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Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:05 pm
by Porge
You might be in a minority there enigma - rocket threes look incredible to me
Have given the screws some copaslip as a matter of course.
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:22 pm
by Rob
Speaking of Rocket 3's (the big one), check out this picture of my friend, Inga, posing in her bedroom:
click on pic for larger
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:30 pm
by Porge
It lives!
Just refitted the cleaned carbs, hooked up some temporary fuel hoses (direct to tap, no crossover untill its all sorted), refitted the tank, half choke, connected a jump start battery, and after a second or two, she burst into life. Settled into a 1400ish Rickover on choke, and after ascertaining nothing was indeed on fire, turned choke off. Idled nice and smooth around 1000rpm.
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:36 pm
by Duane Ausherman
Great first try. Congratulations, as I know it feels great.
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:39 pm
by Porge
Cheer Duane - you've contributed more to this than you know. And it does feel fine - mighty fine!
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:10 pm
by Rob
Good on ya, mate!
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:12 pm
by Porge
Thanks cobber!
Now to grasp the nettle with the front brake...I want to take this beauty around the block!!!
Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:39 pm
by Rob
Porge wrote:Thanks cobber!
Now to grasp the nettle with the front brake...I want to take this beauty around the block!!!
(I had to look it up. One thing lead to another!
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Re: 75/6 from non-runner to runner: Bing rebuild
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:43 am
by melville
Ken in Oklahoma wrote:melville wrote:. . . I was able to find some stainless inhex flattop screws at my local hardware store and I'm quite happy with them, although if I were to find some convex topped screws they'd look so much cooler.
I found the same screws at my local fastener store. Those screws will look even better if you buff the tops with chromium oxide compound (green) using a conventional muslin wheel.
Ken
Yes, yes, they will.