Jump to content

Diagnosing a non-starter


Recommended Posts

Always had an eye for wartime Harleys. Never owned one, but hope to one day.

Here, Ash and Stuart at 'RiE-Store', a classic car and motorcycle restoration workshop near Chichester, take a look inside a 1942 Harley Davidson WLA.

Cheers, Deggers

Edited by Deggers
Link to post
Share on other sites

Stripping the carb down with a fag hanging out of his mouth! Definitely "Old school!"

Stuart.

Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, stuart said:

Stripping the carb down with a fag hanging out of his mouth! Definitely "Old school!"

Rizla papers : one for the points, one for the mechanic. Essentially a workshop multi-tool.  :)

More words of wisdom from Ash . . .

 

Cheers, Deggers

Link to post
Share on other sites

My father was an automobile electrician all his working (non-war) life, his father started the garage in 1912, initially to convert the London taxi cabs fleet from acetylene to electric lighting.  My Grandfather  was a superb engineer and magneto specialist,  doing all of the ignition systems for Malcolm Campbell's Bluebird cars.  Both my Grandfather and father smoked roll-up cigarettes and would have one constantly in their mouths, but using the Rizla Blue papers they would go out unless drawn.  In those days they would strip a dynamo or starter down and clean all of the components in a bowl of paraffin, yes with the cigarette hanging over the bowl.  As far as I know they never set themselves on fire.  The cigarette was relit on the gas flame that burnt all the time under the big soldering iron.  Life was simpler then!

Link to post
Share on other sites

My old G`uvnor back in the seventies who was a proper east end villain always had a cigarette on the go and back in those days all the commercials we used to repaint were done in synthetic, to get a good finish he would boil up the paint on a single ring Belling electric stove and I lost count of the number of times his fag ash would drop in the paint while he was stirring it to nearly boiling, He always used to say "Dont worry about it boy it`ll give it a bit more body" :wacko:

Stuart.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Please familiarise yourself with our Terms and Conditions. By using this site, you agree to the following: Terms of Use.