Thread: Barney - a 1958 Series II

Under a pile of rocking horse poo???

Cheers Rod

Originally Posted by OneOff

Aha!!

Must be this one. Now, where would I find one of those..?



Edit: no, that's the horn bracket.

From someone with a Series II that's beyond saving.
It may have been the horn bracket where someone had fitted an indicator switch on one I used to own. I'll see if I have any pictures.

Colin

Found a photo, the switch had been added to the bracket for the horn button.


Colin

Hey here’s a picture of mine before disassembly mine was ex Nsw forestry it had indicators added old Lucas switch

Thanks gents.

I will have a look around for one of those brackets, but they look to be within my fabrication skill set. I’ll probably just make one if I go that way.

I seen a late Series 1 today that had the switch mounted on the windscreen frame, directly below the divider. That looked quite neat and in a spot that’s easy to reach.

Dgd69, that’s the very switch I bought.

Originally Posted by OneOff

Thanks gents.

I will have a look around for one of those brackets, but they look to be within my fabrication skill set. I’ll probably just make one if I go that way.

I seen a late Series 1 today that had the switch mounted on the windscreen frame, directly below the divider. That looked quite neat and in a spot that’s easy to reach.

Dgd69, that’s the very switch I bought.

Just out interest we’re did you buy it from thanks

Originally Posted by Dgd69

Just out interest we’re did you buy it from thanks

Bought it from Ebay Store charlieccu.

The throttle arm on my copy Solex does not return to rest when you take your foot off, it's like it needs a light spring to pull it back down.

There is a throttle return spring listed in the parts catalogue, #272729 but when I look it up from the usual suppliers they list it as the same part as the clutch and brake return spring. That would be far to heavy to use on the throttle lever.
Sourcing a lighter spring isn't the problem, but there doesn't appear to be anywhere to connect it to if I had one.

The way it's set up all the linkages return to rest but they allow the throttle lever to remain open. What is the purpose of this?

Should I be putting a spring there at all? Possibly the fittings in the carby itself might be tight and need loosening back a little. I will look at that.

Having a throttle that stays open is probably not the best idea!

Advice/photos here would be appreciated. I will take some pics tonight when I get home to try to explain what I am talking about.