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The pin had unfortunately become one with the drawbar. So the oxyacetylene was employed along with the press. I cut the pin top and bottom of the drawbar and removed it from the casting then strapped it to the press. But it wasn’t to be as any hotter would have turned it into a liquid ! And the press was making creeking noises never heard before. So I had to slice down the back of the drawbar with a slitting disc, gently re heat whilst in the vice then knock out with a big hammer and drift which worked fine. The cut was then grooved out with the grinder and stick welded up very carefully just an inch at a time over lots of tacks in order to keep it true. Which it did and a new greased pin slid in nicely.

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Any tips on the best method of removing a very stuck drawbar pin ? It’s free in the casting but seized solid in the central steel part.

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Engine tin work prepped and re painted with gloss engine lacquer, hopefully it will stand up to the odd splash of petrol.

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Hi Geoff, the Norton project is going very well thanks, really enjoying it. Your restoration standards are inspiring me to do it justice.

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I know a Norton trusty is not as rare as what you guys are talking about but after looking for a long time I found it by having a random conversation with another parent at a party I had taken my 6 yr old daughter to.

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I love the attention to detail, I also can’t bring myself to use metric thread bolts on my trusty’s. Mapp gas on a blow lamp will easily heat 1/2 inch bar to red hot.

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Castrol R at 16:1 smells amazing in my 2 stroke Howard Bantam. It runs really well on it too. Couldn’t possibly comment on how good it is for the engine in long term though.

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Does anyone know where I could get suitable replacement caps for the fuel and oil tanks? The original ones on the Norton are missing and have just been bodged with a rubber bung and a bent piece of tin. Cheers.

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Clutch

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Ran great today started on the first pull on the strap, the slack in the chain did have a small effect on timing. The clutch assembly had a bath for a couple of hours in the parts washer today. Can’t believe how it came up, the quarter of an inch of grease and soil must have protected it well as once rinsed off the machined surfaces look like they were done last week.

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I’ll have a look at the float over the weekend. Yes I did move the magneto forward on the bolts but it was an awkward old job as when you think you have the correct tension you then tighten up the bolts and it pulls it tighter still thus becoming too tight it’s a very fine adjustment that is required but we got there in the end, haven’t started her since. The last time I ran her she sucked some aluminium corrosion through from the inside of the float bowl which stopped the engine from running on tick over. I’ve installed an in line filter to stop the tank rust coming through. I need to fabricate a bracket to hold an air filter next and also some wheel spacers so I can get her on a set of rubber tyres as these big iron wheels are not practical for what I need.

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Hi Geoff, thanks for the great advice, cleaned carburettor which was full of muck, 2 of the 3 holes were blocked. Re set the points and cleaned again. Then 3 pulls later she fired up and ran great ! I used your settings from a previous topic on Amal 225 carb. I ended up with the tick over screw out 3 turns and the main jet just over 1 turn out. The tick over running is perfect but the only thing is that it does massive backfires when shutting the throttle after revving up a bit. Is there an adjustment I can make to stop this or is it just a case of giving it a bit of a run to let it clear itself. Cheers.

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Had the engine running very erratically for 10 seconds today, during which it blew a mouse nest all over the place from the exhaust. But then nothing else, I guess either a fuel issue (as the spark is good). But I also think it could possibly be a timing issue as the chain looks too slack? Can anyone tell me the pitch or code of the chain so I can replace it. Or any other ideas would be greatly received as pulling the Norton over multiple times with the compression it has, has done me in !! Cheers.

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That’s great, I’ll give it a try, thanks for your time Geoff.

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