I've stripped the lid and panel beat a few dents out. That old red oxide certainly did a good job at preserving these for 78 years. As Rob Miller quoted from the MoS ledgers. 13,472 air cleaners by Talboys were sent to India in 1943. Obviously they didn't all get used. Ron
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I used proper paint stripper Bastiaan, (Not Nitromors which now has to be safe for a toddler to drink :angry:) The black must be good quality enamel. Ron
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I've finished the Talflow. I cut some new felt for the filter by using the old manky one as a pattern. I forgot to take a picture before I buttoned it up. I've just got the holding straps to make from a cardboard template and get my new ally carb adapter back from my mate who has to machine a smidgen off the OD. I've sprayed it with Dark Cammo Green. Ron
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The Talflow filter is longer than a Vokes, and another thing I've noticed is the hinge on the India office M20's was reversed. Ron
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Ok, the Norton Big 4 had the standardised elbow connector, and was used on most British bikes, except Matchless, where there just wasn't any room for this type, I have most of the parts and drawings for this type, email me. here a picture of the standard elbow fitting, still available repro from me, but with the newest huge influx of the filters, not too many left!
Cheers,
Lex
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Lex the elbow I'm using is the original steel one that came with it, as seen on the Indian M20. The problem is that there is a short tube from the carb to the elbow and the thread on the screw on adapter is too big to go directly on the carb, so I've bought one of these ally adapters which has had to have a few thou turned off it. Ron
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A trial fit and the petrol cap works ok in this position. Next faze is to respray the tank and finally paint on it's correct census number after 32 years. Ron
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