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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Impending bearing failure?
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<blockquote data-quote="hmaskill" data-source="post: 36040" data-attributes="member: 2477"><p>Hello,</p><p>My comet starts OK and runs well for about 12 miles, i.e. until it is nicely warmed up, then it loses power, slows down, and (if it is pulling hard, e.g. slightly uphill) there is a serious knocking sound coming from the engine. Retarding the ignition (it has a manual BTH magneto) has no effect. If it is going down-hill with the throttle closed, or almost closed, there is no such noise. This problem started suddenly after I had put the engine together having had the cylinder head off. It sounds serious. If it is a bearing about to fail, is it possible to tell which one other than by completely dismantling the engine (or having it dismantled)?</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Howard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hmaskill, post: 36040, member: 2477"] Hello, My comet starts OK and runs well for about 12 miles, i.e. until it is nicely warmed up, then it loses power, slows down, and (if it is pulling hard, e.g. slightly uphill) there is a serious knocking sound coming from the engine. Retarding the ignition (it has a manual BTH magneto) has no effect. If it is going down-hill with the throttle closed, or almost closed, there is no such noise. This problem started suddenly after I had put the engine together having had the cylinder head off. It sounds serious. If it is a bearing about to fail, is it possible to tell which one other than by completely dismantling the engine (or having it dismantled)? Regards, Howard. [/QUOTE]
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