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Offline TT John

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Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« on: 07.06. 2018 22:12 »
Well, here's me, telling you all how easy it is to get the push rods in place, using the comb bent in a fashion so that it held the rods in place but yesterday I attempted to fit the rocker box, not once but three times, I just could not figure it out but after a long pause and cup of tea I looked at the rods and realized that I had the long ones on the outside and short on the inside, silly billy, so I left it till this morning, fitted new solid copper head gasket, plus rocker box gasket, started about 8-30am and was completed by 11-00. So easy when you do it correctly from the start. *smile* *smile*

I'll be at Norfolk camp this weekend, lets hope it stays fine.

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Re: Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« Reply #1 on: 07.06. 2018 22:41 »
  *bash*....now go give GB some moral support *smile*
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Re: Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« Reply #2 on: 07.06. 2018 22:53 »
lets hope pushrod cover removal and replacement is the silly games task at the norfolk bsa meet.
will sort the men from the boys.

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Re: Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« Reply #3 on: 08.06. 2018 13:40 »
lets hope pushrod cover removal and replacement is the silly games task at the norfolk bsa meet.
will sort the men from the boys.

I'm fully trained at the moment! Unfortunately I won't be at Norfolk camp.
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Re: Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« Reply #4 on: 08.06. 2018 13:54 »
The only silly idiot is the one that is not on the saddle of a BSA
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Re: Silly idiot (get push rods in place)
« Reply #5 on: 08.06. 2018 14:14 »
The only silly idiot is the one that is not on the saddle of a BSA
That'll be me!
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