Hi guys. After having several Atlas engines apart these last few months I've come across a couple of consistent problems. I guess the first place to start would be clutch baskets. The OR and Alpino parts are interchangeable but the Alpino baskets use a better grade of aluminum which is much more durable. Ebay in England seems to be a good scource for the things.
Almost all of these engines also had worn out gearbox output shafts where the front sprocket resides. Franky had to have his welded on in his travels through north Africa as it had completely destroyed itself. Why this happens with the ORs and not so much to the Alpinos is another mystery. I welded the material back on but haven't had any luck finding the appropriate cutter to clean up the splines. Once I get this sorted I'll say something.
I'm now able to get first oversize pistons for the ORs. OCT here in Germany sells either the original 76 or a full 77mm Asso. The 1mm is nice but the guy boring the cylinders can get expensive and what do you do when the 77s are also out of limit? 76.4 cleans up most of the normal wear and tear and I can order pistons for almost any desired size.
I'm in the process of building an OR for my wife. I wouldn't go so far to say she's vertically challenged but she's not the tallest camper in the campground so I'm trying to get Wilbers to make an appropriate shock but 7mm shorter. This will equate to a 3 centimeter drop in height in the rear. Together with a slightly flatter seat and 3 centimeter top-out spacers in the fork she should be well settled. Also more to follow.
Cynthia's Atlas is a third series with the exhaust going around the left of the engine. I have an earlier version to use for the moment but I would like to have the later one. I have a couple of scources to build exhaust parts but I need to have several sets made for these guys to produce them at a reasonable cost. If anyone has interest please let me know.
We'll see you all in May in Belgium.
Cheers,
Tom