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speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 3:53 pm
by Mark B
Hi does anybody know who i can send my H2 clocks to for restoration :?: i know there is a chap Peter Bond who has an advert in the VJMC mag, i believe he charges £180 a clock,is that a good price :?: has anybody used him :?: Any help would be appreciated,Thanks Mark

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:29 pm
by stevie747
Alan Smith is top notch at meter resto's, he's in Lincoln but I've lost his number :oops:

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:33 pm
by Peter Mac
Alan's your man ... did a great job on my 70 clocks , numbers on my old phone so if no one else comes up with his number i'll dig it out when I get home... Thumbs Up

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:22 pm
by Hal
PM'd it to you Mark Thumbs Up

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 8:23 am
by baz
Peter Mac wrote:Alan's your man ... did a great job on my 70 clocks , numbers on my old phone so if no one else comes up with his number i'll dig it out when I get home... Thumbs Up
I second that he did a great job on my 69 he's your man

Baz

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 7:34 am
by Bic_Bicknell
I've been contemplating getting the clocks on my H2 serviced as well recently because the needle on the rev counter is so erratic it waves about at least 2000 rpm amount all the time and seems to lag at 3000rpm and never get up to the red line (despite me definitely red lining the engine through the gears to test). I'm presuming this symptomatic with aged internals and can it all be rectified with a service?

If so, could you also PM me Alan's number?

Much appreciated.

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:56 am
by Hal
Thumbs Up Sent you one Bic.

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:05 am
by stevie747
Bic_Bicknell wrote:I've been contemplating getting the clocks on my H2 serviced as well recently because the needle on the rev counter is so erratic it waves about at least 2000 rpm amount all the time and seems to lag at 3000rpm and never get up to the red line (despite me definitely red lining the engine through the gears to test). I'm presuming this symptomatic with aged internals and can it all be rectified with a service?

If so, could you also PM me Alan's number?

Much appreciated.
These clocks are notorius for waving about, the damping fluid doesn't seem to last 5 minutes. Alan's work is mainly repairs and ace cosmetics and he does replace the damping fluid - a black art subject in itself with people having secret recipes :shock: - which will certainly make the needles stable - but don't expect them to stay that way forever :wink:

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:00 am
by Hal
And even though it is the natural thing to do , don't store your newly refreshed clocks upside down before fitting them as the damping fluid will gradually seep out of the "open topped trough" (for the want of a correct description) that it sits in. And you will be back to square one.

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:35 pm
by El Presidente
I've never actually heard a good report about Peter Bonds repairs . . . . Alans the man! Thumbs Up

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 12:59 pm
by Hal
I think he is bit of a high output sausage machine, and Alan's had at least two sets that I know of to put right. Thumbs Up

Re: speedo/rev counter restoration

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:10 am
by Wayne P
I'm gonna need this boy's number also cos I've stored my clocks upsidedown. Doh!