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- Tue May 17, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: Rocker box gaskets (singles)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7805
Keith, I have been making them out of non-compressible asbestos-like sheeting with a laser cutter. They are however quite thin at 0.5mm so you need to put two or three together if tapper clearance is a problem. They seem to do the trick on my NH. If you let me know your snail mail address I can send...
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 3:59 am
- Forum: Main Chat Forum
- Topic: Total hip replacement
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11791
The key to a painless recovery without complications is having the anesthetist inject local anesthetic into the operative bed during the procedure as well as having the general or spinal anesthetic. This way the body does not know you are having your limb ripped off and the autonomic reflexes normal...
- Wed Mar 16, 2011 9:50 am
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Mk 1 spark plugs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3201
Thanks Ben. In fact I know Paul. Small world, as they say. I didn't think I had a hope in hell of finding someone in NZ who had the faintest idea of what a square 4 was so I was delighted to meet him through a rather strange set of circumstances. I had put an ad in the local paper for Ariel parts, a...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:22 am
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Mk 1 spark plugs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3201
Mk 1 spark plugs
Can anybody suggest what the appropriate modern spark plug version for a 1949 Mk I might be?
Cheers
Richard
Cheers
Richard
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:15 am
- Forum: Main Chat Forum
- Topic: What are you listening to?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7121
Re: What are you listening to?
42 years ago I was listening to Pink Floyd and riding a 53 VH - now I'm listening to Pink Floyd and riding a 51 NH. Amazing progress I've made in that time.....
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:43 am
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: VH 500 1949 Head gasket
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7083
Re: VH 500 1949 Head gasket
I had a 1949 VH 500 that had a thin copper head gasket - way back in the 60s - Kurt. The then Ariel dealer was adament that I should change it at every decoke. I believe the 350s did not have them though.
Cheers
Richard.
Cheers
Richard.
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 8:47 pm
- Forum: Four stroke
- Topic: trouble light on panel tanks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5241
Re: trouble light on panel tanks
John, that eBay part looks pretty much the same as the one on my 49 Mk 1, although mine is part Bakelite, part tin. A cunning idea to use an LED!
Cheers
Richard
Cheers
Richard
- Thu Mar 03, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Serial number 'X' suffix
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2755
Re: Serial number 'X' suffix
Thanks for that Markus. that would make sense as some of the frame elements are earlier than 1949.
Cheers
Richard
Cheers
Richard
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:22 pm
- Forum: Ariel Talk
- Topic: Serial number 'X' suffix
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2755
Serial number 'X' suffix
I've got a 1949 Mk I that has an 'X' as the last character of the serial number. Does anyone know if this signifies anything special? I can't see anything else that isn't standard on it.
I'd be very grateful for any information.
Many thanks
Richard
I'd be very grateful for any information.
Many thanks
Richard