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Hi Mark,
It's recommended to stake them screws with a centerpunch.
John.

Hi all,
Apparently these engines can run on diesel.
http://www.freedom-motors.com/
John.

Hi, I allways have time for any type engine problem be it petrol or diesel. Ok some enfields around 2005(not sure about leanburn model but probably) have an oil pressure relief valve fitted in the crank flywheel (a sprung ball bearing in a seat). These are known to stick open and give problems, Ther...

Hi Andy, Are you going to make Hamm! Thanks for the package, arrived this morning. I can pay you by Paypal if you give me an email account, I know they charge so add it to the cost. If you give me a total and address I'll pay immediatly. Or if you want a bank draft Give me total and postal address. ...

Hi Zem, You could do as I did and mount a car battery in the sidecar boot. I threaded the battery cables inside washing machine water hoses(no chance of shorting) used rubber grommets where they passed through the boot floor and led them up to the bike. The battery weight in the car makes for better...

Hi, Looks like a handlebar kill switch might be required. Broke ribs myself in an enfield crash,they take ages to heal I had to sleep in a sitting position for 2 weeks as to lie down was accompanied by extreme pain. Get well soon as cant wait to hear about more escapades on this seemingly cursed bik...

Hi Buckles,
If you have a paypal a/c I will send the money on. If postage is expensive just send the good un.
Many Thanks John.
Address: John Dunne
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Hiya Mouse,
Great your goin again, you now have classic diesel hands. No sex for a month after you get the bike sorted.
John.

Hi Mouse,
Are you sure its a collet issue? looks to me like the valve spring cup broke up (they look thin and flimsy in pic). Great looking bike by the way, can you gear it up for less rpm?
John.

Hi Buckles, Sorry to but in again but I notice you are using the drum brake on the front,eeeh its not good enough to stop this rig especially in the rain. I posted a simple disc brake conversion in the brakes section and think you should seriously consider something similar, makes riding in modern t...

Hi Buckles, Oldtimer sells quality parts but at a price, I got my final drive gears from him and have no regrets (much better quality than Ural Zentrale). Ural Zentrale are good and have given me good service for non critical components(shims etcthat the others dont list),but postage is expensive. I...

Hi Buckles, Good luck with the bike, throw some holy water on it and make a few incantations and get on the road again. By the way I,ve been pushing my diahatsu turbo dnepr pretty hard lately and managed to burst the rubber driveshaft donut. The outer metal ring tore apart and the whole lot disinteg...

Hi,
The enfield regulator gives problems at only 100 watt output, I think at 200w you need a better one.
John.

Hi,
I'm mistaken its a different setup to dnepr, should be ok.
John.

Hi all,
Update on disc brake: No problems its great, best thing I ever did. Worthwhile easy mod.
John.

Hi,
If its the same swingarm bushes as the dnepr which I believe they are, they are not suitable for solo riding and must be replaced for a different type.
John.

Hi,
Have a look at this website.
http://www.altmann.haan.de/riding_on_salad_oil/
John.

Hi,
You will suck up a lot of engine hp running the car alternator at full tilt powering tv etc.
Pulling a sidecar, will you get moving at all?
John.

Hi,
If the oil level drops too low the crank webs stop throwing oil up into the bores, the oil pump still supplies oil to the bearings etc as its at the bottom end of the sump. Hense the piston overheats and locks up.
John.

Hi,
Looks like lack of oil, I would think your oil level dropped below the level of the crankshaft webs and so was not throwing oil up into the bores hense seisure.
John.

Hi all, I worked on the 20hp Bukh and its watercooled with a choice of closed loop or seawater cooling. With seawater cooling the water is pumped out into the exhaust. A sacrificial zinc anode is fitted into the block to try and prevent corosion. An engine would need to be all cast iron to withstand...

Hi all,
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1250295
They are getting harder to find now but ideal for a ural/ Dnepr conversion
John.

Hi sphere,
no more pics I'm afraid, but its fairly obvious what needs doing when you have the disc in hand. Just remove the min amount of ally to do the job.
John.

Hi Sphere, No it,s not a kit, I used a brake disc and master cylinder from a yamaha sr 500 (same as xs range) and I had an old kawasaki caliper lying around. I machined the hub while the wheel was on the bike by holding a cutting tool in a vicegrip wedged against the fork leg and spun the wheel by h...

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/9565/discbrakejpg.jpg Hi all, I finally got around to modifying the dnepr wheel to take a disc brake. Still testing but iit's working fine. I can now stop the beast. Maybe I'll fit one to the rear wheel. If anyone's interested I can give details on how to do it. J...

Hi,
I found one of my injector springs had broken causing smoking. Fatigue most likely.
John.

Looks like it wouldnt clear the frame.
John.

Hi Mouse,
It's gonna be great. To allign gearbox take the flywheel and clutch to your friend with the lathe and ask him to center the friction plate for you, once under spring pressure it wont move and will allow you to mate gearbox perfectly.
John.

Hi Mouse, What gearbox and what engine are you mating? I have an allignment tool for a diahatsu turbo diesel mated to a dnepr gearbox. I had it specially made,it slips into the center hole of the engine flywheel where the original gearbox shaft fitted and the other end fits snugly over the gearbox s...

Hi Buckles, Great to hear your up and running. I took mine for a ride today and still get a great kick out of it. One mod I would suggest is to have a small coolant resevoir mounted higher than the motor as cracked heads were commonplace on this engine if the coolant was allowed to run low. You will...