Subject: RE: Generator replacement
Author: Hunter Jones
Date: Mar 10, 2001, 8:53 AM
Post ID: 1705808661
Brian,
Sounds like you are going all out! I've got an 850-T wheel on the back of
my Eldo as well and for the same reason: cush drive. The only hangup is I
have a 4 leading shoe front brake and the T brake is a dual leading shoe.
This gives me great brakes but only going forward! They don't hold well
when facing uphill and the bike wants to roll backwards. It's a minor thing
though.
I also like the idea of having an oil filter. I'd be interested to know how
you did that.
Hunter
At 10:51 PM 3/9/2001 -0800, you wrote:
Hunter, Thanks again for your comments, from which I now THINK i know what is going on with this ignition system. I just did not understand why the pitch of the worm gear was changed so radically if the distributor speed was the same (between Eldo and T-3). My only question now is to ask whether there will be sufficient room to fit 2 coils under the tank. With my Eldo project I am trying to build a bike with modern performance with the good old loopframe charm. I had an Eldo back in the '70's which I loved, although I thought the braking was poor. So, when I was looking for an Eldo to restore, I looked for a disk brake model, which I found last year. Aside from the 1000 cc kit and the B-10 cam, I have had the block machined to take an internal oil filter, and will use a T-3 pan in place of the old pan. I have also gotten an 850-T rear wheel with a cush drive, which should be easier on the splines and transmission. Right now I am waiting for the engine to come back from the shop and for the painter to finish with the body parts. I will let you know how it all turns out, but until then I'm sure I will have more questions from time to time. Brian '74 Eldo '78 T-3 |