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John. Not a bad looking tug but bit square and uninteresting, I think a WH has a lot more caricature. I don’t think Frankie will be pulling planes again. I will try to find out more as to where Frankie was working it would be a few years ago. I have received the exhaust from USA more to follow on that. Bellow the hitch Frankie came with, easy to obtain a wheelie I would think.

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I’m all set…

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Great magazine as always

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Did my peee em work Nigel??

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Thanks Alan,
That did cross my mind, in that case mine is possibly a later model? Certainly all photos of other colebys have BSA or JAP as per the sales brochure. Should make finding parts even more of a challenge!

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OK, here are some pics. Hoping someone has seen something like it before.

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Congratulation to you John,I have admired your work and dedication to the restoration off all your machines.On this site and the one you frequent in the states

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post some pics of engine someone will no and identyfy this is a very good and helpfull forum best o luck cant wait to have a gander lol

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I have a machine very similar to this but it says type 30 B and No is 13760.
As any body know how old this would be ? also it requires a Barrel and Piston and there is lots of play in big end , Magneto is also missing , should I give it up as a bad Job ?

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thanks guys for your replys, all very helpfull

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Totally agree with the last post – if the valves are not right you can fiddle (polite version) around with the ignition and carb till the cows come home and achieve little. I know that it requires a little more effort but it’s time well spent and if you know that they are right it is one thing that definitely definitely can’t be the cause of your problem.
Would you build a house without foundations?
I quote again – “Technicians who are valve critical will always have a better record of repair success than those who take a near enough approach”

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Im sure a carb kit will help, however in my experience with small engines( I used to overhaul 3-4 Hondas or similar every day for several years)The valves need to be spot on or the carb is often blamed because they rely on the seats being good to create the vacum which sucks the petrol in. The exhaust valve is often by its nature a lot worse than the inlet, but solong as youve got a valve spring compressor should take less than an hour to relap them in.

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will check that out gareth but when I first looked in the bore it did not look bad,but as you say will have another look when the head comes off. looks as if this engine is going to get some special treatment but I would like it to run but do not want to go overboard . Just gone out to shed and put my hand over exhaust while I turned engine over by hand and the compression feels good for a small engine,i now have convinced myself that the carb kit has to be the first expense.

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Been a bit pushed this weekend but have cleaned up the main gearbox shaft and fitted the rebuilt clutch to it. Took a while to clean the threads with a small file as they seem to of picked up a clout in storage, everything ok now though. Sorry no pictures as camera died. Just been and bought a new one- they haven’t half come down in price! A 16 megapixel for less than a third of the price I paid for a 6mega pixel a few years back. Will take some shots as soon as its finished charging.

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