aprilia project

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 DING DING ROUND 2!!!    got the other shell out last night

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and if that fails there's always .................

[DavidLaver]

Come on - don't try kidding us - its ALL of the above.  Just accept that now and make up three sets of sills (etc etc) and another few to sell on and keep the tooling ready for other orders. 

David

[fay66]

and if that fails there's always .................

Gordon Bennett! 

Brian
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[chugga boom]

and if that fails there's always .................

Gordon Bennett! 

Brian
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thats actually the best out the bunch!! very very origional just needs sills and floors, very very straight forward to repair however if this cars done then the others will probably not get done 

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After a few months of pondering i decided to bite the bullet and get moving on an aprilia, business has expanded and i've now took next door aswell so perfect for more space for more renovation work in quiet times, i decided to start the green car as it was the most origional and have bare metalled it and started making new inner and outer sills, the engine now turns over on the starter after rebuilding the starter (nice job!!!!) and webber stripped cleaned etc, timing chain tensioner replaced as it was missing , valve and ignition timing done and its trying to start but i think there maybe more problems with the carb, anyway here she is in all her glory  

[fay66]

After a few months of pondering i decided to bite the bullet and get moving on an aprilia, business has expanded and i've now took next door aswell so perfect for more space for more renovation work in quiet times, i decided to start the green car as it was the most origional and have bare metalled it and started making new inner and outer sills, the engine now turns over on the starter after rebuilding the starter (nice job!!!!) and webber stripped cleaned etc, timing chain tensioner replaced as it was missing , valve and ignition timing done and its trying to start but i think there maybe more problems with the carb, anyway here she is in all her glory  

Another Super Chugga Restoration to keep us all glued to the screen waiting for the next episode then

Brian
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[Parisien]

Great to see the gloves on and beer bottle out Chugga.......the very best of luck with her....but you've done all this before?!


P

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yes done this sort of thing many times over just never an aprilia, here's a few more pics

[lancialulu]

James

You may be just losing the spark when trying to start??

Tim

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Tim we checked this out just incase and all seems ok, basically we checked valve + ignition timing, tappet clearances, we had a sticking exhaust valve which is now cured , tappets had to be reset after a bit of churning over , presumably rust on valve seats?? , compression has now come up to a respectable figure again probably down to the valves bedding in, cracking spark at the points and plugs, carb was stripped and cleaned and 2nd choke freed off, accelorater pump is working and spraying fuel in , cleaned comutator up and fitted new brushes to the starter as it turned over very very slowly before hand, cutting along story short with the ignition on 6v and starter on 12v it was trying to fire but still wouldn't quite go, will probably have another go this weekend but i really need to crack on with the panel work as owen is already prepping the roof ( he's catching me up   ) will keep you posted

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I forget to mention its not wetting the plugs and cylinders nor plugs smell of fuel which suggests carb to me, if it was ignition then surely it would wet the plugs  

[lancialulu]

James

Am sure you have tried this but have you used a easystart spray on the carb  inlet when cranking? Could just be old petrol or something that needs some help...

Tim

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Fresh fuel straight into the carbs float chamber+ easy start and still want go , personally i think its lack of compression or not enough compression maybe? my lads 50cc quad had a similar fault and would only start off a bump , turned out to be insufficient valve cleance dropping the compression just enough to make it impossible to start, the aprilia obviously has rust on the valve seats as the tappets were set then the exhaust valves on 2 cylinders closed up after cranking over and a couple of inlets did to, compression has vastly improved after probably 5mins in total of turning over and i'm just wondering if there is still not quite enough compression to draw fuel through hense no wet plugs and not enough to fire maybe wrong but any suggestions welcome

[rogerelias]

Crikey easystart thats horrible stuff too harsh, try firing wd40 down the carb as being cranked, less harsh as an aside, the Australian easistart is called, wait for it............ Start U orphan only the aussies