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B40 350 Engine out…. milestone (toes intact)
Hope it’s clear now how the engine stand works. The extended leg lets me lay the motor down on either side, which is handy for maintenance, or for when I just want it to think about what it’s done for … Continue reading
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Exhaust removal – Engine next…
Lets’ start with the death shot image to the left Ok… so the exhaust is removed. At first glance it appears to be a success — but not the kind of victory I had in mind. I was picturing a … Continue reading
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Engine holder.. assembled!
Not bad for $10 in scrap steel with some left over. This is what it looks like so far. My neighbor did the welding and it’s tricky to do the tack welds and then how to keep everything square and … Continue reading
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Engine Holder – Prep
Today I took the 6 pieces of 1″ square tubing purchased at a local metal shop for $9 and cut out the pieces required for the welded assembly. Tool of the day was at my neighbors. I had a metal … Continue reading
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Engine mount.. Fab begins…
The diagram is a rough sketch of the pending build. I obtained it in one of the initial books purchased for this journey. I’ll put later the more detailed version. Many dimensions missing, but since it’s a 1 to 5 … Continue reading
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And with a kick….
After my first run with Bohdan pushing I worked on the carburetor a bit more. I had to rebuild it again as you might recall at the end of the road trial a major gas leak was noted. Luckily the … Continue reading
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Bubbling gas…
The gas was bubbling out of the “tickler” as it’s called. I had to fully disassemble the carburetor and clean some of the areas. Mario gave me a tip to use some toothpaste on the tip of the old needle … Continue reading
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Push me Bohdan….
Kicking the bike was not working… I certainly had tried… Even some other BSA owners had said that sometimes these bikes just tended to bump start better. I have bad memories though of bump-starts. Although over my years I’ve pushed … Continue reading
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Get the engine running …
It’s a relatively simple engine (Single cylinder) and they key of course is the 3 main things: FUEL:I started with reviewing the fuel and the tank was in reasonable shape (more to come later). Although I had bought a seal … Continue reading
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This coil is suspect….
You can still see the black electrical tape on my finger. It was wrapped around the coil and I wondered what it was for. Thought it might have been protecting the coil under the clamp or to make it tighter … Continue reading
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