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<blockquote data-quote="pmcmanners" data-source="post: 173117" data-attributes="member: 5639"><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH !!!</span></strong></p><p></p><p>Many thanks to all those that read the original post and a BIG thank you to those who took the time to answer - much appreciated.</p><p></p><p>After many hours carrying out tests, writing this post and reading replies we <strong>final fixed the issue</strong>.</p><p></p><p>After all the tests, we decided to flash the dynamo. So we took the end cap off to see the "F" (field) and "D" (armature) wires and make a note of their colours. As we were figuring the "F" and "D" wires out, at the last moment we found a very fraile looking loose wire that looked as though it should be connected to a Brush - the only way to get a good look at this was to remove the whole dynamo from the engine. The removal went smoothly, especially after we found out the sprocket turning the dynamo was running on top of the chain. After removing the dynamo it was clear that the small copper wire built into one of the brushes has snapped! After repairing this with a small piece of multicore wire and a soldering iron we reattached the wire. Also, as the dynamo was off the bike we gave it a good clean with thinners and a small screwdriver (segments). We attached the dynamo back onto the engine, connected the regulator and started the bike - YES, the amp meter on the headlight moved up to 6 amps with a small rev of the engine and you could see the lights get slightly brighter/dimmer with each rev.</p><p></p><p>The medium/long term plan is to fit an Alton 12v system for reliability and better lighting on the bike.</p><p></p><p>But as usual with old engines it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back. After finally fixing the dynamo issue we notices a decent petrol leak (constant drip every 4 seconds) from the right hand side carb. which was not there previously. It looks like it is coming from the bottom of the carb. itself (large cylinder) and not the pipe and fibre washes below. <strong>Just wondering if the base of the carb. is screwed on?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">Thank you for being a great little community and helping out a new Vincent Black Shadow Owner</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pmcmanners, post: 173117, member: 5639"] [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH !!![/COLOR][/B] Many thanks to all those that read the original post and a BIG thank you to those who took the time to answer - much appreciated. After many hours carrying out tests, writing this post and reading replies we [B]final fixed the issue[/B]. After all the tests, we decided to flash the dynamo. So we took the end cap off to see the "F" (field) and "D" (armature) wires and make a note of their colours. As we were figuring the "F" and "D" wires out, at the last moment we found a very fraile looking loose wire that looked as though it should be connected to a Brush - the only way to get a good look at this was to remove the whole dynamo from the engine. The removal went smoothly, especially after we found out the sprocket turning the dynamo was running on top of the chain. After removing the dynamo it was clear that the small copper wire built into one of the brushes has snapped! After repairing this with a small piece of multicore wire and a soldering iron we reattached the wire. Also, as the dynamo was off the bike we gave it a good clean with thinners and a small screwdriver (segments). We attached the dynamo back onto the engine, connected the regulator and started the bike - YES, the amp meter on the headlight moved up to 6 amps with a small rev of the engine and you could see the lights get slightly brighter/dimmer with each rev. The medium/long term plan is to fit an Alton 12v system for reliability and better lighting on the bike. But as usual with old engines it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back. After finally fixing the dynamo issue we notices a decent petrol leak (constant drip every 4 seconds) from the right hand side carb. which was not there previously. It looks like it is coming from the bottom of the carb. itself (large cylinder) and not the pipe and fibre washes below. [B]Just wondering if the base of the carb. is screwed on? [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]Thank you for being a great little community and helping out a new Vincent Black Shadow Owner[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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