The CB250RS lives....again

Lozzo · Oct 5, 2003

I swopped the engines over with one that I bought last weekend.
Everything went very well, no bolts stripped, no brackets broke and it
fired up 2nd kick.

I did all the usual checks for tight bolts etc and adjusted cables and
tickover and took it for a short spin round the block. A mile away from
the house I stopped in a layby just to check things were OK and to make
sure the tickover was right after it had warmed up properly. Then I
noticed the oil burning on the exhaust, and the steady drip onto the
floor below the front of the engine. Took a quick shufty and spotted the
3 inch long crack in the lower crankcase right down by the front engine
mounts.

**** **** ****!

Looks like the muppet I bought the spares and engine from had hammered
the lower engine mounting bolt out and cracked the case. I'll have to
get the bugger welded now. Ar least I don't have to get the egine out to
do it.

It ran nicely enough though.

--
Lozzo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, various CB250RSs
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

Ginge · Oct 5, 2003

Looks like the muppet I bought the spares and engine from had hammered
the lower engine mounting bolt out and cracked the case. I'll have to
get the bugger welded now.
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Why not use some of that epoxy based metal repair putty?

£5's worth from Halfrauds should cover it.

Lozzo · Oct 5, 2003

Beelzebub had a fit and wibbled.....

Doesn't the offending article need to be free from oil and grease for that
to work though?
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I have a blowtorch and cellulose thinners, that'll do it.

--
Lozzo
ZZR1100D, GPZ500S, various CB250RSs
BOTAFOT#57/70a, BOTAFOF#57, two#49, MIB#22, TCP#7, BONY#9,
ANORAK#9, DIAABTCOD#14, UKRMT5BB, IBW#013, MIRTTH#15a/16,
BotToS#8, GP#2, SBS#10, SH#3, DFV#14, KoBV#3.
Url for ukrm newbies : http://www.ukrm.net/faq/ukrmscbt.html
www.mjkleathers.com

Salad Dodger · Oct 5, 2003

Beelzebub had a fit and wibbled.....

I have a blowtorch and cellulose thinners, that'll do it.
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I thought Bee was referring to you.

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| ___ Salad Dodger
|/ \ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C/exTS185C
_/_____\_ ..61036../..13743.../..3157./.19406/.fecked.
|_\_____/_| IMC#4 TPPFATUICG#7 YTC#4 DIAABTCOD#9 PM#5
(>|_|_|<) BOTAFOT #70 two#11 Ignoramus #0001
|__|_|__| BOTAFOF #09 IbW#0 & KotIbW# OSOS#07
\ |^| / WG* BotTOS #6 GP#4 ANORAK#17 FTB#14
\|^|/ 2003 RBR landmarks:99 points:2100 miles:8000
'^'

The Older Gentleman · Oct 5, 2003

Bear said:

Andy Bonwick wrote ...

Please mr engineer, sir; what's Belzona?
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The pimp for a hooker called Belle.

Grimly Curmudgeon · Oct 6, 2003

Belzona is the final part of the holy trinity of repairs: Duct tape
and Thistlebond being the other two.
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And the Blessed Loctite. (makes sign of holy squeezy bottles)

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
SbS#6? DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#16? FUB#3
FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19

The Older Gentleman · Oct 6, 2003

Grimly Curmudgeon said:

And the Blessed Loctite. (makes sign of holy squeezy bottles)
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And the Holy Cable Tie. Not forgetting the Beatified Hose Clip.

Platypus · Oct 6, 2003

The said:

And the Holy Cable Tie. Not forgetting the Beatified Hose Clip.
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Joobly clip. Currently controlling the bouncy exhaust tendency on El
Comfo.

--
Platypus - Faster Than Champ
VN800 Drifter, R80RT
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

Platypus · Oct 7, 2003

Pip said:

I'm sorry, but for ever, for me, these works of snail-drive wonder are
referred to as "(phonetic spelling) "Goo-bile Clips". This is because
a lad who worked (briefly) in the garage owned by a mate of mine was
one day detailed to organise the burgeoning Recovery Spares
department.

He did a fine job with several dexion shelving units, only managing to
sever a couple of web tendons and partially amputate no more than
eleven of his fingers during the construction - while breathing
stertorously through his mouth all the while.

The smaller stuff went into a couple of old filing cabinets, which he
laboriously labelled. Legends in large and clumsy childish script
appeared, scrawled on slightly lopsided sticky labels.
Such things as "Wipper Blayds", "Break Pdas" and "Blubs" were
apparently stuffed into the commodious drawers.

But his piece de resistance had to be "Gubile Clips".

All right, all right. You had to be there, OK?
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Heh. Imagine the labels if he'd had Tourette's as well...

--
Platypus - Faster Than Champ
VN800 Drifter, R80RT
DIAABTCOD#2 GPOTHUF#19
BOTAFOS#6 BOTAFOT#89 FTB#11
BOB#1 SBS#35 ANORAK#18 TWA#15

steve auvache · Oct 7, 2003

Pip wrote

I'm sorry, but for ever, for me, these works of snail-drive wonder are
referred to as "(phonetic spelling) "Goo-bile Clips". This is because
a lad who worked (briefly) in the garage owned by a mate of mine was
one day detailed to organise the burgeoning Recovery Spares
department.

He did a fine job with several dexion shelving units, only managing to
sever a couple of web tendons and partially amputate no more than
eleven of his fingers during the construction - while breathing
stertorously through his mouth all the while.

The smaller stuff went into a couple of old filing cabinets, which he
laboriously labelled. Legends in large and clumsy childish script
appeared, scrawled on slightly lopsided sticky labels.
Such things as "Wipper Blayds", "Break Pdas" and "Blubs" were
apparently stuffed into the commodious drawers.

But his piece de resistance had to be "Gubile Clips".
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And thus a legend is born

ROFL.

Paul Corfield · Oct 7, 2003

[young lad tidying up the car workshop]

He did a fine job with several dexion shelving units, only managing to
sever a couple of web tendons and partially amputate no more than
eleven of his fingers during the construction - while breathing
stertorously through his mouth all the while.

The smaller stuff went into a couple of old filing cabinets, which he
laboriously labelled. Legends in large and clumsy childish script
appeared, scrawled on slightly lopsided sticky labels.
Such things as "Wipper Blayds", "Break Pdas" and "Blubs" were
apparently stuffed into the commodious drawers.

But his piece de resistance had to be "Gubile Clips".
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LOL! It's the way you tell 'em.

William Grainger · Oct 7, 2003

I'm sorry, but for ever, for me, these works of snail-drive wonder are
referred to as "(phonetic spelling) "Goo-bile Clips". This is because
a lad who worked (briefly) in the garage owned by a mate of mine was
one day detailed to organise the burgeoning Recovery Spares
department.

He did a fine job with several dexion shelving units, only managing to
sever a couple of web tendons and partially amputate no more than
eleven of his fingers during the construction - while breathing
stertorously through his mouth all the while.

The smaller stuff went into a couple of old filing cabinets, which he
laboriously labelled. Legends in large and clumsy childish script
appeared, scrawled on slightly lopsided sticky labels.
Such things as "Wipper Blayds", "Break Pdas" and "Blubs" were
apparently stuffed into the commodious drawers.

But his piece de resistance had to be "Gubile Clips".
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*nice*

I prefer the "Break pdas" myself...

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