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The strip down continues. Nothing major to report. The only things wrong ive found is the chain case was devoid of oil, instead full of soil. The gear selector bush is worn, one wheel hub is loose and the rotor shaft dog is seized.

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That’s what I thought. The previous owner was a land scape gardener. This was the first machine that he had a go with when he was about 10. Unfortunately health and safety meant he no longer felt he could give it to his employees to use, but didn’t want to see it scrapped. I said I could give it a good home. So here it is. I’d been after another Sachs diesel gem since I sold mine when keri told me she was expecting, but every example that had turned up was too expensive. Looking through the ports the bore and piston is still like new. I would say that it has been very well looked after over the years.

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Last night I started removing the rear rotor covers. Once off they were actually worse than I thought. With this project I’m trying to stick to a strict budget so I’ve dug out a good second hand set and have started the laborious task of stripping the old paint off.

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The gem run, however it is a bit of a pig to start. The general consensus is that the injector wants overhauling. Following advice on here I have removed it and am going to send it to diesel Bob.

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The radiator is in good original condition, after straightening out a few fins and a new cap followed with a coat of paint. Here it is.

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The fuel tank has been very well preserved, probably as a result of spiller diesel and oil over the years.

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I started off removing the bonnet, air filter and exhaust etc. The bonnet is one of the straightest I’ve ever seen with just a bit of panel beating and a small crack welding required.

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My biggest problem is getting to the local places during working hours as I’m allways stuck at work so I have contacted diesel Bob and he seems very knowledgeable and fairly priced so after spending a couple of hours getting it to part company with the head it is now packaged up. There wasn’t much creak when turned over so I hope this should drastically improve things.

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Its nice to see how far the magazine has come on scince the early days.

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Definatley Stothert & Pitt.

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Thank you to you both. Do you have Diesel Bobs contact number by any chance?

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Welcome to the club; as a recently joined member myself I can attest to the fact that there is much help and support from a friendly bunch on this site.
I look forward to seeing your finished BMB – Looks like quite a challenge to me!
Ben.

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A good write up indeed, Darren will be charging for autographs now !!

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Thanks Charlie – that’ts helpful – will do. I am hoping that the mag was timed when it was refitted after the refurbishment

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Can someone tell me what oil and quantity should go in the gearbox, also where the filler,drain and level indicators are ?
Regards
Shaun

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