This volume covers what  may be called the Glory Years of Brit-Iron, with contributions from Jamie Hamilton, Terry Drehmel, Robin Tuluie, and Commando Dan, (aka D.J. Walker), none of which are now subscribed. Others have also come and gone, often without notice, and just this footprint of their mighty contributions remain, along with a few Norton's which may still be running.

You'll find new information here on the Amal Carb and Boyer Electronic Ignition, the two most hotly discussed subjects on the Mailing list. Along with a heated debate on Norton's and Triumphs as a new member enters the fray and innocently asks for help selecting a bike to restore. We also beat to death the purpose and selection of Oil.

Captain Norton's Notes, Volume 2 - Contents:
 

1.0  Amal Carburettors.	2.0  Big end.
1.1  Renovation.
1.2  Tuning.	3.0  Backfire.
1.3  Spray Tubes.
1.4  Needle Clips.	4.0 Bearings
1.5  Concentric Mk 1 & Mk 2 Carbs.	4.1 Selecting A Replacement.
1.6  Problems.
1.7  Colourtune.	5.0  Books.
1.8  Fuel.	5.1 Good Sources in the UK.
1.9  Carb Configurations.	5.2 Manual Errors.
1.10  Float Height.
1.11  Flat Spots.	6.0  Boyer, (Electronic Ignition).
1.12  Main Jets.	6.1  Starting Problems.
1.13  Carb Synchronizing.	6.2  Boyer or Not, (The Endless Debate).
	6.3  Boyer v Magneto.
7.0  Brakes.	6.4  Boyer Science, (The Advance Curve).
7.1  Sticking Brakes.	6.5  Boyer Use on a JPN.
7.2  Stainless Hoses.	6.6  Boyer Troubleshooting.
7.3  Rear Drum to Disk Conversion.	6.7  Boyer Overheating.
7.4  DOT5 Brake Fluid.	6.8  Boyers and Coils.
	6.9  Boyer Use Across Different Machines.
8.0 Breathing, (Carburation).	6.10 Boyers and Rich Running.
8.1  Breathing and BHP.	6.11  Boyers, Component Redundancy.
8.2  Dual v Single Carb.	6.12 Kickback.
9.0 Buying.	10.0 Camshafts and Camchain.
9.1 Things to Check.	10.1 Identifying Commando Camshaft Types.
9.2 750 Mk3 Norton.	10.2 Setting The Camchain Tension.
9.3 Serial Numbers.	10.3 Cam Chain Tensioner, the Third Way.

11.0 Clutch.	12.0 Commando Parts.
11.1 Bronze and Fibre Plates.	12.1 Parts Supply Quality.
13.0 Commando Refinements.	14.0 Crankshaft.
	14.1 90 Degree Crankshaft.
15.0 Cush Drive.
15.1 Cush Drive Alternates.	16.0 Cylinders.
	16.1 Cleaning.
17.0 Electrical, Lucas.	16.2 Compression.
	16.3 Aluminium Barrels.
18.0 Electrical (Charging).
18.1 Alternators.	19.0 Electrical, (Ignition).
18.2 Alternator/Regulator.	19.1 Ballast Resistors.
18.3 Battery Charging.	19.2 Boyer Installation.
18.4 Boyer Powerbox.	19.3 Coil Interchangeability.
18.5 Capacitor Specification.	19.4 Coil Polarity.
18.6 Fuse Rating.	19.5 Lucas Coil Oil.
18.7 Rotors.	19.6 Points.
18.8 Running With No Battery.	19.7 Sparkplug Equivalents.
18.9 Smoke Theory.	19.8 Sparkplugs.
18.10 Testing Alternator Output.	19.9 Sparkplug Problems.
18.11 The Warning Light Assimilator.	19.10 Timing, (Dwell).
18.12 Wiring.
18.13 Zenner.	20.0 Electrical (Wiring).
18.14 Zenner Specification.	20.1 Wiring.
	20.2 Fuse Blowing.

21.0 Electronic Ign. RITA.	22.0 Electroplating.
21.1 Problems.	22.1 Chemistry.
23.0 Engine.	24.0 Exhaust.
23.1 Superblend Bearings.	24.1 Carburettor Mixture.
23.2 Wet sumping.	24.2 Balance Pipes.
23.3 Non Return Valves.	24.3 Chrome Discoloration.
	24.4 Kick-starter Fouling the Silencer.
25.0 Forks	24.5 Leaks.
25.1 Bushes	24.6 Nut Wrench.
25.2 Oil	24.7 Pipe Fix.
25.3 Seals	24.8 Silencer Selection.
25.4 Tubes, Restore & Replace.	24.9 Stainless Silencers.
26.0 Frame.	27.0 Fuel.
26.1 The Early Fastback.	27.1 Additives
	27.2 Avgas
28.0 Gearbox.	27.3 Bad Gas
28.1 5 Speed.	27.4 Detecting Methanol
28.2 Breathing.	27.5 Octane
28.3 Clusters and Hardening.	27.6 Oxygenated
28.4 Kick-starter Pawl.	27.7 Selection
28.5 Jumping Out of Gear.	27.8 Unleaded
28.6 Layshaft End play.
28.7 Maintenance.	29.0 Gaskets
28.8 Oil Leaks.	29.1 Cement
28.9 Oil Seals.
28.10 Kick-starter Kickback.

30.0 Head	31.0  Handling
30.1 Eight Valve.	31.1 Weaving, Front End.
30.2 Exhaust Nut Tightening.	31.2  Weaving, Back End.
30.3 Exhaust Port Repair.	31.3  Weaving, Headshakes.
30.4 Exhaust Wrench
30.5 Copper Head Gaskets	32.0  Humour
30.6 Installing Push rods.	32.1 BSE workshop Notes #74.
30.7 Maintenance	32.2 E-Mail Acronym Dictionary
30.8 Oil Leak	32.3 Purchasing Basket cases
30.9 Overhaul	32.4 Purchasing Terms
30.10 Rocker Geometry.	32.5 Witworth Nuts and Bolts
30.11 Smoking	32.6 Workshop IQ Test
30.12 Valve Ball End Adjusters.
30.13 Valve Guides.	33.0 Isolastics
30.14 Valve Guide Removal	33.1 Clearance, Diagnosis.
	33.2 Problem Setting Clearance.
34.0  Mixture, (Carbonation).	33.3 Mk3 Adjustment
34.1 Monitoring O2, (Sensors).	33.4 Mk3 Conversion
35.0  Models, (Commando).	36.0 Museums
35.1 Commando Hi-Rider
35.2 Commando S v SS	37.0  Restoration Selection.
35.3 Commando SS	37.1 Norton v Triumph, (Again).
38.0  Nuts & Bolts	39.0 Oil.
38.1 Locking	39.1 Additives, (Slick 50).
38.2 Repairing Stripped Threads	39.2 Oil Coolers.
38.3  Stainless in Aluminium	39.3 Engine Oil in the Gearbox.
38.4 Stainless Torque Setting	39.4 Gearbox Oil.
38.5 Witworth	39.5 Oil Lines.
38.6 Witworth & Other Threads	39.6 Mono v Multigrade Oil.
	39.7 Primary Transmission Oil.
40.0  Painting.	39.8 Oil Pump Priming.
40.1  Tips.	39.9 The Purpose of Oil.
40.2 Powder Coating.	39.10 Selection, Grade and Manufacturer
40.3 Stove Enamel	39.11 Sludge, (White Foam).
	39.12 Synthetic Oil (Mobile 1).
41.0 Petrol Tanks	39.13 Oil Tank Mounting.
41.1 Cleaning and Lining.	39.14 50 and 60 Weight Synthetic Oil.
41.2 Fiberglas Restoration.	39.15 Locating 140 Weight Oil.

42.0 Pistons.	43.0 Primary, (Chaincase)
42.1 Cleaning.	43.1 Chaincase Fitment.
42.2 Decoking, With Water.	43.2 Failure and Repair.
42.3 Design, Performance.	43.3 Oil Leaks.
42.4 Ring Gap.	43.4 Chain Tension Problems.
42.5 Seized.	43.5 Belt Drive Conversion.
42.6 Tolerances.
	44.0 Restoration Philosophy
45.0 Riding in Fog
	46.0 Seats
47.0 Spragthorpe	46.1 Authentic Replacements
48.0 Sprockets.	49.0  Stands.
48.1 Selection.	49.1 The Centerstand.
	49.2 Centerstand Spring Fitment.
50.0 Starting.	49.3 Sidestand Straightening.
51.0 Safe Storage.	52.0  Superbikes.
	52.1 The Definition of a Superbike.
53.0 Suspension.
53.1 Rear Shock Selection.	54.0  Timing.
53.2 Suspension Mountings.	54.1 The Wooden Stick Method.
53.3 Loose Swingingarms.
53.4 Removing The Spindle.	55.0  Transfers.
53.5 Swingingarm Lube.	55.1 Removal.
53.6 Securing the Swingingarm.
	56.0 Tires.
57.0 Wheels.	56.1 Pressure.
57.1 Component Prices 1994.	56.2 Selection.
57.2 Offset
57.3 Drum Brake Bearing.
57.4 Wheel Rim Sizes.
57.5 Replacement Quality.
57.6 Speedometer Drive.
57.7 Spoke Selection.
57.8 Stainless Spokes.