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Black Sheep
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2 3/4 valves
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23 May 2021 at 20:38 »
An exhaust valve head broke off today necessitating an AA recovery. Does anyone know if the club (or anyone else) stocks valves, springs, copper sealing gaskets and how to get hold of them? Hoping to get back on the road as soon as possible. It's my wife's bike and she's not best pleased that I broke it.
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Red
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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24 May 2021 at 08:47 »
Why not email the pre-war spares Secretary direct. His email address is prewar.doug@btinternet.co
Roy
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Black Sheep
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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24 May 2021 at 14:43 »
Aha! There was no mention of an email address in the New Conrod. I'll do that now. Many thanks.
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Red
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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24 May 2021 at 17:00 »
Yes you are quite correct and I had the same problem. I have been in contact with the Conrod Editor to make sure both the pre and post war spares email addresses are included on page 2 in the future.
Roy
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Red
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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24 May 2021 at 17:03 »
Sorry Black Sheep - I left the "m" off the email address. It should read prewar.doug@btinternet.com
Roy
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Black Sheep
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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25 May 2021 at 06:02 »
No worries - I guessed that there should have been an m there. Just hoping to hear back soon.
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Black Sheep
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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26 May 2021 at 12:15 »
The pre-war spares lists long or short valves for the 2 3/4 HP models. How do I tell which is the correct length for 1913?
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LENBOY
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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27 May 2021 at 08:57 »
Hi All
The short valves are for inlet & long for the exhaust, should be the same from 1913 to 1925. the Email addresses for both spares secretaries were listed on page 3 of the Jan-Feb edition of The New Conrod cliub magazine.
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Black Sheep
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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27 May 2021 at 16:28 »
So far one inlet valve extracted overall length 85mm. Struggling to get the valve stem out of the broken exhaust valve - doesn't want to slide through the valve cap despite the pin being removed.
Thanks for the information. I can now go and place my order.
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Black Sheep
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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09 Jun 2021 at 21:32 »
Discovered that Briggs and Stratton make a very neat valve spring compressor for side valves. Could have been made for the 2 3/4.
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EW-Ron
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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09 Jun 2021 at 23:09 »
This one ?
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61OL%2B530BSL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
Or is this a generic one, and B&S makes their own one.
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Black Sheep
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10 Jun 2021 at 21:45 »
That's the one. Had fun playing with it this morning.
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Black Sheep
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21 Jun 2021 at 09:12 »
And it's all back together. Many thanks for the helpful advice.
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cardan
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Re: 2 3/4 valves
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21 Jun 2021 at 09:31 »
You have a very lucky wife, Mr Sheep!
I wonder if the bike could talk, would it tell us about the Herbert Robinson, Cambridge, footboards? Nice touch. The attached snippet is from the Motor Cycle, July 1922.
Leon
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Black Sheep
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23 Jun 2021 at 06:05 »
That's amazing - I had never really given though to the footboards. My late father in law was the bike's second owner. As you can see, it's a Norfolk registration and has stayed in Norfolk until my wife inherited it when it came North. My father in law never rode it - he was a collector - but one of his friends rode it in the Banbury a couple of times. He sold his rather fabulous collection to Verrals in the 1970s but they missed a couple of bikes in a separate shed - including the Douglas. Phew!
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