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by dotdies
Wed May 18, 2011 12:48 pm
Forum: BIKE BUILDING Threads
Topic: VW Powered Dnepr
Replies: 22
Views: 30085

Re: VW Powered Dnepr

all right i forgot to place a question mark at the end of my questioning sentence :?
How is the new clutch activated-operated? Anyone have a hint?
Does anyone think my idea is feasible (engine transversely...) or is it a proven pile of crappy thoughts?
Thanks!
by dotdies
Wed May 11, 2011 12:28 pm
Forum: BIKE BUILDING Threads
Topic: VW Powered Dnepr
Replies: 22
Views: 30085

Re: VW Powered Dnepr

after congratulating you mouse for that great bike you' ve built (been thinking of a similar thing myself, after you gave that hint a year or two ago about the 1.6 engine on a motorbike), i would like to ask you how is the new clutch activated-operated. You said you didn't want to use the standard c...
by dotdies
Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:32 pm
Forum: ENGINE RELATED TOPICS
Topic: any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??
Replies: 5
Views: 7991

Re: any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??

thank you all very much for your replies. The thing is that it's constant governor (the 235 unit specifically) does give concerns. I haven't spotted any diesel injection repair company (small diesels are a bit rare around here). Do you have any idea if i could do that myself and how? do i need speci...
by dotdies
Mon May 24, 2010 1:19 pm
Forum: Frame Related Topics
Topic: what kind of welding?
Replies: 8
Views: 15092

what kind of welding?

guys i' ve searched the whole forum and i' ve seen a hundred times that you weld stuff (i' m interested in welding engine mounts to a steel frame) but you don't tell what kind of welding you use. is an electric (arc) welder sufficient for the task? Or will i need to have a professional do the job? (...
by dotdies
Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:49 am
Forum: ENGINE RELATED TOPICS
Topic: any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??
Replies: 5
Views: 7991

Re: any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??

thanks phil
i think i 'm letting go of these...
by dotdies
Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:20 pm
Forum: ENGINE RELATED TOPICS
Topic: any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??
Replies: 5
Views: 7991

any info for yanmar thermoking 235 and 486 ??

hello there! i've come across one thermoking yanmar with 2 cylinders and one with 4, in a scrapyard over here. I think i could get them cheap. does anybody know the specs of the 486 (displacement,weight, hp power, revs)? The 235 i think is 586cc large and gives 10 hp power, but i haven't been apble ...
by dotdies
Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:34 am
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: hello from greece
Replies: 2
Views: 4347

hello from greece

hi there! my name is peter, i'm posting from - these days notorious - greece. The rise of petrol cost in the last 4 months is 40%, believe it or not- as one of the answers to the financial problems of the state.So i have been looking for a solution to better my own finances 8-). Then i found your fo...