"What is it?"
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Is it something to do with the menopause?
No, I don't see how it or any part of it can drop into the crankcase. and just because I borrowed the term "Yahtzee" doesn't mean I subtly solicit service. You are thinking of someone else.acotrel said:
This was supposed to be an innocent and helpful thread with a little fun thrown in. A safe and simple thing to help hold the pushrods in place when installing the head of a Commando. I am sure others have done before, so what's the harm?
Ya know, you, being one of those fraction of a 1 percenter "racers", could better serve the forum by simply PM'ing each other rather than high jacking every other thread to arguing with each other to the point of exhaustion. Plying your crap only proves what snobs you all are. I can certainly count on one hand 99% of you.
Here is the most recent example:
acotrel said:
Holy shit, the first sentence alone tells it all.
But you go on there and take your best shot. It's pete.v season. But remember, there is hell to pay in the crossfire.
I believe it is better to understand than to feel the need to be misunderstood, but unless every statement is clarified, it's easy to have your words misconstrued. Texting is a lot like that. As for what you said, although mildly cryptic, I surely understand. Even though you have mis-assumed, you say more than you know.
Not putting up with peoples bullshit seems to have given me a reputation and thanks in part to my own making, a predisposition to be taken the wrong way. Any how, most people get me, just not the ass holes.
L.A.B. said:
Yes those look like pushrods for BSA lifters - with cups on both ends. Those plugs look like they work well but you could improve them by using rubber tubing of the correct diameter - say vacuum line tubing. We've all spent time teasing pushrods into place and its a PIA. Do they stay located on the rocker ends throughout installation?
I recall doing the rag stuffing method before. It may have just been my misfortune at the time, but I could not close the gap when torque down. Seems a piece of the rag got pinched somehow and left a small piece behind.
I never felt comfortable doing it that way again. Like I said, it may have simply been my misfortune at the time, but then again, maybe not.
I never felt comfortable doing it that way again. Like I said, it may have simply been my misfortune at the time, but then again, maybe not.
I'm going to try this holding up the head with a bungee cord idea real soon , when I change out the leaky RH 4 for the freshly rebuilt RH 10. Grease into the push-rod cups , a good flashlight and probe to help position the rod ends as well.
pete.v said:OK, Click gets the big YAHTZEE!
Putting these plugs in there, push the rods forward giving the best clearance for enty into the tunnels. I remember while holding them with my fingers, kept them more inboard offer less clearance and more fumbling about.
I realize it's not science or ground breaking, but it really worked a treat.
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Unless you have BSA cam followers, You fit pushrods in UPSIDE down :?:
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Combining accumulated knowledge of the group allowed me a frustration-free, first-time install. Thanks to both Pete.V and MFB for your ideas!
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