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General Discussion / Re: Where is VP?
« on: September 25, 2024, 12:28:44 PM »
that explains a lot.

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General Discussion / Re: Where is VP?
« on: September 24, 2024, 12:23:04 PM »
Yes, very glad you are well and keeping busy with life. Nothing now is cheap as it use to be, paint pricess here in Australia are crazy and I will soon need to buy some as Im turning a pile of rust back into being a box trailer. At least my welding skills are improving. Mind youy they could not get ny worse.
Never looked at getting some chrome done  but it too is something that you need to be siting down hen a price is suggested.
If you are harvesting your olives then this year should give  bigger return than ever. Olive oil here price wise has also gone up by about 400%. We always use it to cook but now its a luxury and a lesser amount is used. The shops claim a worldwide shortage of olives. IOf this is true then you will be able to ire tradesman to do the restoration and get the best quality of everything done.

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General Discussion / Re: Where is VP?
« on: September 22, 2024, 12:16:52 PM »
Yes, we all hope he is well. I am looking forward to the restoration of his motorbike

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General Discussion / Re: Spam attack
« on: September 03, 2024, 12:20:32 PM »
thanks for the warning mate

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General Discussion / Re: Lister CS 3.5hp air filter
« on: August 14, 2024, 12:33:30 PM »
That style of louvred air cleaner outter housing was used on the McDonald Suoer Imperial Diesel Engines here in Australia many years ago. Mine was missing so I made one or tried to just to see if my dopey way of thinking could actually do it. I used a piece of 1/4" round rod and slit it length ways and put a radius on the emds. Then made an opening in  apiece of timber for the metal and the so called die to take shape in. Bugga me it worked. I never bothered about a filter as it is only a rally engine so gets a run a couple of times a year.

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Everything else / Re: Restore a MACAL M70 - 1982 - Casal engine 50cc
« on: June 18, 2024, 12:14:56 PM »
VP, what a beauty. I so look forward to seeing the progress as it happens. That rusty seat will be an issue wihout putting hours of work into fabricating and welding. Dont mention rats eating wiring again please. It just cost us AU$930.00 to have a rat eaten 240v ligthting cable found and replaced in the roof of our 115 year old house. Could have spent that mone on fuel towing our caravan around ouir beautiful Country.
That bike is totally unheard of out here and I do like the look and style of it. No doubt with your skills, one day, it will be as beautiful as it was when new.
Cheers JG

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WOW, look forward to seeing and learning more about the bike. What brand is it. Looks a big engine for 50cc.

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Engines / Re: Lister LD2 engine stalls
« on: June 12, 2024, 12:10:02 PM »
You may have to Google Lister parts nearrrrr me  to find a supplier of gaskets and parts if needed. We are both in Australia and have a supplier of Lister bits n piueces.
Dont be concerned about your English, it is fine and way better than me trying to speak or write your language.
Years ago I found a workshop manual online using Google so you may get lucky and find one for your engine. Im sorry but I dont know if the specifications would be the same as a SR2 engine.
BOb may well have those gaps for you to check them out. I have a habbit to check them as soon as I can see them to check if they are gapped correctly or not.

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Engines / Re: Lister LD2 engine stalls
« on: June 11, 2024, 12:12:09 PM »
Glad this Forum has very helpfulful members like you BOb.  I never thought of that until the middle of the night and should have been the first things.

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Engines / Re: Lister LD2 engine stalls
« on: June 10, 2024, 12:14:13 PM »
Hi Rene and welcome.
If it was water cooled we know what the problem is but being air cooled the only thing I can think of is lack of free flowing air around the engine cylinders. Have you removed the covers to check there is no rubbish, dust/dirt stuck in the fins?

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What a lovely restoration and story to follow from the beginning to end. Very high standards of workmansip really shows in the finished product. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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General Discussion / Re: What lister engine do I have?
« on: June 07, 2024, 12:04:30 PM »
thanks for setting me straight on this VP and helping the OP

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General Discussion / Re: What lister engine do I have?
« on: June 06, 2024, 12:12:52 PM »
Look for a Lister D going by the shape of that fuel tank.

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Welcome back VP glad to hear your on the mend. When I fit those banjo fittings I soft solder them but this is under gravity fed petrol engines. Look forward to seeing the German on display in July and to see what you find next to play with.

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Other Slow Speed Diesels / Re: Bamford in a box
« on: May 22, 2024, 05:04:58 AM »
I will take one on but you probably wont see it ever again. Freight to Oz is dear but Im patient. I think we call them DOwdy washers but in the past I've simply annealed the copper washer and it sealed again.

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