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« Reply #705 on: April 09, 2012, 08:44:33 PM » |
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Ride it as it is Rod. Make a list of the faults, fix the little ones between rides, then the big ones over the Winter. Most importantly, get out there & enjoy it!  |
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« Reply #707 on: April 10, 2012, 01:28:50 PM » |
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so,.....Im off work this week,and then I have no spare time until June ,when (hopefully) I will be going to France on the beast.  I also want to make Bum in the Mud Rally,and Trikefest before June.Thought it best to sort the oil leaks now,so Ive stripped the engine ready to lift it out this eve when help arrives! Ordered oil seal for the front of g/box etc,should arrive tomorrow. Looks like I'll be back on the road by Thursday then! Oh,and of course I broke summat whilst stripping it!  The sender bulbous bit on the end of the fan sensor broke off the tube,I may be able to solder it ,but aint got the time,so ordered a new one from CBS,and I'll play around with the repair of the other one at a later date. Im using the rest of today to finish my panniers and mount them .Have run out of paint,so will have to order some of that as well! |
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« Reply #708 on: April 10, 2012, 03:29:41 PM » |
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so,.....Im off work this week,and then I have no spare time until June ,when (hopefully) I will be going to France on the beast. I also want to make Bum in the Mud Rally,and Trikefest before June.Thought it best to sort the oil leaks now,so Ive stripped the engine ready to lift it out this eve when help arrives! Ordered oil seal for the front of g/box etc,should arrive tomorrow. Looks like I'll be back on the road by Thursday then! Oh,and of course I broke summat whilst stripping it! The sender bulbous bit on the end of the fan sensor broke off the tube,I may be able to solder it ,but aint got the time,so ordered a new one from CBS,and I'll play around with the repair of the other one at a later date. Im using the rest of today to finish my panniers and mount them .Have run out of paint,so will have to order some of that as well! if youre gonna go to trikefest might even see if i can make it went last year just as a visitor for a few hours .. |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #709 on: April 10, 2012, 04:24:01 PM » |
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Not sure yet mate,all hinges on how the recovery after my pending eye op goes! I went a couple of yrs ago for the day,fantastic to see so many trikes in one place!
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« Reply #710 on: April 10, 2012, 10:08:12 PM » |
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TrikeFest at Ely, Cambridgeshire? That was the last trip I did on my last trike.
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« Reply #711 on: April 10, 2012, 10:27:59 PM » |
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #712 on: April 11, 2012, 01:46:36 PM » |
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Aint trippin' nowhere at the moment,with my shaft ( oo er missus! ) issues!! Only trippin Im doing is over bits of engine and gearbox in the garage! |
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« Reply #713 on: April 12, 2012, 04:49:42 PM » |
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So an update....... Researched the speedi sleeve idea,and also whether it is poss to get a different type of oil seal that contacts the shaft in a different place,therefore missing the 'glitch' .The best I could do is a narrower seal,which will only move the contact area about 1mm,so not enuf.Cant move the oil seal further out of the housing due to the back of the flywheel .
So...Speedi Sleeve it is. Ive had the re con guy round and he says try the Speedi Sleeve first,if it doesnt work the crank will have to come out and be machined,but that starts another set of probs. He is going to re imburse me the parts cost.Sleeve should arrive tamara.Cant get a narrow enuf sleeve,so will have to cut it down.
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« Reply #714 on: April 12, 2012, 05:42:19 PM » |
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Well at least the re-conditioning guy did the decent thing.
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« Reply #715 on: April 13, 2012, 03:06:00 PM » |
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Heres yours truly with engine re assembled waiting for help to arrive to lift it in.....  RODS build........ |
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« Reply #716 on: April 13, 2012, 03:10:47 PM » |
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Fitted the speedi sleeve and cut it down in width with a borrowed dremmel tool. Metal wasnt as hard as I was led to believe!So time will tell! May have it running tonight,if not first thing tamara.
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« Reply #717 on: April 13, 2012, 03:25:37 PM » |
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There's a happy looking Triketeer |
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« Reply #718 on: April 13, 2012, 06:35:50 PM » |
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Personally I like the new look headlight development although white might not work with the blue |
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« Reply #719 on: April 14, 2012, 08:07:59 AM » |
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so Ive got the speedi sleeve on ,and cut down . Eng/box back in frame. Was going to bolt the ancillaries on today,but last night it dawned on me............This 'ere sleeve is like a top hat ie tube with a rim at one end.The rim is used to bear a tool on and you tap the sleeve on. The rim has 'break away' line ,so that it can be removed if required.I left it on. Some write ups on the net say it is best to remove it ,as the oil may not get to the actual seal area of the oil seal,and cause friction,therefore the seal becomes worn. . Im going to remove the engine,cut the rim off and re do the whole thing,cos I just cant be having anymore probs with this! Hey Ho,just another couple of days to wait to sort this! Aaaaaaarrrgggghhh!
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