 1968 B44 Victor Special Fork Damper Bolts.
« on: 11 July, 2024, 07:35:11 »
Hi Rupert,
Where did you get the crush washers from?
The ones I ordered were far too large on the outer diameter and wouldn’t even fit in the recess in the end of the fork tube, even though they were supposed to be the correct part number.
Regards
Andy

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Singles / Re: 1968 B44 Victor Special Fork Damper Bolts.
« on: 08 July, 2024, 07:55:28 »
The cap heads are 5/16 x 3/4 bsf and the recess in the fork tube is a just fit.
I have seen an older post where someone thought the bolts should have a groove with a ptfe insert down the side to create a seal.
I can’t see this working as there aren’t any threads in the fork tube to create a seal. The threads are in the damper tube which is sat in the oil inside the fork tube.
I have got a couple of spare bolts, I’m going to have a go at skimming 1/2 a mm off the top of the cap head and another 1/2 mm from the underside. That should allow plenty of clearance for a soft washer.
Thanks for the replies.

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Singles / 1968 B44 Victor Special Fork Damper Bolts.
« on: 06 July, 2024, 11:05:41 »
The forks on my Victor Special are the pinch bolt type and are fitted with damper tubes which are held in place with an Allan head bolt.
One leg has been leaking via the damper bolt so I removed it to see what the problem was.
The parts manual shows an aluminium washer under the bolt head which was missing. I ordered a couple of replacements, but they didn't fit.
The outer diameter was too large so they wouldn't fit in the recess in the bottom of the fork tube.
I found some nylon washers that would fit so I thought I would give them a try. When fitted I began to refit the front wheel but I couldn't get the wheel spindle past the damper bolt.
On closer inspection I could feel the head of the bolt very slightly proud of the recess in the bottom of the fork tube.
It turns out that there is insufficient depth in the recess to allow the fitting of any kind of washer no matter how thin.
As a stop gap measure I have applied a couple of wraps of PTFE tape under the head of the bolt and it appears to have worked so far.
I can only think of attempting to reduce the depth of the bolt head slightly to allow a soft washer to be fitted as a permanent fix.
Liquid thread sealant is no use as the fork tubes aren't threaded, the bolts screw into the ends of the damper tubes inside the fork tubes.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and how did you fix it?

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