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One warning....fitting a 12 V generator to a magdyno can quickly ruin the magneto.....what rubbish !  say the experts!........well no,the slipping gear assy on the mag will heat up and cook the mag......disable the slipping gear.

If the mount is forged steel,rather than cast ductile,it would be possible to weld the jap one onto a mounting similar to the original,and it would be very hard to pick then.

I once knew a Frenchman who had happened onto a 1927 KSS Velo,free............He asked me the usual questions about how to restore it ,etc.........He returned about a month later with the bits.........he had the whole bike hot dip galvanized..........Chrome is so costly,he said.

Try increasing the exhaust valve clearance........open it to 10 thou if necessary...........if the mag has been off recently,as you say.....then I suspect the timing is out........but with a manual advance you should be able to get around a fair error in timing.A simple check is the motor should sound flat on full retard,then speed up as you advance the ignition,gradually.On full retard,if you blip the throttle,the motor should stumble,and maybe stall,on full advance,blip the throttle,and instant revs,without hesitation.

You can check mainshaft endfloat roughly by pulling and pushing on the whole clutch assy....if you think its moving,then take out the pressure plate and plates ,and check endfloat on the clutch centre........which is rigidly attached to the mainshaft.....or should be.......Incidentally,the clutch pushrod adjuster often takes up shaft endfloat on bike boxes,shouldnt,but does............................I am still suspicious that your friction plates are expanding with the heat..................IMHO,autotrans fluid should be very suitable for a wet clutch,but its a very penetrating mix,and may be incompatible with your clutch lining material.........I do know ATF causes some synthetic materials to swell .

keep your felt in a heavy duty sealed bag,or the moths will turn it to powder,cause the stuff aint cheap anymore.

Thanks for the info...........if the taper roller is right ,Ill leave it there..........My finances dont run to Indians anymore,Im just sorting out some stuff for next weeks swapmeet.,and thought I might clean out the black sticky oil the gearbox had in it.....Its been in a crash,likely,one lug is broken,and the round face of the gearcase mount has been trimmed flat in one spot for some reason or other.Never the less,its still a complete Scout gearbox,gears in serviceable condition,as they say,and someone will need it.....Again,thanks for the info.