Non starting G2 - New owner seeks help.

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itma
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Post by itma »

do it on the compression stroke, thats both pushrods free to turn.
you can set these engines with ignition in the retard position, or, what the book is getting at, in the advanced position by wedgeing the advance weights; I'd use a 1/4 inch nut: set it, mark it and then remove points plate after to remove the nut. Mark it clearly and there will be no problem.
While you are in there, check over the auto advance unit.
Wipe the centre spindle clean, DO NOT use abrasive paper, oil the spindle with a light oil, 3 in 1 or the like;do the same for the pivot pins of the weights,they are usually showing rusty red dust;have a look at the springs as well, are they stretched?
Just make sure that every thing goes back as it came off;mark it all with a dab of paint as a guide.
the cam should slide off easily, if it sticks at all its because the end has been hit and mushroomed,use an oil stone to remove any burr.
Under the blot head should be a shakeproof washer, then a plain washer.
This washer should not be so big as to restrict the movement of the cam when its all done up,
I have always put a thin 4BA washer under the first plain washer to keep it away.
A free moving auto advance will make a world of difference to acceleration and tick over.
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Post by mn757 »

Thanks for the info on timing, that makes much more sense now. The mrs wont let me in the garage until the weekend, but I'll have a crack at it then.

thanks again,

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cant you go in there on the pretense of doing some important work for the house?
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he's obviously not been married long, otherwise she'd be glad to get him in there out of the way.
Married men invented sheds.
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My better half would not let me out the shed untill it was fixed, mindyou she let me restore a Beezer sloper in the middle room. she hasn't got any sisters! by the way.
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The mrs wont let me in the garage until the weekend, but I'll have a crack at it then.
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Ah, you need to learn the secret of a happy marriage:
Compromise, compromise, compromise........
.......Never, EVER, compromise.
I should know - it's worked with all three of my wives.
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Which taken at the flood............'
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THREE!
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Post by MikeM. »

My Greeves frame has been in our dining room for over a month now, the engine is in the garage waiting to go in the rear half then I can fit the front end and forks. I will probably do the assembly in the garage----when I can find some floor space!
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Three, but not all at once
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Post by Merlin »

Only two so far

So many women so little timeEdited by - Merlin on 25 Mar 2009 9:01:54 PM
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