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    Giveaway from MikesXS: XSCharge Permanent Magnet Alternator Kit (ends 11:59pm EST on March 1, 2017)

    Count me in. 1981 hardtail chop, here in the UK.
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    Oil leak from camshaft end

    Today it wouldn't start. I was huffing and puffing and the bike was popping and sighing but wouldn't even get close to starting. Of course, in fiddling round with the threaded rod sticking out the right hand side of the camshaft, I'd put the little magnets on the electronic ignition on the left...
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    Right amount of engine oil with sump filter conversion

    Many thanks. I was worried that maybe I'd been overfilling it which was why my camshaft oil seal was leaking.
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    Right amount of engine oil with sump filter conversion

    Hi. My 1980 engine has a sump filter conversion. See picture. I just wondered, does this alter the amount of engine oil I should put in? If so, does anyone know the correct amount? It's difficult to use the sight glass because I don't have a centre stand and I read somewhere that the marks on...
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    Oil leak from camshaft end

    Thanks gents. You're right it has a Boyer electronic ignition. That explains it. The engine is a 1980. It doesn't really have any Yam parts apart from the engine. It's a proper hardtail frame, not a bolt on, made by a company over here in the UK called Route 66 many years ago. The previous owner...
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    Oil leak from camshaft end

    Phew. Thanks. I'll stop sweating it. Yeah, you're right, definitely need an impact driver. I tried a hex key with an extension but couldn't budge the thing. Thanks again.
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    Oil leak from camshaft end

    Hi. I'm losing oil from the right hand camshaft seal. Despite my prayers, it's not fixed itself. In fact it's got worse. I'm not much of a mechanic but thought I'd have a crack at fixing it myself. There's some good advice and a few photos elsewhere on this forum. So I got a seal, o-ring and...
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