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I prefer the smell of burning Castrol A545 in the morning.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:42 am I prefer the smell of burning Castrol A545 in the morning.

What does it remind you of?

Count Steer wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:45 am

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 9:42 am I prefer the smell of burning Castrol A545 in the morning.

What does it remind you of?

Freedom

Potter wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:17 am

Count Steer wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:08 am You can buy 'Castrol R' candles. Just the thing for that romantic ambience in the garage.

I tried, they don't work.
I even got an oil lamp and put R in it and then burned that, but again it's not the same.

The only time I've been fed up with it was following another bloke on his Rudge that was burning serious amounts of oil, after an hour or so behind him it was a bit too sickly

Just like a WW1 pilot then, they used to get coated with it.

Is there any truth to the rumour that WW1 pilots always had the shits due to the amount of castor oil ingested?

cheb wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:12 am Is there any truth to the rumour that WW1 pilots always had the shits due to the amount of castor oil ingested?

I believe that it's documented (sort of), so yes. (but I'm not sure they talked about it that much in those days)

Potter wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 3:15 pm It's alive!

I've had a not great few days and watching and listening to that has made me smile heaps!! I think I'll keep it saved so I can have a cheer up when I need it!! LOL

Potter wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 4:25 pm Oh and someone asked why do I run it on Castrol R?
I use Castorene or Castrol R and it's mainly for the smell, but it also seems to do a good job, the engine was lovely and clean when I stripped it. All the lads in the club run their bikes on Castor.

Bloody LOVE that smell. Was the second best bit about the Manx GP - standing trackside and as the bikes come into earshot, stick fingers in ears and breathe out hard ready to have a really good lungful of the smell as they went past!!!!

cheb wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 11:12 am Is there any truth to the rumour that WW1 pilots always had the shits due to the amount of castor oil ingested?

I think anyone would be having the shits doing what they did regardless of what they ingested.

Gratuitous Mitutoyo shot!

Shame you can't just drill out the holes to 3/8"

Love the fact an Amal concentric is considered an upgrade here. I've seen them described elsewhere as a barely controlled fuel leak

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:10 am Shame you can't just drill out the holes to 3/8"

Would seem to be the massively easier option, it's only 1/16" bigger.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:48 am

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:10 am Shame you can't just drill out the holes to 3/8"

Would seem to be the massively easier option, it's only 1/16" bigger.

Can't tell from the pic but there should be 1/32"+ clearance of that 'O' ring.

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:53 am

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:48 am

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:10 am Shame you can't just drill out the holes to 3/8"

Would seem to be the massively easier option, it's only 1/16" bigger.

Can't tell from the pic but there should be 1/32"+ clearance of that 'O' ring.

It looks like it would be possible to widen the holes with a file rather than drilling to ensure you don't compromise that distance between the o-ring slot and the mounting hole.

Wouldn't take that long, but annoyingly manual.

Rockburner wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:59 am

Count Steer wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:53 am

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:48 am

Would seem to be the massively easier option, it's only 1/16" bigger.

Can't tell from the pic but there should be 1/32"+ clearance of that 'O' ring.

It looks like it would be possible to widen the holes with a file rather than drilling to ensure you don't compromise that distance between the o-ring slot and the mounting hole.

Wouldn't take that long, but annoyingly manual.

Bit of a bodge though. The hole looks to have a slight chamfer on so there's probably more meat to play with than might appear at first glance at the pic.
I'm sure there'll be a pillar drill in the tool kit. Just needs a good clamping arrangement.

Potter wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:59 am I'll cut the heads off and turn them down in the lathe at one end and rethread them to 8mm metric (because I don't have a 5/16ths die)

But as you have a lathe why not cut the correct cycle 26tpi thread on that rather than using metric which some future owner will curse you for* (not to mention having to carry a special spanner just for them). Anyway a 5/16 cycle thread die is oinly a few quid from Tracy tools and you'll find lots more use for it.

With regard to the concentric, they're not that bad but I would use a monobloc as fitted to my ES2.

Also, your shop down the road must be better than the ones by me if they have Whitworth bolts in stock!


*I speak as someone who restored an Ariel Arrow a few years ago that a previous owner had seen fit to assemble with metric gutter bolts and square nuts.

That's one thing about classics - they're all so small.

Potter wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:58 pm instead of trying to ride on the road and manage a hot cam and a racing carb that didn't match anything else.

Yeah what kind of silly cnt would (fail to) ride a classic with hot cams, upgraded internals and racey fuelling?

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:03 pm

Potter wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:58 pm instead of trying to ride on the road and manage a hot cam and a racing carb that didn't match anything else.

Yeah what kind of silly cnt would (fail to) ride a classic with hot cams, upgraded internals and racey fuelling?

You'd never find a Triumph owner being that daft, that's for sure.

Great thread....

My old dad had a Rudge 500 back in the day, have a picture of him on it as a youth somewhere - have to dig it out.