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Maybe I’m confused and it is a copper gasket. Can’t remember anymore. I’ll check when I open it up.

Hi Simon,

The head is cast iron, but the gasket on my engine is paper, not copper.

Hi everyone,

My 1954 NH was running very well since the rebuild, but on my last ride and coming up to the first 500 mi service, I suddenly felt it loosing power. Luckily just a few miles from home and was able to get back. As it turns out, the head gasket blew around the front right corner.

The ...

Would something like this work? Not sure if the material would be suitable…
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It wasn‘t that difficult, and there wasn’t any distortion. Just be sure to put something between the jaws of the lathe and the piston so as not to score the skirt. The IMD pistons have enough thickness to skim the tops down to flat, also confirmed by IMD themselves. I gave them a ring and they were ...

The thread Paul posted was mine. Here’s a short summary of my experience:

I used IMD pistons, which are actually for a MKII and have a raised top. My head and barrel had been skimmed more than they should have, so I ended up with a very high compression. This caused the head gasket to blow after a ...

Hi Bevan,
I never liked fuel filters. In my experience they cause more problems than they‘re worth, like air locks for example, so I never use them. Maybe there lies the problem…

Glad to hear she‘s running well again.

Cheers,
Gui

Hi Bevan,

Also check if your exhaust lifter is not stuck or touching the ex valve when hot. Sometimes it’s a simple thing like that. And as said before, recheck valve clearances.

The spacer is always a good idea, but I would doubt that’s the problem and would suspect the ignition. Check points ...

Yes, i shall probably have to do that. I just hope there’s enough adjustment there without the lever hitting the inspection cap…

Hi everyone,

Does anybody have any tricks on how to adjust the clutch cable? The adjuster is hidden behind all the oil pipes and I can’t get to it…

Cheers,
Gui