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Re: M20 fuel pipe

Had to repair mine last year as the solder had given way and petrol was dripping over the gearbox and
on to the exhaust,
Found out it was soft solder under the cad plate, so cleaned everything up and repaired it with plumbers flux and solder used a small butane pen torch that I use for wiring repairs, Still no leaks,
Regards Tom.


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Re: M20 fuel pipe

I meant timing cover’ It’s been a long day at work in the hot sun 🌞
Tom,

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

I made my own petrol pipe for my G3L nearly 20 years ago using the same soft solder and flux I use for plumbing, no leaks or issues since then.
Mike

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

Yep I've done several that way. Never used silver solder, although I've come across it whilst trying to dismantle fuel lines for the fittings.

Ron

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

['Never used silver solder, although I've come across it whilst trying to dismantle fuel lines for the fittings...']

Same here on a number of occasions... As I'm nearly always working with BSA parts I'd have to conclude that BSA used silver solder at some point in the past, or at least something other than soft soldering..
I think the rocker feed pipes on OHV models are brazed. It certainly looks like that material and is a process that is carried out at below the melting point of copper and brass...(see chart below)..Perhaps this, or silver solder, was used in other applications as well...Ian

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

Afew years ago I had the pleasure of meeting a chap called Gordon Cobbold, he was in his nineties and had been a works supported rider for Sunbeam. He was still driving and visiting Europe in his Ford Escort where he was involved in the organisation of motorcycle racing.
We went to the Brooklands Reunion in '97 and when we looked round the museum I noticed several of the original silver trophies on show bore his name. I asked him what it was like to ride there and he replied that the track was so rough and bumpy that all fuel and oil pipes had to be silver soldered, soft solder would not stand the vibration from the engine and track surface, and the same applied in the Island which of course was also a very rough surface.
I've run lots of bikes with soft soldered pipes and never had any trouble 'tho I've come across fractured and loose copper pipes in boxes of autojumble stuff.
I guess the moral of this is if you are racing, silver solder, if not soft solder is OK.

Tony

Re: M20 fuel pipe

I've had soft solder joints fail in the past but I think that's probably more down to poor technique and the use of incorrect materials..There is a wide range of both solders and fluxes and I found it was worth the time to identify what was the best choice in that regard.....

It's also important that there is sufficient clearance between the parts that are being soldered to enable the capilliary action that is necessary to produces a fully soldered joint. The depth in the 'socket' of the joint has to be sufficient as well....
What was used originally by what manufacturer and for which applications will probably never be clearly defined...

I've recently been experimenting with some tooling and different soldering techniques to produce a more consistent result when preparing and soldering control cables, another soldering job fraught with potential problems if not carried out correctly...I'm gradually putting a piece together for the 'Technical Section' on that topic...
Here's a more consistently formed cable end prior to soldering, formed using one of the tools rather that a hammer, miscellaneous punch etc....Ian

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

Hi Ian,
Now i do like that crimping on the wire end, very neat and no doubt very effective. I look forward to the piece in the tech section to get the explanation on just how that was done.
Darren

Re: M20 fuel pipe

I wish people would use the correct terminology for such occasions......It's called a "Cats Arse":innocent: Ron

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Re: M20 fuel pipe

Hi

Does anyone know where you can buy 1/4" brass T pieces suitable for soldering? I can find the threaded type but not the type suitable for soldering.

I can find 5/16" upwards but not 1/4". I need to make a new fuel pipe for my 16H. Thanks for any pointers.

Jon

Re: M20 fuel pipe

Made this bird nesting tool, just a couple of bits of suitable angle iron clamped together in drill vice then drill the small holes slightly smaller than your cable diameter followed by a 5/16"th drill drilled about 1/4" depth. To make the punches I used 5/16"th stainless rod again centre drill for the size of cable as per clamps followed by 5/16"th drill to form the concave end ( I also ran a knurling tool on hammer end as it makes it easier to hold punches).Just clamp cable in angle brackets in vice just proud of the top then insert punch over cable and whack with a hammer....job done..




Re: M20 fuel pipe

Sorry Ron I meant I made this Cats Arse tool:laughing:

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