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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: oil leak
« by limeyrob on 16.12. 2023 19:50 »

......  engine instead. The pumps are off so I could push a rod into both the oil feed holes and feel the  ............  the untouched engine it took a small but definite push. My thought is take the pump off and gently feel  ......

...... 'day Vitto. Fun isn't it? Make sure the push rod is seated correctly in the cam follower cup.  ............  a bit of oil down there, give the rod a twist as you seat it. You should then be able  ............  lift the follower with the rod a bit. Are there any marks on the push rod? It  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Dreaded rocker box leak
« by Greybeard on 07.05. 2022 19:13 »

......  method for those pesky pushy rods: open all the adjusters fully. Hold the  ............  of a length of soft gardening wire around each push rod. As you lower the box, manouvre the wires to  ............  the rods in the cups. A bright torch helps. When the rods  ............  down the box. As the adjusters are fully out, the pushrods can drop out of the cup, so cut the elastic  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Dural pushrods. What do we think?
« by KiwiGF on 17.07. 2022 21:29 »

......  one time many of the dural push rods on the market had an incorrect radius on the  ............ .   Once the radius problem was fixed the dural rods have been fine for nearly 10,000 miles in my GF,  ............  taking into account the different material of the push rod (which I doubt get very hot). ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A10 RGS spec engine clicking noise
« by Evan91b on 08.08. 2021 15:41 »

......  a stop, I was only using the suction of the push rod in the cup to pull it up, but it hits  ............  position). Springs appear good aswell and no bent push rods.  Evan. ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Setting the tappets on new build
« by Beeza on 24.01. 2021 07:23 »

......  And then both methods work well. Again ensure the push rods are seated in the rockers positively, I  ............  you have backed of the adjusters to the max, a push rod can easily slip out to the side of the rocker  ............  even. If you can, try and see/ensure that the push rod ends are in their cups.  As per Orabanda,  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A10 Serious Smoking - The Outcomes
« by sean on 21.08. 2021 13:39 »

......  and found several bits of grit tucked away in the push rod tunnel about a quarter of a teaspoon all  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Top end strip
« by East_Coast_BSA on 15.10. 2016 04:41 »

......  start turning. It works really well. As far as push tubes go, I never have a problem. I have long  ............  the rocker and I can feel the cup capture the rod. I never use sealant on anything, just dry paper  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Barrel spigot
« by TimK on 07.12. 2019 21:41 »

......  existing timed breather So it is in through the push rod tunnel & out via the primary    So would  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Oil Supply to the Rockers
« by berger on 26.10. 2020 11:37 »

......  rocker box bolts. my idea being more oil down the push rod tunnel to cam and followers after seeing the  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A7 Sludge trap plug problems
« by Degsy on 03.04. 2021 10:01 »

......  to wind it out with a small easyout and a long rod helping push through the oilway from the timing  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Short rod A10 motor info
« by Swarfcut on 30.12. 2019 19:53 »

......  problem to me with the slightly weaker small end rod eye and a bigger A10 piston pin. It will be  ............  for this off the wall suck it and see, nice to push the boundary. Well done.   I'd take the simple  ............ , A7 crank, small journal A10 rods and pistons, plus an A10 barrel (good use for  ......

...... .   I think that the BSA and other parallel twin push-rod engines aready provided excellent power to  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: 3 easy questions(but not for myself)
« by RichardL on 01.02. 2010 00:23 »

...... " , but. You don't mention if the lever is in the rod-contact position, but I supose it is. Assuming  ............  is in the rod-contact position, having a straight arm makes the  ............  is that a previous owner had the clutch push rod lever at the wrong rotation on the operating  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Polished Rods
« by Truckedup on 26.12. 2020 19:53 »

......  the 1930's the UK metal industry made a big push for aluminum rods. There were industry ads  ............ . Besides some bikes, I don't believe aluminum rods were used in any other engine. The fatigue  ............  of alloy rods was not an issue when the bikes were produced.  ............  ones when needed...  when I found three sets of rods suffering from the same fault, I figured the  ............  are the same..I bought new aftermarket rods ,$450.....A lot of money but a broken rod at  ............  alot more expensive. And with my luck, the thrown rod locks the rear wheel, the bike goes down and  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A10 pushrods
« by scotty on 29.03. 2019 14:22 »

......  sounds like you have mastered the art of the VW push rod conversion and I like it. Thanks for sharing  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: to remove this magneto gear!
« by groily on 07.05. 2008 17:43 »

...... . In principle a firm tap on the hex ought to push the mag off the pinion. The force of the tap is  ............  size, then screw in long bolt (or threaded rod with 2 nuts locked together to make a head) and  ............  it to push the armature shaft off the taper. Or 2. you could  ............ -advance, with its central screw pressing on the rod and do it that way - gentler but finding an  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: burman thread size
« by groily on 27.10. 2010 19:01 »

...... . Problem with turning down is that the clutch push-rod on the Burman is quite a chunky thing and  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A10 head gasket breakin
« by berger on 07.05. 2020 10:30 »

......  did mine a few weeks ago after finding a push rod problem, the rods are safe in the cam  ............  being pulled out, so get the engine turned so the rods are as equal as possible. then right angle-ish  ............  it a good flat fit on the head and get the rods in the correct slots. it is advisable to fix the  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: cylinder head
« by berger on 14.04. 2020 19:05 »

......  shows the difference 1/16th of an inch makes on push rod length regarding angle of inlet rocker, on a  ............  a lot with putting in what I thought were A7 push rods on the previous top end build. ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Reducing the compression ratio
« by bsa-bill on 04.04. 2013 16:11 »

......   I couldnt get the push rod tubes to seat without leaking or distorting.   ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: exhaust valve clearances
« by muskrat on 27.05. 2012 20:51 »

......  in line with the valve stem. So either a shorter push rod or thicker rockerbox or cylinder base gaskets  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Push rods
« by Brian on 03.08. 2010 15:57 »

......  gadget.  http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BSA-A7-BSA-A10-Push-Rod-Aligning-Comb-Tool-P179-/190419969510?cmd= ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: any piston ideas
« by muskrat on 08.01. 2013 07:54 »

......  as well. The only way out is to make longer push rods by the same amount as the added comp plate  ............  head gasket. Easy enough out of duralumin rod. I used a 60thou" thick extra head gasket to drop  ............  no ill affects. I'll get around to making longer push rods one day, and a thicker head gasket from Lani. ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: A10 pushrods
« by Tomcat on 14.04. 2017 06:29 »

...... Push rods do flex, engine manufacturers use overhead  ............  train weight). I've often wondered if a 'pull rod' would have been better than a push rod?  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Backfire left cylinder
« by bikerboy on 21.03. 2019 00:47 »

......  are about equal in care you have trapped a push rod on the outside of the cup.  A compression  ............ ? It might well be that there is some cleaning product flying around in there and hitting the spark  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Best replacement upgrade clutch
« by duTch on 07.11. 2018 22:04 »

......   .....Anyone know of a bearing conversion for the push rod/ pressure plate ? That pressure plate tit  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Timing side bush
« by RichardL on 17.01. 2020 12:20 »

......  a spray can lid then machined it down to be a push fit in the outer race. Truth time, the 2nd one  ............  a push fit. The plug was then bored out to take the  ............  for the taking from the DIY shop and a plastic rod of adequate diameter was available. I guess I  ......

......  to see if the head gasket is blowing into the push rod tunnel, altho my endescope might tell me that  ............  running it there are bound to be signs on the push rods if it is.  If all else fails then make sure  ......
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A7 & A10 Engine / Re: Pushrod puzzle
« by RichardL on 14.02. 2019 06:17 »

......  happening here is landing the bottom ends of the pushrods on the lips of the lifters, rather than in  ............  my desk this morning playing around with an old push rod and cam follower and I can see how it could  ......
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