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My New Project arrives after a 44 year wait!
smoothoperator:
Those marks on the case near the engine mount look almost identical to mine, which as Trigger points out he quite correctly assessed them as casting marks, the engine was fine once rebuilt. I bought a spare crank and cases at the time which I didn't need, I still have them if they are of any use to you. Panicked of Peterborough!
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Ditto to that.
Laverdaroo:
Yup give it a clean and you’ll see their casting marks Dave, mine was the same and I was fretting a bit until an old boy I know bobbed by for a brew and after taking one of these all round Europe in his 20’s, said exactly that. Casting marks all day but without a clean you won’t know. Get it vapour blasted and at least it’ll be spotless and you’ll be able to work out what’s what.
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Laverda Dave:
Thank you everyone for the advice and the PM's.
I'm going out into the garage today to give everything it's first clean just to get the treacle like oil off the casings and shafts etc along with the smell of the rats pee!
I think I will have to fit another crank as I don't like the thought of spending a shed load of cash on parts knowing one journal on the crank is marked. I would like to keep the cases as this was original engine of the bike (or I hope it is, I'm still waiting for the V5 from the P/I). I'll take some more horrific photos of the carnage as I go along, parental advisory may be required to view them😳.
It is a shame the bike hasn't been looked after during the past 44 years from when I first saw it but hopefully I can restore it back to it's former glory👍
Johnny4428:
Good luck with it Dave, will be interested to hear on progress and hopefully not too many horror stories. 😜
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