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When I think back at the miles the engine has covered, the areas & road types, it has took a pounding. Not abused in any way, but it is understandable, at the wear & tear on the fly wheel bearing, spinning at different revs & load. They need to be tough little engines to cope with this. ...

I thought I would double check, the wear & tear on the big end bearings. The salesman at my local Yanmar hire shop, phoned Yanmar UK, to see at what the service limits where on the shell bearings. Was told as long as there where no groves, bad marks or scrapes, in the inner surface, or much in t...

I noticed a little amount of play, while riding on the back roads, while the engine was going up through the gears & rev range. This was not felt, on a straight road at fixed revs, this had me thinking the large bearing on the crank behind the fly wheel. Engine stripped, a slight movement was fe...

Might be confusing Amps with Watts there? Volts X Amps = Watts, so 12 Volts X 15 Amp alternator = 180 Watt output on alternator. There seems to be, a lot of different alternators, on the market for these engines, from the yanmar, to the clone models all stating different outputs, the higest i,ve se...

I had the very same problem, but dealt with it head on. The headlight most use a upgrade, of around 55 dip 60watts full beam, i think the standard as stated above is around the 40 to 45 watts, each flasher bulb is 10 watts each, or 23 watts, then you add your tail light & Brake light when on, ar...

I have been running, a yan- clone in my enfield, since i bought it of Henry Price last may 2012, i have done a sevice with good oil, every 4000 Km, warming the bike up well, to working temps, before setting of, even the first few miles where always taken easy, with no high revs, to let the rest of t...

After Running a Renolds Rear Chain, from hitchcocks, i have been think about a DID chain, they also do a half link, for their chains. After looking at the german, Sommers /Diesel Enfield site, he has stated that he was running, a 530 rear chain,on some models, details never stated was it a 0 ring or...

Had a deeper look, at the clutch & gearbox today, found the problem & fixed it, all is well now now.

advice needed on the workings of the clutch, on my diesel enfield. After changing the gearbox sprocket from 19 toooth, to 17, really makes the bike, a lot better to ride & the engine is free now to pull the revs, a very good move, after building the clutch back, with heavy springs, i,m not total...

ANY ADVICE ON WHAT GRADE OF ENGINE OIL, TO USE ON A YANMAR CLONE 418 ENGINE, OR AT WHAT MILES BETWEEN SERVICE, THE BIKE WILL SEE ROAD MILES, SO I,LL BE LOOKING TO USE A GOOD OIL. ANY ONE EVER TRYED LUCAS OIL TREATMENT IN THESE ENGINE. SPOKE WITH A FITTER, WHO WORKED ON THESE SMALL ENGINES, THAT POWE...

The front pipe, is Stainless, so the rusting won,t be a problem, have done a little reading tonight, on the subject, some of the details on petrol engines, stated that they, run a little weaker on the mixture, with a quicker escape of the exhaust gases, through the pipe,? with using the wrap, made m...

I have noticed, that with some of my trouser legs, are touching & getting burned, as my right foot goes foward, to touch the ground when at traffic lights & stopping, on the diesel exhaust, on my enfield. I have seen a few photo,s of the german sommer bikes, with the exhaust wrap, on the str...

i have been waiting for henry to receive, the v5, back for the diesel enfield, that i have bought from him, hopefully i will have the bike over in the next few weeks, all these posts, have made me believe, that some have had problems, early on, in the life of the engines & others have been ridin...

Hi Gavin Was your bike the model with the sprung seat & pad, with the 18 litre tank, i seen this new bike in henrys workshop, in the last 2 weeks, when i was over with him, just wondering was this the bike you had bought. you can pm me, if you think it suits. I spent a afternoon, riding the smal...

The engines, that i was lookiing at where from Price Part. 456, 13hp @ 3600rpm, after looking at the site tonight, i see that these engines, must be copys, as there is no name details with the motor. After looking at so many enfields with yanmar motors,online, i thought that these engines in questio...

i had posted in the wrong place.at the bottom of the page.. :roll: looking for details on the yanmar 456cc/13hp diesel,that is fitted into some royal enfields, how do these engines stand up to every day riding & any problems, due to daily running. what kind of life span would these motors have, ...

this is the start of my quest, into diesel power, & looking foward to the journey, in life & out on the road.

steve.