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  1. Al Smith

    Another tip

    There are places like that and thank goodness we now have the internet .I've burned up the highways in times past tracking down parts for things like a 1950 Indian motorcycle,D4 Caterpillar,Oliver crawler tractors ,Bridgeport milling machines .I've always found them but my goodness the amount of...
  2. Al Smith

    Another tip

    The primary balance of those old British twins made it next to impossible to keep all the parts from rattling off .By golly they would scoot though . Rigid mount Harleys were a little better but not much if you removed the seat spring and big saddle to look cool .The only thing you could do is...
  3. Al Smith

    Another tip

    He jambed a rope in to shove up a valve that was stuck open .Another old trick .You can also stuff rope in to hold the valves up to change the valve seals .See more tricks than Carter has little liver pills .< that saying is older than the hills BTW .
  4. Al Smith

    Another tip

    It's nearly impossible to seal the moisture from getting in an engine if it sits a long time .As such you could have a lot of problems one being stuck valves .If you roll it over with a stuck valve you take a chance of bending a push rod and that would suck . My cure is take the valve cover off...
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