Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - paulbaker1954

Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 47
31
CB500/550 / Re: SBS ceramic pads for 500/550 and others
« on: July 30, 2021, 08:51:19 AM »
Would these stop my front brake from squealing, I have tried all sorts of times but they still squeal.

32
CB500/550 / Re: Classic bike breakdown cover
« on: July 20, 2021, 12:03:53 PM »
Another +1 for Autoaid

33
CB500/550 / Re: E10 petrol
« on: July 05, 2021, 05:39:52 PM »
Quote from: JezzaPeach on July 03, 2021, 07:21:23 PM
Our Esso Super says E5 but is E0 for now. Worth doing some digging on corporate web sites or asking their customer support people as localities vary. Ethanol water lightly rusted my tank which I had to line.

Yes Esso super is Ethanol free see below taken from Esso web site. Luckily this is also my nearest garage 👍👍👍

Although our pumps have E5 labels on them, our Synergy Supreme+ 99 is actually ethanol free (except, due to technical supply reasons, in Devon, Cornwall, North Wales, North England and Scotland). Legislation requires us to place these E5 labels on pumps that dispense unleaded petrol with ‘up to 5% ethanol’, including those that contain no ethanol, which is why we display them on our Synergy Supreme+ 99 pumps.

There’s currently no requirement for renewable fuel, like ethanol, to be present in super unleaded petrol although this could change in the future, in which case we would comply with any new legislation.

34
CB500/550 / Re: KITTYS MAIDEN VOYAGE 😁😁😁😁
« on: June 26, 2021, 10:25:28 AM »
Lovely and as usual with Trig a great restoration job

35
CB500/550 / Re: Speedo and. Rev counter positions
« on: June 23, 2021, 04:26:21 PM »
Quote from: Nurse Julie on June 22, 2021, 09:51:15 AM
Speedo on left, rev counter on right as you are sitting on the bike Paul. I also saw a 500 K0 advertised on ebay recently with the clocks on the wrong sides 🙄🙄🙄

Thanks that’s the way I have them so they are correct

36
CB500/550 / Speedo and. Rev counter positions
« on: June 22, 2021, 08:15:02 AM »
Just out of curiosity anyone know the position on th 500k0.

My Speedo is on left and Rev on right but I saw a pic of a K0 recently with them the other way

37
Misc / Open / Re: Crank repair
« on: May 13, 2021, 07:41:26 AM »
Ok now I know one of you clever people will help me with my next issue....

I have managed to source a crank (not the right one for this engine) that has the same gear pressed on.

My local shop will be able to press off the gear so I can use it to replace my broken one.

But now I have a conundrum.....

The cam timing on these engines is done by aligning a dimple on crank gear with a dimple on the camshaft gear.  The video here will be a big help explaining

https://youtu.be/aNGT5X6315Q

The problem is because the crank gear is not keyed on just a press fit I have no way of determine where the dimple should go.

So I will have to figure out a way to do the cam timing some other way.

My thought is to install the cam with the lobes furthest away from the valve lifters with the engine at TDC on the compression stroke with the magneto magnets lined up so I know this is the firing positions.

Any thoughts on my approach?

38
Misc / Open / Re: Crank repair
« on: May 09, 2021, 09:18:06 AM »
Quote from: matthewmosse on May 07, 2021, 12:33:28 AM
I'd just drop the old engine and drop another in. Not even necessarily even the same make or model engine. Same hp or similar. I recently swapped the engine on my mini digger from a Honda 5hp to a teschumench 10hp, basically because I found a tesumench 10hp engine on Ebay for £75 that was new old stock, more power seemed a smart move. Most of these stationary engines are fairly generic and a bit of fettlling to swap engines  can be way cheaper than doing engine work properly. Next up is dropping a diesel onto my grass mower in place of a worn old Kohler. Tesumench seems cheap engine and parts still seem to be around on Ebay, even if theres a wait for them to come from USA.

Sadly not so simple, this is a ride on mower and there is a fairly complex clutch etc that engages the blade. All this sits on the end of the crank so crank diameter, length key way etc are critical and unlikely to be right.

Just hoping a unit will pop up on eBay at some point.

39
Misc / Open / Re: Crank repair
« on: May 06, 2021, 10:22:19 AM »
Quote from: Moorey on May 04, 2021, 05:45:21 PM
Which engine is it. A bit more info needed.

Tecumseh Centura 65 engine

40
Misc / Open / Crank repair
« on: May 04, 2021, 05:37:11 PM »
Just after a bit of advice. I volunteer at the RSPCA and we have an old ride on mower with a vertical crank engine that managed to seize solid the crank in the upper housing due to oil pump failure.

The crank runs just in an alloy journal and I suspect that it has just welded itself to the casing.

It is currently in my local machine shop but they are not optimistic as they think that if try to press it out it will just smash up the alloy block.

Sadly this is an old Tecumseh engine and can not get parts.

Just wondering if the whole project is doomed or is there any hope for repair.

Of course cost is a factor here and it may just not be economic in the end

41
CB500/550 / Re: CMSL 500 Exhausts
« on: March 24, 2021, 08:47:05 AM »
I had exactly same issue, just made a small extension plate if I remember

42
CB500/550 / Brake hose thread size please
« on: February 19, 2021, 08:07:30 AM »
Anyone know what the female thread size is where the caliper steel pipe joins bottom hose.

Looking to make up some braided hose and need tight end fitting

(Part 4 in picture)

43
CB500/550 / Re: Starting from cold issues
« on: December 20, 2020, 11:45:09 AM »
Quote from: Lobo on December 15, 2020, 10:11:45 PM
Paul. Just move to Australia.... all my bikes now starting fine 😂.

Tried AUS on my travels a couple of years ago, ended up in Cairns Hospital with a kidney stone !!!.

Not the best holiday picture LOL

Visited Bris (nice city) loved the Lone Pines Koalas

On a Honda note fitted 4 new plug caps and so so so much better now.



44
CB500/550 / Re: Starting from cold issues
« on: December 14, 2020, 07:45:42 AM »
Thanks for all,the input, glad to know it’s not just my bike but a more generic issue. Reminds me somewhat of the good old days of pre electronics and injection etc.

I seem to recall the favourite winter reason for not getting to work was “car wouldn’t start” and thinking back I too remember juggling with cranking and choke combinations on various vehicles to coax them in to life on cold Misty mornings.

I guess these days we are all just conditioned to much higher levels of reliability.

But then again is it as much fun......


45
CB500/550 / Re: CB500K1 front brake stop switch
« on: December 12, 2020, 12:12:00 PM »
These are a fairly generic part, only issue is am not sure what the thread size is. May be M10x1.25

I am sure some member will know

Something like this may do

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-BEETLE-T2-BAY-BUS-BRAKE-LIGHT-SWITCH-2-PIN-1950-79-GOLF-MK1-74-84/193295964730?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225076%26meid%3D2eba7dd437874867afc73e7dd4cbdf10%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D392841829709%26itm%3D193295964730%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithDarwoV3BBEV2b&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Pages: 1 2 [3] 4 5 ... 47
SimplePortal 2.3.5 © 2008-2012, SimplePortal