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Marque Remarks => British (BSA, Greeves, Triumph etc) => Topic started by: 211kawasaki on December 14, 2008, 10:33:19 pm

Title: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: 211kawasaki on December 14, 2008, 10:33:19 pm

I have a 53 MAC Velocette, built it from a rusty pile if shit 12 years ago and did every screw, nut, and washer but......

It striped the mag drive (fiber wheel) ;; I have another but every time I go to tighten it up the auto advance bindes up and the bob weights get stuck in advance.

My question is; what have I missed, been looking at it half the day, the new one measures exactly the same as the old. Hellppppppp!!

211

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: pancho on December 16, 2008, 06:24:22 pm

 never had a lot to do with velo's but i think i would remove the maggie and try mounting the advance unit onto it so you can see whats happening as you tighten the retaining nut.does it have the type of retaining nut that also acts as a puller? what i do know about velos is that if you undo the oil feed to the engine it is imperative that you bleed the oil system as they get an air lock [caused by the one way valve on the suction side] then the oil pump breaks up. i think you need to undo the oil line to get at the maggie. i shall make enqiries of other senior citizens. cheers wally.

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: jimg1au on December 16, 2008, 07:38:23 pm

ring brian gray magnetos 02-68661238 he rebuilds old magys
cheers
jim

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: Doc on December 16, 2008, 09:35:33 pm

or buy a Suzuki!! ;) sorry Dave couldn't help it ;D first time I ever saw the insides of a Velo was just a few weeks back, incidently this particular unit also had a stripped drive unit :P

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: GD66 on December 16, 2008, 09:59:47 pm

Plus Brian Gray is a racer, as is Peter Scott 02 9624 1262.

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: LWC82PE on December 16, 2008, 10:02:02 pm

it is a BTH right? im familiar with Lucas maggys but not BTH, havent seen much of those.

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: 211kawasaki on December 16, 2008, 11:28:00 pm

Its a Lucas, will take it off this weekend, have made some special tools as normaly you need to take off the head and barrel!! Typical Britt stuff

211

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: LWC82PE on December 17, 2008, 07:25:55 pm

ohhh Lucas. i havent had much to do with auto advance ones. ive rebuilt plenty or manual advance ones though. if you totally get stuck for information i do have a CD full or old period Lucas info, but im very busy at the moment to copy etc.

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: 211kawasaki on December 23, 2008, 06:03:16 pm

Thanks guys Ive parked it untill the new year, time to drink some beer and ride something reliable!

Merry Xmas

211

Title: Re: Help my Velo is driving me nuts
Post by: Tim754 on December 24, 2008, 10:32:15 pm

Ahh Lucas electrics! AKA the Prince of Darkness...... ;)