From: | Dave Hennessey | e-mail: | dave-A-toyhouse.org |
Subject: | RE: RE: Ranger motor EBay | Date: | Tue Jun 26 08:29:53 2012 |
Response to: | 17533 |
eBay item 300731898342 At first I thought this was a second spark plug, but looking closer it seems to be some kind of compression release. It looks like a cable-operated exhaust valve. (Cable apparently not included) Compression releases were used on some big-bore single cylinder bikes like the late 1960's BSA 441 Victor, which was impossible to start without one. Of course, the Victor was also impossible to start with one. So a prerequisite to owning a Victor was living at the top of a hill. All this reminds me of a story often attributed to President Lincoln. Lincoln probably never said this, more likely it was a common joke (aphorism?) back then, but here goes... Lincoln asked some newspaper reporters "How many legs does a lamb have if you call the tail a leg?". The reporters all answered "Five". Lincoln said "No, the answer is four - because calling a tail a leg does not make it one." Dave ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Compare this VIN number on this nice original unmolested Ranger motor to the motor on eBay's numbers. Opinions appreciated. ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Could you experts please tell me how anybody could call a renumbered 1964 motor a BTF Ranger. Anybody could take a set of 63 thru 66 cases and stamp them with BTF. I hope nobody is crazy enough to buy this motor. Geo |