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Old 07-02-2005   #1 (permalink)
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:wow: I have been working on restoring an old 1939 Triumph I picked up oversea for over a year. After a long wait having the engine rebuilt I got the bike back today and I took it out for it's first ride.

:hihi: It was great. Not a very comfortable ride and differently not fast (18 hp, gets up to about 45 mph), but riding it was great. Anyway after about an hour of riding I blow the head casket I guess the old copper gasket just gave out. Rotten luck. Had to push it home about 2 miles in 90 degree heat. Lucky the mechanic who rebuild the engine said he replace it with a new copper gasket (he didn't want to replace it with a paper gasket) unfortunately the replacement will take about 3 weeks from England.

The wait begins again. I have some pictures in my album soon.
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Had to push it home about 2 miles in 90 degree heat
:wow: That sounds torturous..
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oh man, the 90 degree heat was bad enough but the humidity yesterday was terrible. hope that new gasket gets to you soon.
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Hey Doc!

Looking forward to seeing pictures of your restoration job. It's a labor of love isn't it? A blown head gasket isn't too bad and you'll be up and running soon. You're going to get a lot of attention riding that bike!!
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:-D Submitted pictures to my photo album but they havn't posted. The bike is a head turner.
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