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CHAPTER FOUR
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Starting the ENGINE!
February 2003 sees me
starting work on the bike again, by now I was hoping that it would be
well on the way to being run-in. Wrong!, during the months of October to
February I have been incredibly busy with events such as Guy Fawkes
night, Christmas, New Year, weekends and week days that all seem to roll
into one and disappear before you wake up, all of which has left me with
no time at all to do vital work on the bike - or on the other hand I
have been too bone idle to get on with it. Not that the latter has any
truth in it of course.
Anyway, here I am. I
started to do a bit of work in February; this was in the form of trying
to start the beast. I have not as yet completed the wiring so I can’t
see if the lights are working, but I could short-cut the wiring by
connecting the battery directly to the coil. I’ve done this because I am
at the stage where anticipation has taken over from patience and I want
to hear what it sounds like and to see if the engine is OK after the
rebuild.
Now the bike is at the
stage where I can start it, I need to make sure the engine is run-in
properly; failure in this will mean the engine may not last very long
and also have problems during its working life.
 With
today’s technology there is an enormous bank of information and products
designed to make the task easier. I have spent some time researching the
subject of “Recommended Oils” for running in a new engine. I have
received emails, surfed the net, asked dealers, asked clubs,
individuals, friends, neighbours, and even grabbed a couple of bikers
filling up at the local garage, that was a mistake, they were the type
of bikers that eat nails for breakfast and did not appreciate me asking
such impertinent questions. A hasty retreat was called for after quickly
saying “Have a Nice Day”, mistake number 2, the look I received left me
feeling like I had just been de-evolved 25.000 years and should be
swinging through the trees.
I can now reveal to
you, and you alone, the results of this secret consultation with
different experts in the field of oils for a top of the line,
sophisticated, sleek, balanced tarmac searing mean machine, my Ural.
Below are listed the
latest technological oils I have used, I do ask you not to reveal this
list to any unauthorised persons as this may contravene the rules of
several secret organisations.
Engine oil:
Halfords or any other manufacturer’s standard 20w/50
Gearbox oil:
Rock Oil ST 90 Gear Oil
Differential:
Rock Oil EP140 Gear Oil
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Having filled
the engine, etc. with oil to the required levels, connected the
now fully charged power plant (battery), placed some fuel in the
tank I was ready to give it a whirl, so-to-speak. Unlike Amal
carburettors which I fitted to my MT9, the Jikov carbs do not
have the priming button where you fill and overflow the float
chamber with fuel. |
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All you have is a cold
start lever, I haven’t really worked out what this lever does apart from
click into place, and no change seems to take place at all. |
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