Does anyone know if a technical article on the Leader/Arrow engine ever appeared in the 'Blue Un' - that is 'The Motor Cycle' please? If so, what was the publication date please?

Thanks,
Stuart

The Pazon system is excellent and that was a good price!

Only 8 short studs with an alloy head? Sounds like a recipe for gasket leaks.

And it has a 9 stud alloy head on an earlier - presumably 8 stud - barrel.

Engine no. prefix is TE. As pointed out in June, It has an alloy head, as would be expected for a '55 machine, but it is on top of a barrel from an all-iron engine with nuts between the second and third fins.

Thanks David; that is helpful. I wondered if they were pressurised or gas-filled, but apparently not.

Clearly, they are not sealed units Brian. If I had thought they were, I would not have asked.

Stuart

Please can anyone advise on stripping and refurbishing Arrow/Leader front suspension dampers?

Thanks.

Stuart

There's a few details here: http://ariel-square-four.blogspot.com/search/label/Bernard%20Ashpole?m=0 Not sure what this is supposed to show? What it does show - amongst other things - is a completely unsatisfactory way to finish a small end bush with a hand reamer. There is little chance of getting...

Thanks for your interest Roy. I could probably make a batch, if there was sufficient demand.

Stuart

The iron engines do tend to leak at the joint if the nuts are not tightened down very carefully and evenly several times. That is why the alloy head engines had an extra head bolt. If the joint is leaking badly, there may be no alternative other than to dismantle and fit a new gasket. Did you check ...