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Message: [QUOTE="Ol'89r, post: 1318125, member: 17212"] Wes. What matters more is that the brake is on the left. :whoa: If those old Triumphs aren't leaking oil, it's because they are out. Kinda like a Harley without the vibrating foot pegs. :laugh: A B7 is too hot. Should have A B8 or B9. Soot was probably caused by too fat of jetting and the altitude. The cracked primary chain adjuster boss is caused by using the old sealing washer over and over and over-tightening the plug. The washer forms itself into a little wedge and splits the case at the thread. Can be tig welded. Where did you find those Whitworth files? Been looking for one of those for years. ;) When you adjust your valves, be sure the valve on the left side is fully open when you adjust the valve on the right side and visa versa. Your horn was designed and built by a guy named Joe Lucas, aka, "The Prince of Darkness". There is no logical reason why it works or doesn't work. You can try to adjust the little screw on the back of it while pushing the horn button. Good thing you replaced the condensers too. Bad condensers will cause a set of points to burn. Some of the guys reading this are asking, what the hell's a condenser? :coocoo: The loss of oil pressure concerns me. There are only a few things that will cause that. Excessive clearance on the big end of the rods or a cracked crank journal. Bad crank seal in the timing cover. Bad oil pressure release valve in the timing cover or a bad oil pump. You can access the crank seal and the oil pump by removing the timing cover. Make sure the oil pump has good suction and the check balls are sealing. Something as simple as a piece of dirt in one of the check balls will reduce oil pressure. Remove the oil pressure release valve from the front of the timing cover and check the piston and spring for proper movement. This valve blows off the excess oil pressure when the pressure gets too high. Make sure the spring is ok and the piston is not stuck open. I would recommend using a pressure gauge in place of the sending unit to find out what the actual pressure is. Now, if I can just get this mental image of Pred in his wifes panties out of my mind. :yikes: [/QUOTE]

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