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Member 4 Sales / Re: Gateros 'Ultimate' Zinc Plating Kit
« on: February 24, 2022, 09:08:47 AM »
Too late i'm afraid Kevin, Pete picked up yesterday!

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Member 4 Sales / Re: Gateros 'Ultimate' Zinc Plating Kit
« on: February 19, 2022, 04:46:30 PM »
Hi Pete. Yes it's in the round watertight containers. Should be fine to transport. If you can make it work, PM me and we can share numbers etc.

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Member 4 Sales / Re: Gateros 'Ultimate' Zinc Plating Kit
« on: February 19, 2022, 04:36:30 PM »
Haynes66 I need it gone by mid march really. Notice your Wales based... Are you in my area any time soon?

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Member 4 Sales / Re: Gateros 'Ultimate' Zinc Plating Kit
« on: February 18, 2022, 05:01:36 PM »
I'd be willing to let it go for free if someone can come and collect it.

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Member 4 Sales / Gateros 'Ultimate' Zinc Plating Kit
« on: February 16, 2022, 11:17:50 AM »
I am moving out of the country and am unable to take this kit with me. It has been used so the chemicals are all in liquid state.

Kit includes tank heater, electrolyte circulator (Pump), power supply, anodes, and all chemicals in the buckets. It cost £168 when I bought it last year.

https://www.gaterosplating.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=59_60_96&product_id=232

Open to offers. It will need collecting from Walton-On-Thames KT12.


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Misc / Open / Massive lot of parts on eBay
« on: November 03, 2021, 06:13:51 PM »
Not sure if you guys have seen this. Pretty crazy amount of parts. Wonder if they would be interested in selling job lots of sohc parts..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ABOUT-50-TONS-OF-MAINLY-1970s-80s-Japanese-Motor-Cycle-Parts-BREAKERS-STOCK-/324627226610?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

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Thanks for the compliments everyone. Couldn't have done it without the help of this forum.

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Here's the before from the fist page of this thread for comparison. Hard to believe it's the same bike.

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Well it appears to be running a bit better with the new jets, even though they are aftermarket. It's still rich though. I might try changing the main jet o rings. Is there a source to buy them on their own?

Took some nicer pics of the bike ;)

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Solid advice, hadn't thought of using a tube to compare. I'll have to order some from NRP as screw in pilots for the 069A's are unobtanium new. Allens performance only sell push in.

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It's been a while since I've posted, I hope everyone is enjoying some nice rides between the downpours.

I've been riding the bike quite a lot and it has decent revs throughout the range and pulls well. It stumbles a bit when warm from idle but as I'm not running the original airbox I'm not going to open a can of worms there.
The bike is running very rich though. All the plugs are quite sooty and I can turn the choke off just after starting it without it being unhappy. I believe I've set the float levels correctly.

I'm running the original 38 pilot jets I got with the bike but looking through the jets at a light, the holes seem inconsistent. I think it may be possible they've been drilled previously or carelessly cleaned with some wire.

The needle is dropped down one clip from standard.

To rule it out I need some original 38's known to be good, I don't want to go aftermarket as they may not be good either. I don't suppose anyone has any they would be willing to sell me??




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Also, I've just hit 100 miles on it. What's the consensus on when to do the first oil change?

Bikes been getting a lot of attention which is nice. The air filters seem fine too, I don't have a benchmark as I never rode it with the airbox but it pulls smoothly through the revs with power throughout and idles well.

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Well I found the cause of the major oil leak, the drain on the oil pump wasn't snugged up completely. I was still getting oil pressure so I hope it hasn't starved the engine at all.

There doesn't appear to be any oil leaking from the top tensioner nut but I've replaced the bottom spring washer with a copper one and it seems to be better. It's possible I've missed the rubber O ring on the inside, I really can't remember. I'll have to live with it until I can bring myself to dive back into the top end.


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Oh that's not good. What usually causes that then and what's the fix?

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So the bike has a bit of a bad oil leak.

It appears to be coming from the base gasket, it leaks all around it when it's been running. You can just see it in this photo where it's leaked over the top case. It also leaked from both sides and dropped around the alternator cover and points cover.

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When it's cold and sitting it still leaks but not from the base gasket, it comes from the left side off the bottom of the oil pan.

Tackling the base gasket first, should I re-torque the head?

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