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<blockquote data-quote="Pushrod Twin" data-source="post: 93188" data-attributes="member: 340"><p>Correct, I am well aware of the "missing rear head bolt" on most Egli twins. However, as I have built a "twin cylinder Comet" I had an irrepressible urge to tie the rear head in, albeit lightly, through a sloppy hole, per standard Vincent folklore, for a little more structural integrity. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I believe Egli left it out for the same reasons that The Factory left them loose, expansion of the alloy engine. Imagine the forces on the light gauge 4" back bone & brazed brackets as the engine stretches. MacIntosh didn't even make rear brackets for his Egli frames, he just substituted them with a pair of small triangular plates between the back bone & down tubes! </p><p></p><p>The resealed pushrods tubes turned out to be a draw 1 each fixed & worse! And now I have an ignition misfire. Changed the plugs, lovely colour, didnt help.Cleaned the points & wiped the oil off the bakelite end plate which holds the cutout wire, didnt work. Will have to resort to using my KVFTT & lock up the manual advance. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pushrod Twin, post: 93188, member: 340"] Correct, I am well aware of the "missing rear head bolt" on most Egli twins. However, as I have built a "twin cylinder Comet" I had an irrepressible urge to tie the rear head in, albeit lightly, through a sloppy hole, per standard Vincent folklore, for a little more structural integrity. :D I believe Egli left it out for the same reasons that The Factory left them loose, expansion of the alloy engine. Imagine the forces on the light gauge 4" back bone & brazed brackets as the engine stretches. MacIntosh didn't even make rear brackets for his Egli frames, he just substituted them with a pair of small triangular plates between the back bone & down tubes! The resealed pushrods tubes turned out to be a draw 1 each fixed & worse! And now I have an ignition misfire. Changed the plugs, lovely colour, didnt help.Cleaned the points & wiped the oil off the bakelite end plate which holds the cutout wire, didnt work. Will have to resort to using my KVFTT & lock up the manual advance. :( [/QUOTE]
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