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Thanks Tom, good advice, I was thinking the same about the top end too, when I get that far!

Regards
Steve.

Hi Mickey
Yes, I’ve cleaned the sludge trap (and everything else) to within an inch of its life, not taking any chances!
New rubber thingy ready to go, thanks for your opinion, appreciated.

Regards
Steve.

I’ll be starting the rebuild on my 500 soon and I have a questions regarding assembly lubes. On the face of it, they seem like a good idea, especially if the rebuild may take a month or so as in my case due to time I can spare for it. I’m especially concerned about the lubrication of the big end she...

That’s great info VSB! I’ve had a look at Draganfly’s website , looks promising, I’ll definitely be pursuing that, could be a game changer, I’ll let you know how I get on.
Apologies for not replying earlier btw, life getting in the way!
Regards
Steve.

Hi Anne Thanks for your reply, what you say makes sense, the blue book says to never re use them, which is why I was asking. Hi Fiona Thanks also for your reply, I am aware of the 2nd oversize shells from Mdina but I want to avoid them if there’s any chance of getting 1st oversized shells, I might l...

Well I feel a bit sheepish, I contacted the seller of the Fiat shells and they were main bearings , hence only six, silly me but at least I know now !

Second paragraph should read con rod bolts of course!

Steve.

I dropped off my 500 crank last week for a re grind and I have two obstacles to overcome which I’m hoping the informed on this wonderful forum can help me with? Firstly shells! I’m trying to locate first undersized shells, yes I know original ones are like Rocking horse do da so I’ve been scouring f...

Hi Hendre & Steve. Appreciate you guys answering, I have gone for 20/50 semi synth with added Zinc ( can’t hurt, can it!) Hendre, according to the in-laws you’ve had decent weather, wish we could have some here, sometimes this Island has it’s disadvantages :cry: Steve, you definitely will want t...

Hi Harry

Thanks for your input, you’re confirming my thoughts, including using an oil with ZDDP.
Anyone else have any thoughts/ advice?

Hi Ming Thanks for the welcome, I can’t wait to get her out on the road, I’ve already done the belt and the shoes, the starter did work but as I had the cover off to do the belt I thought I may as well have the shoes re- lined as they were extremely low anyway. I also drained and re- filled the star...

Thanks Hendre for the response, as I’m only intending to ride in summer I was wondering if a semi synthetic 20/50 might be the way to go, my thinking being that it might maintain better oil pressure especially when cold?
Any one else out there have differing opinions or do you all use 10/40?

Hi guys, I’m new to the forum, recently bought a 1980 500, I’m wanting to change the oil (although it looks like new on the dip stick) just to satisfy myself there’s no bits floating around inside. Having delved into researching oils for older engines I realise this isn’t as simple a decision as I t...

Hello one and all. I’m Steve from Rugby and I’ve recently scratched a forty year long itch and bought a 1980 500. She’s not perfect by any means, look closely and you’ll see the red respray (according to the log book she was originally grey) leaves a lot to be desired, I plan to correct that! But ge...