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A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:20 AM   
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A lucky find on Ebay (and low buy it now prices!)
These engines were misidentified as Dunham's, but easily recognised as Burfords now back home in OZ.

They were both stuck but freed up fairly easily by taking off the head and backplate then using a rod in a drill press to push the contra and piston down to get them moving (avoids strain on the conrod). A little polishing to remove the head scratches and they look almost new.

Both run well, one or two flick starters hot & cold.

The Elfin 2.49 replica has a rectangular bolt spacing so does not quite fit the same mount as the original Elfin. The Elfin has a cracked prop driver so was tested with the GB's - another little job on the list.
The GB 250 is a replica of Gordon's early Sabre 250, but is a kind of halfway house between the MkI and MkII versions.


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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:37 AM   
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Status: online 		Interesting feature on the GB Venturi on bottom never saw that before , great catch on these regards martin

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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:48 AM   
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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:56 AM   
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Status: online 		ASP 15 jUST ENGINES HEAD DATED 2005 ISSUE WILL NOT LOAD PIX FINALLY PDF FILE WAS A CONCERT TICKET

head rather robust

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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:59 AM   
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Status: online 		Venturi on bottom is the Elfin replica.
It was fairly common in the early diesels, I think they were worried about flooding.
Other examples from about the same time (1948-50) have the underslung venturie.g.
K Kestrel, K Falcon, Elfin 2.49, Elifin 1.8, DC 350 and several others.

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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 5:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Warren, check PMs re that cracked prop driver.

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RE: A pair of Burfords back to OZ - 8/4/2012 3:42 PM   
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Status: online 		with those nice round thumb screws, dial in takes on a whole new meaning nice touch on the needle martin

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