Ariel Owners Motorcycle Club

You need an oil with friction modifiers, BADLY or your valve springs are too strong. Fair bit of metal off there.. It's steel so a magnet would have helped. Other wise I'd clean out the crankshaft (Plug removal.) It's too cold to ride anyhow. Happy New Year.. Nev

I've had no problems with my previous engines, hmm, could be spring's, I didnt check to be honest Nev, She's done 15,000 miles on this engine and I'll trust my magnet, I've a filter fitted so that might do some good, maybe a few more frequent oil changes.
. I did hear somewhere that some duff cam followers were about.
FERC went back together easiest its ever have, I normaly spend an hour or two faffing with it Head on Rocker box fitted OK too, and sarted without any rattles

She lives again, that loud tappety noise has gone, front forks feel so much better.
I took her for a spin to the watercress line with my friend Andy and his recently rebuilt S8. So it was a leisurely ride not much faster then 45mph. No oil leaks, but riding home a bit faster the rocker box did leak a little bit.

So I thought I'd experiment, I drilled and tapped a hole in the rocker box inspection cap. I screwed in a carburettor adjustment screw with a pipe attached, might drop the pressure in the rocker box and keep the oil in, can only fail miserably

That's a lovely picture of Lady of Legend, a recreation on Churchward's Saint
class from the early days of the last century. Criticised in their day for
being unduly angular I still think they look elegant.

will_curry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 6:41 pm That's a lovely picture of Lady of Legend, a recreation on Churchward's Saint
class from the early days of the last century. Criticised in their day for
being unduly angular I still think they look elegant.

I bet she leaks more than Steve's FH!

She'll have hydrostatic lubrication with four feeds adjustable for flow from the footplate.
With a driver who knows what they are doing they can be remarkably frugal with oil.

It was with a similar engine a very young Will was told when asking about oil coming
out of a big end bearing 'If oil's coming out dirt and water aren't going in'.

I hope to drive more kilometers in 2023 than this year. I like to read about your trips for tea, to a friend's house or to the locomotives. I will have to try a little more to drive and work less.

ALL work and no PLAY they say, Karol. 2022 is just about over. 5 hours to go here. Happy new year everybody!! Nev

will_curry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 30, 2022 7:49 pm She'll have hydrostatic lubrication with four feeds adjustable for flow from the footplate.
With a driver who knows what they are doing they can be remarkably frugal with oil.

It was with a similar engine a very young Will was told when asking about oil coming
out of a big end bearing 'If oil's coming out dirt and water aren't going in'.

She's certainly a fine looking machine. We don't get many western locos up here, but I was lucky enough to spend a day firing 4270 last summer.

That looks like a very uncomplicated cab !

Used to haul coal trains around Wales it seems, almost never used for passenger owing to its limited water storage (a Pannier Tank).

as a 4-8-0 I'm guessing it wouldn't be used on branch lines with tight curves. Up here we have 62712 "Morayshire" - a 4-4-0 that could handle the curves in the Scottish Highlands.

Good to see it restored.

Bob.