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Marvellous, just marvellous.

What was all the (hidden) jiggery pokery at the beginning ?
A blood transfusion. ?

Back tyre needs more air....

Copper can also be electroplated using the acid copper technique.
This is how most heavy copper plating is done, no cyanide involved.
Useful for taking out corrosion and pock marks back to a level surface, etc.

Not sure how it would machine up though ?

Could even be limited fuel flow out of the fuel tap(s), or a blocked breather in the fuel tank cap.
Any pause, and a slightly limited fuel flow catches up ?

Great spark and easy starting when cold, but weak when hot.

Exactly the same symptoms/behaviour from a failing condensor in the magneto also.

These neat little new fangled brightspark condensors that sit in the points housing (with original condensor disconnected) seem to be the answer to many an ailing magneto. Unless the wiring itself really is kaput, ot course, a much less common problem it seems though.

P.S. NOS condensors are to be avoided like the plague, they can degrade sitting on the shelf.

They're not illustrated in the Service Manual ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Service-Manual-for-Sunbeam-Motor-Cycles-4th-Editiion-1928-/151695278445

II have a couple Sunbeam spanners but would like to know if anyone has a list of what tools were issued with Sunbeams of vintage era.
Can anyone help?

Is there a parts book for these ?.
The tools are nearly always listed, and sometimes even illustrated.

There are several dedicated 'toolies' on fleabay, and its impressive the number of kits they come up with.
And the plices they ask for some of them.
Suspect they are finding stray tools and making them into kits, but You'd have to know your stuff to make them look correct, as they do. And stray tools come up all the time, its worth doing a regular search. Might cost an arm and a leg if they are sought after though.

http://www.tri-corengland.com/acatalog/1924-Sturmey-Archer-3-Speed-BS-parts-list-Book_1124.html

Hmm, 12 quid for 4 pages, or that VMCC suggestion...
The VMCC may be able to point you towards someone too.

You appear to have a gearlever ?
Which parts are damaged ?
There are folks who can weld up cases, or even teeth back on, or shafts straightened, if the need is enough.

No more dangerous than putting drain cleaner down the drain.
I did feel obligated to point out the hazards, in case anyone did anything silly....
It is great for quickly removing paint from small parts especially,
although you have to rinse off and derust and clean and polish and paint fairly quickly.

Sandblasting is good for frames, no getting liquids inside where you can't see them ?
The finer the sand the better.
Tape off or mask any threads or holes where sand shouldn't be.

Have fun, whatever...