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Offline brooksie

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1961 royal enfield crusader
« on: February 23, 2007, 07:03:40 AM »
Can anybody tell me what the tappet setting should be on a '61 royal enfield crusader and also the points setting.
Many thanks.

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Re: 1961 royal enfield crusader
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2007, 07:55:57 AM »
For standard Crusader (1956-62):
Valves = 0.004" inlet/0.006" exhaust.
Points gap = 0.015"
Ignition timing = 0.015" retard.

Info quoted from 'Royal Enfield The Postwar Models' by Roy Bacon (Niton Publishing).
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Re: 1961 royal enfield crusader
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2007, 04:41:30 PM »
Many thanks i'm off to the garage now.