If you know.......

[paulst]

used to get it on a regular basis back in the seventies with 6mm exhaust manifold studs on various Japanese motorbikes that exhaust manifolds were right behind the front mudguard to pick up all the road muck, it was fun trying to find the centre on those to remove them....

Yep, that sounds very familiar. If I recall correctly 70’s Jap’ bike engines were made from 10% aly’ and 90% monkey metal. That’s an unidentifiable alloy that contains 80% monkey s••• for those of you that haven’t had the pleasure. Loved them though.

 

[yellow belly]

Had this happen recently on the cutting deck of the mower sorting the timing belt out. So far they work a treat, just waiting for them to snap off in the knacked bolt to really screw me over!

 

[wytonpjs]

My dad had one. As kids we always used to get the salmon smell that preceded it all going bang

Yes, I remember that too and my dad going silent!

 

[finbar]

Yes, when they were tuned they had a habit of blowing head gaskets if you weren't spot on torqueing the head down right! Mine had the cylinders bored out, High Compression Powermax pistons, Piper high lift cam, twin Webber 40's and a limited slip diff! A can remember them been police cars Northumbria police
As long as you got all of the torque setting right they were quick and reliable! Pulling off the start line my front wheels were rarely on the ground for the first 20 yards or so!
Ah, definitely sweet, sweet memories! (Back in the days when I had hair growing on my head rather than just out of my ears and nose)

 

[bullet chucker]

You are lucky, that is how mine grows now, only a different colour.

BC.