Halfa

Hi Geoff, the Norton project is going very well thanks, really enjoying it. Your restoration standards are inspiring me to do it justice.

I know a Norton trusty is not as rare as what you guys are talking about but after looking for a long time I found it by having a random conversation with another parent at a party I had taken my 6 yr old daughter to.

I love the attention to detail, I also can’t bring myself to use metric thread bolts on my trusty’s. Mapp gas on a blow lamp will easily heat 1/2 inch bar to red hot.

Castrol R at 16:1 smells amazing in my 2 stroke Howard Bantam. It runs really well on it too. Couldn’t possibly comment on how good it is for the engine in long term though.

Does anyone know where I could get suitable replacement caps for the fuel and oil tanks? The original ones on the Norton are missing and have just been bodged with a rubber bung and a bent piece of tin. Cheers.

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Ran great today started on the first pull on the strap, the slack in the chain did have a small effect on timing. The clutch assembly had a bath for a couple of hours in the parts washer today. Can’t believe how it came up, the quarter of an inch of grease and soil must have protected it well as once rinsed off the machined surfaces look like t…[Read more]

I’ll have a look at the float over the weekend. Yes I did move the magneto forward on the bolts but it was an awkward old job as when you think you have the correct tension you then tighten up the bolts and it pulls it tighter still thus becoming too tight it’s a very fine adjustment that is required but we got there in the end, haven’t start…[Read more]

Hi Geoff, thanks for the great advice, cleaned carburettor which was full of muck, 2 of the 3 holes were blocked. Re set the points and cleaned again. Then 3 pulls later she fired up and ran great ! I used your settings from a previous topic on Amal 225 carb. I ended up with the tick over screw out 3 turns and the main jet just over 1 turn out.…[Read more]

Had the engine running very erratically for 10 seconds today, during which it blew a mouse nest all over the place from the exhaust. But then nothing else, I guess either a fuel issue (as the spark is good). But I also think it could possibly be a timing issue as the chain looks too slack? Can anyone tell me the pitch or code of the chain so I can…[Read more]

That’s great, I’ll give it a try, thanks for your time Geoff.

Hi, could anyone explain the way to find tdc on the Norton engine, is there any markings to line up anywhere? Or is there another method. I haven’t had any experience of setting timings on an engine and the magneto drive chain was off the engine when I got her. Cheers.

Norton engine, single speed, transmission brake. Machine number 11976. Thank you for the offer of help, I’ll no doubt be in touch.

Great, thank you

Ok, cheers for that.