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Old 08-26-2008, 11:40 PM
platypus
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Default Re: Maiden voyage of the MZ - . . . . .

^..^ Lone Wolf wrote:
> . . . . Will it end up like the Titanic ?
>
>
> Wotcha.
>
> Right, let's go for it.
>
> Prace bets now.
>
> http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm


I see you pulled a Sweller with the measuring cup. I'm told that a crafty
fix for this is to drill a little hole in the side of the cup, near where
it's attached to the filler cap, which can be covered with a thumb whilst
measuring out the oil, but which lets the air escape when being refitted to
the tank. I've no direct experience of this myself, mind.


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Old 08-26-2008, 11:49 PM
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platypus wrote:

> > http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm

>
> I see you pulled a Sweller with the measuring cup. I'm told that a
> crafty fix for this is to drill a little hole in the side of the cup,
> near where it's attached to the filler cap, which can be covered with a
> thumb whilst measuring out the oil, but which lets the air escape when
> being refitted to the tank. I've no direct experience of this myself,
> mind.


.....and I keep doing it.

The Trophy doesn't have a measuring cup so it's never a problem and I
forget about the cup when I use a TS. Not that I brim an MZ tank that
often.

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Old 08-27-2008, 12:00 AM
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Default Re: Maiden voyage of the MZ - . . . . .

^..^ Lone Wolf wrote:
> platypus wrote:
>
> Wotcha.
>
>> I see you pulled a Sweller with the measuring cup. I'm told that a
>> crafty fix for this is to drill a little hole in the side of the cup,
>> near where it's attached to the filler cap, which can be covered with
>> a thumb whilst measuring out the oil, but which lets the air escape
>> when being refitted to the tank. I've no direct experience of this
>> myself, mind.

>
> Spooky - that was the very thing I planned on doing.
>
> Great minds think alike . . . . . or is it fools seldom differ ;-)


Well, the guy that told me about it owns several MZs, and a seriously
scruffy Cossack/Dnepr hybrid with a right-hand chair. Judge for yourself.


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Old 08-27-2008, 12:20 AM
^..^ Lone Wolf
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Default Maiden voyage of the MZ - . . . . .

.. . . . Will it end up like the Titanic ?


Wotcha.

Right, let's go for it.

Prace bets now.

http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm


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Old 08-27-2008, 12:47 AM
^..^ Lone Wolf
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platypus wrote:

Wotcha.

> I see you pulled a Sweller with the measuring cup. I'm told that a
> crafty fix for this is to drill a little hole in the side of the cup,
> near where it's attached to the filler cap, which can be covered with
> a thumb whilst measuring out the oil, but which lets the air escape
> when being refitted to the tank. I've no direct experience of this
> myself, mind.


Spooky - that was the very thing I planned on doing.

Great minds think alike . . . . . or is it fools seldom differ ;-)


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Old 08-27-2008, 01:08 AM
^..^ Lone Wolf
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platypus wrote:

Wotcha.

>> Great minds think alike . . . . . or is it fools seldom differ ;-)

>
> Well, the guy that told me about it owns several MZs, and a seriously
> scruffy Cossack/Dnepr hybrid with a right-hand chair. Judge for
> yourself.


Point taken.


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Old 08-27-2008, 07:26 AM
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^..^ Lone Wolf <lonewolf@moonshiners.org.uk> wrote:

> . . . . Will it end up like the Titanic ?
>
>
> Wotcha.
>
> Right, let's go for it.
>
> Prace bets now.
>
> http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm


Way-hay. It made it.


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and hassle for no tangible benefit."

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Old 08-27-2008, 12:27 PM
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On 27 Aug, 01:08, "^..^ Lone Wolf" <lonew...@moonshiners.org.uk>
wrote:
> platypus wrote:
>
> Wotcha.
>
> >> Great minds think alike . . . . . *or is it fools seldom differ ;-)

>
> > Well, the guy that told me about it owns several MZs, and a seriously
> > scruffy Cossack/Dnepr hybrid with a right-hand chair. *Judge for
> > yourself.

>
> Point taken.
>

You mentioned the thing 'hunting' on the over-run: this is a common MZ
trait. AIUI, you can turn down the tickover so it doesn't hunt, but
then it won't tick over. Or you can have a nice tickover and hunting.

*Or* you can call those nice people at Burwins in London for one of
their modified (drilled-out) pilot jets which gives you both (er, that
is, a nice tickover and no hunting) for about a fiver.

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Old 08-27-2008, 06:20 PM
^..^ Lone Wolf
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The Older Gentleman wrote:

Wotcha.

>> Prace bets now.
>>
>> http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm

>
> Way-hay. It made it.


Do I detect a hint of surprise in your reply ? ;-)


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Old 08-28-2008, 10:50 AM
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On 27 Aug, 18:20, "^..^ Lone Wolf" <lonew...@moonshiners.org.uk>
wrote:
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
> Wotcha.
>
> >> Prace bets now.

>
> >>http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/MZgoeswelsh.htm

>
> > Way-hay. It made it.

>
> Do I detect a hint of surprise in your reply ? * ;-)
>

Relief, more like....

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