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550 F2 started!
Laverdaroo:
Thanks ted, I ordered some last night to get the crap off afetr a try with some fuel and some other gubbins. Theyre clean but look a bit rough so evaporust was bought last night for the job. Thanks mate 8)
Laverdaroo:
--- Quote from: Trigger on August 09, 2022, 01:44:51 PM ---Did you get your crank measured up with a mic Roo ?
Did come in pairs in boxes in the UK. Also came in singles. Here is one dated 1988
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Yes I had it done at a machine shop down in Keynsham and went through it all woith him as he was cleaning the mating faces of some engine parts for me. We came to the conclusion that it would be brown shells and that was reinforced by Ken on here. Dave at the machine shop did al the sums as I cant seem to 'click' with all these micro measurements. With the brown shells in an dfitted I sjhould get a plastiguage clearance of a thou and a half which was reccomended in several articles and on the net for a good clearance. Hope we all had our eyes in or I might be selling some shells on Ebay!
Im planning to plastiguage the crank with the new shells in to check, thats the best way to go about it isnt it?
Oddjob:
Yeah that's fine to do that Roo.
I suspect the box was imported Graham to cover a shortage of that colour shell over here. The main warehouse for Honda in Europe was in Holland, maybe that's why CMS are based there now.
I used to regularly browse the store room at Queenies and I never saw any shells in boxes, they were all in little bags with brown paper wrapped shells. Which funnily enough is what's in the box, 2 shells in bags. Makes me wonder why they did that, seems a waste of a box.
Laverdaroo:
nice, cheers Ken, Ive ordered some blinds and a new pair of shades inpreparation of those fork sliders coming 8) :o ;D
Oddjob:
Bought the wood to fix my workmate yesterday. £30 for one piece of hardwood, not even a big piece :o
Going to see if I can make 2 new worksurfaces later today. This is an original Black and Decker workmate from the late 70s, nearly 50 years old. It's been left outside in all weathers, had engines dumped on it loads of times, I've used it as a step ladder etc. There's very little of the original blue paint left on the metal now :D I was thinking of dismantling it totally and having it powder coated, shining up the alloy braces etc so it looks brand new again. There's a TV program in that I reckon :D :D
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