I spoke a little too soon, my copy arrived as normal yesterday

I believe that additional charges or handling fees don’t apply to printed matter sent to EU countries from the UK. Having said that, i haven’t received my CdF so far this year I’m in Germany.
I am rather old school myself and would prefer to have the printed magazine if at all possible

excellent, thanks everyone

interseting point about the sludge trap plugs, i hadn't thought of applying sealant or loctite there...............thank you

a bit stubborn, but both came out unscathed in the end

when i finally clean the muck off the crank case faces, I would be interested in any tips on which sort of liquid gasket best to use when re-assembling

sound advice, thank you both

Thank you Paul, very straight forward in the end
from what I've read previously i can expect fun & games removing the sludge trap plugs .............are they RH or LH threads ?

According to "Waller's" description on engine overhaul, the crankshaft can be taken out after splitting the crankcase halves. Am i stating the obvious in thinking the con-rod on the timing side has to be removed first, or am i overlooking something :? The foto shows where i am now, any adv...

looking back at Roger's foto of the opened-up 57 Huntmaster bottom end, i was wondering If the crankcase design for the 1955 500 cc KH is the same ? and if it is, how can the crank shaft be completrely withdrawn without first removing the timing side con rod ?? It doesn't look that straight forward,...

many thanks guys, that sounds straight forward enough and a usefull tip about leaving the centre stud nut Paul. For re-torque after bedding in, this nut hidden beneath the oil pipes looks barely accessible without disturbing the rocker assemlies, are there any tricks or correct ways of going about i...

Looking ideally for an old original part, in any condition as long as it is useable.
Can collect in Germany and the Netherlands, also southern England/Wales.

Jerry