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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #40 on: June 09, 2019, 21:58:51 »
Wuss  lol
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #41 on: June 09, 2019, 22:14:00 »
You know the theory some people have that a layer of dirt protects, well....

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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #42 on: June 09, 2019, 22:27:57 »
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #43 on: June 10, 2019, 03:43:22 »
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #44 on: June 10, 2019, 05:10:06 »
Kerosene is much cheaper and (I never thought I'd ever say this) safer.
To be happy, I don't need private helicopters,a Florida house or a yacht. I'm fine with my motorcycle,a trip to a forest in Bavaria and some lunch money.

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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #45 on: June 10, 2019, 07:21:31 »
Shiny Silver  :text-woo: :icon_drool5:
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #46 on: June 10, 2019, 07:21:37 »
I usually use Paraffin but I had run out. I had two choices, watch the telly or go to the Man Cave and improvise  :fix:
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #47 on: June 10, 2019, 07:21:59 »
I like a nice 2 stroke mix... leaves a nice film of oil after the explosive bit evaporates.



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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #48 on: June 10, 2019, 09:21:38 »
@NTBooth -  :icon_wink:  yes, on the video I was half-expecting an exuberant cockney voice-over saying
"just spray the magic mixture on into those hard-to-reach nooks and crannies and give it a good old scrub with the brush (free if you order in the next 24 hours) and just watch that old grime disappear - as if by magic"!  Available online, and at all good stores, Wilkos, Asda, Sportsdirect.
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #49 on: June 10, 2019, 09:34:20 »
Its immediately clear that with those gloves, and an impeccable pump action - this is not your first time "featuring" in videos.

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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #50 on: June 10, 2019, 09:45:03 »
@Gassoon, when have you ever known me to try and flog stuff on here?

@Josh - In my other videos I have leather gloves.
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2019, 13:06:38 »
The gloves didn't bother me as much as the turmoil he put poor Gordon the Gopher through afterwards. ###
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2019, 13:44:05 »

@Josh - In my other videos I have leather gloves.

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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #53 on: June 11, 2019, 16:53:50 »
I removed the fuel pump today to remove the dregs of fuel from the tank, given that the bike has been standing (outside) for up to nine years I was astonished at how little rust and general shite there was in there.
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #54 on: June 11, 2019, 17:40:45 »
Do we have an auto wiring gurus on here? This is making me scratch my head. The bike came with the ignition barrel cut off so I was left with the wire tail, I bought an ignition switch with most of the wire tail cut off, so, simple, a bit of soldering and presto!

Except, the tail that comes from the loom has seven wires, 'how can that be' I hear you say, 'the plug on the end only has six pins  :shrug: Stripping back the insulation shows that the two red wires are spliced together, that says to me that the ignition switch needs separate feeds for different functions (why not do that inside the barrel)?

There are no markings on the red wires to distinguish between them. Any ideas (Parking light)?

I have stuffed it all into a connector block to prove it works before starting to solder, currently, with the two red wires in any order, I have no indicators or parking light.
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #55 on: June 11, 2019, 19:38:05 »
I think it will be a matter of testing which wires are live once the ignition is switched on and looping a wire across to give power to the park light and indicators.
Just an idea as I'm not there to dabble as I would if it was in my shop .
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #56 on: June 11, 2019, 21:01:19 »
According to the schematic for a K4 bike, there are only 4 wires into the ignition switch.Red,orange,orange and white and brown.At the first connector, red goes to black with a red tracer on the loom.Orange goes to orange, orange with a white tracer goes to orange and white (on the loom),and brown goes to brown.With the ignition switch on, red connects to orange which goes to the terminal block under the air box.Orange with a white tracer connects to brown.In the parking light position, red and brown connect together.The red wire on the switch is fed from F3,and the brown goes straight to the side/parking lights.Hope that’s clear, it’s from the Haynes manual.On the K5 model there are 5 wires.So I suspect it’s a K5 bike,unless it’s had a later loom fitted when the original corroded into the ether.Hope you can understand that.
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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #57 on: June 12, 2019, 00:37:37 »
I'm the donor of CJ and I am very interested in this restoration. I'm sipping some of that lovely Jamesons Mr. Rat gave me while reading this thread.

I posted the V5C that Mr. Rat and I filled in to the DVLA today so the bureaucratic side of changing ownership is underway.

I do hope the engine and gearbox are okay inside. It will be great to see CJ running again!

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Re: The restoration of CJ
« Reply #58 on: June 12, 2019, 00:59:28 »
Good grief, I could have died!!



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