DirtyDT

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My recent tube and rim tape was £30 fitted to a loose wheel so about right it the rim was on the bike.

No worries. Keep your eyes peeled for a bright yellow SV650 or a red Suzuki TS250 as they are my main rides. The YA-6 is being worked on.

I know where Sileby and Barrow are but I am originally from London. Moved up about 5 to 6 years ago.

That Blackhat fella has a habit of going 'round letting bike tyres down. Sell it now and buy a 2 stroker Grouchy.

The kick will just operate the same parts of the bike as the electric starter, Just slower so I am surprised that there is only a spark on one method. Have a look at the YA project thread for some help

Got the cases off. Hacksawed a slot when required and beat the screws with the impact and a large hammer. Tried all the screw suggestions but nothing has worked yet. Looks like I will be getting the drill out. Had a look at the generator. After a few horror stories I knew mine would be easy - yeh right. Anyway, Cam cover off like this Remove the cam and screw Undid the 2 bolts that hold the generator on. Careful of the right one as there is a thin wire near the the bolt that can easily break. A couple of soft taps with a rubber mallet ans a flat driver under it. Armature exposed Now I would like to show you a picture without the armature attached but I can't. The bl00dy thing will not shift. As per a post I put elsewhere, removing this is purely down to the right tools, the hope that no one has messed with it and luck. These are pushed on with a woodruff key to stop them from spinning. Mine has been on for about 48 years. It the central hole there is a part thread (about 20mm deep) before it goes to nothing and then hits the end of the crank. The thread is a M8 P1.25 but most bolts of that size are too out of tolerance to get a decent fit. The wobble in the thread and pulling on them will ruin the thread. There is a special tool and I have contacted someone who may be able to make me a tool of the right material. I have tried using a block of wood each side of the armature and a metal bar across the block - nothing moved. I have tried attaching a puller (arrived today) - nothing. If I don't get any joy from the guy I contacted I will possibly drill the center hole and thread it to a M10 (It shouldn't make any difference to fit of anything but might give me a better thread to work with) or cut the thing of. I can get a NOS one for about £100 assuming I get caught for import duty so, although I don't want to waste this part or take on the additional cost, but these are available so I am not too fussed about breaking it if I have to.

Great stuff mate.

Maybe you can help me with a "boil" problem I have at the moment........................................................

At the moment is Sunny Shelthorpe. What about you? Looking to move in a year or so to Nanpanton/Forest Road or maybe Shepshed. Whatever my beautiful other half wants. You need to come to my work Jason. Astounding brains, no common sense and little knowledge of life - or dress sense - especially the Prof's!!

Looked at your bobber and had a recent bid on a xvs 125 as a project. Didn't win it though.

I have had some very odd friends I would rather not see again John!!

Sorry but I have to say it. I hope they catch the scum and cut their bo11ocks off. It is a great place to visit. I loved it there.

Not all bad then!

Hi and welcome to the forum. I will keep an eye out for the XJ

I can't help, I have never seen a farcebook page. Haven't seen twit- ter either. I don't understand why anyone would want to know when I went to the toilet and stuff like that. Must be an old age thing!

I tried that but ended up kicking her into touch. Much easier. If you have any questions, just pop them into the relevant sections found on the home page. Don't tell anyone but I actually like the Drag star.

What would you like to know about the wiring? I have never found a readable diagram on the net either.

Hi and welcome to the forum. 25 years of hard labour was it?

That is really bad news mate. Fix it, get it home, sell it and buy another. A 2 stroke this time.

Are you sure that the word and pictures match? I didn't know old minis had things like "Seat belt warning diodes". The first problem is that you have a diagram with 2 fuses and a picture with 4 pictures. Personally, I would run a live to the stalks fuse if things wound me up to much. however, All cars are different but I do recall that live feeds to the stalks were often from the hazard switch. I also recall that often the horns worked without the ignition being on. You only need 2 circuits to work without the ignition: 1) Hazards 2) interior lights The diagram looks like the Mauve is the feed to the stalk however, the mauve in on the second fuse in the picture ?? I would go 1) confirm what works and doesn't as it is 2) check everything works when a feed is put directly into fuse 3 3) identify what side of the fuse board is live, thus identifying what wire is causing the issue (green/white or green/brown 4) ask yourself; should anything work from fuse 3 that doesn't need the ignition 5) confirm is the car has an alternator or dynamo 6) check the rear of the ignition switch for any broken wires 7) check the hazard switch for any issues 8) run a short piece of wire with 2 spade connectors from a different fuse to fuse 3 using the unused spades on the board 9) check if everything works with the short wire in place 10) using the answer from number 3, find out where this wire leads 11) get a better wiring diagram with the correct wiring layout Not sure if this is helpful. Oh yeh, just to tell you I have never owned a Mini. Yet!!

I don't know, the number of strokes is right for me but it is much too modern for my liking. Maybe someone else on the forum could give you a better idea.

You can advertise it on this site LINKY and ask for offers or put it on ebay. Not having a minimum price will put a lot of people off though.

I will offer 99p if you can deliver it.