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Once the engine was refitted, the problems began…… This little engine refused to start, It would cough, it would chug, it would puff the tiniest amount of smoke…… But it would not go! I tried everything, the timing was set correctly, the points were set correctly, the plug was gapped correctly…. I lost count of the number of times I took it apart and rebuilt it, checking and double checking everything. there were no air leaks from the crankcase, nor the carb to air intake…… This little engine almost had me beat, almost met with the 7lb club hammer! Thankfully it started eventually, I still have no idea what I did to make it work, just happy that it does!
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The frame and covers were stripped and followed the same paint regime as all my other restorations…
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I took the engine cowling along to my paint suppliers and they matched some for me. Its strange that in 1958 they could make a metallic gloss finish in a one coat paint, yet today it has to be a base coat followed by a clear lacquer? The cowling, recoil housing and fuel tank were given a strip down to bare metal, etch primed, paint and finally a couple of coats of clear…..
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The bearings and seals were also shot so new ones were collected locally. Was surprised to find that despite this machine being from 1958, the bearings and seals were metric? Once it was all back together, I gave the barrel a light coat of dark grey and also painted the exhaust with VHT paint.
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I made a start stripping down the JAP 34cc engine and ignition to try to find why it suddenly stopped? Imagine my surprise when I discovered no points or condenser??? A bit more hunting revealed a small metal box screwed to the back of the magneto plate. It turned out to be a ‘Meco’ electronic ignition….. No matter what I did I could not get a spark out of it….. The coil tested fine, so I assumed the ‘Meco’ had died! I wanted to put it back to original, so points and condensor were ordered with ‘Meteens’
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Mr Postie delivered my replacement ratchet springs yesterday…. The company who made them specialise in small batch production. I sent an original rusty spring as a template and a ratchet/pawl assembly for them to ‘test fit’ the replacement to. Really pleased with what they sent back……
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The original fuel tank was rather rusty inside, after it had soaked in some rust eating acid it had become a sieve…… So I etch primed it just to prevent flash rust forming. I then soldered up the 13 holes! Filled the worst of the dents and primed it again. It’s now been treated with a good dose of POR15…. It will do as a ‘spare’ tank, as I have numerous machines with this type fitted!
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