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Vintage Indian Chief carnage and fix ...

Every time I see you post in this thread I get jiggity because it usually is the awesome Kalle vids! :thumbup
 
Good stuff... Funny how it's soldered like a radiator and the dents were leaded. Nokorode is good stuff btw,

But I'd braze it back together with some SilPhos.
 
augustiron said:
Does Kalle make and edit the videos also or is there a teenager on hand?

Amazing mix of old world and new world talents if he does.
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:thumbup

no teenagers involved in the making of his carnage/puppy IG posts—just Mr Kalle’s mix of old world and new world talents. :ride

he’s the chair of the current SFMC “Social Media Committee” … tasked with attracting new members who don’t have grey beards. :facepalm :laughing
 
something to do when you’re done wrestling your vintage Indian carnage to the ground …

Mr Kalle is leaving for Poland on Monday, using a $250 one-way ticket to attend a vintage Indian rally in Europe.

if yer an SFMC guy, you go with a pocket full of stickers to give away, or stick in appropriate places:

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he shipped the 1946 Indian Chief ona boat a few months ago, and the bike will remain in Europe with friends after this adventure, until next time … sounds like fun. :ride
 
I've done my share of tinning and soldering; but I wonder, why not braze the joints with 15% sil-phos?
 
I only follow kids and grandkids on Instagram, I do not post. Just followed Kallen Hoffman (y)
 
bikeama said:
I only follow kids and grandkids on Instagram, I do not post. Just followed Kallen Hoffman (y)
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Thank you
WFO said:
I've done my share of tinning and soldering; but I wonder, why not braze the joints with 15% sil-phos?
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I'm wondering if you're meaning silicon brazing? If so the temperature would be way too hot for the 22 gauge steel. Soldering only requires about 400°. And that's what the factory did. Although in the later years 52 or so they did go to silver solder which requires a higher temperature about a 1000°.

The trouble we all run into with soldering is that it work hardens over time and after a 60 to 80 years it gets brittle and cracks. Thinning and soldering brings it back to ground zero (factory) and gives you 50 years of serviceable lifespan.

Reproduction tanks from Matt Blake were all welded and those are the best tanks out there for a rider although not true to the original manufacturing process. Not having your bike catch on fire is a pretty good thing.

Kalle
 
Here's a long form video of the session I had with Alex in Southern California on tinting the tanks. If you have 12 minutes of your life you're willing to throw away you'll be slightly amused.

 
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You like carnage? Well, here’s some more for you.

This time it’s a 1947 Indian Chief with a Front cylinder, low compression, and enough crankcase pressure to push oil out of just about every bolt hole and breather.

Pulled the front cylinder and found that a previous weld repair, although it appeared to be holding, had cracked completely through to the intake nipple. The nipple was loose in the cylinder, and the retaining pin that was supposed to secure it had failed.

Inside, things weren’t much better. All of the compression rings were broken, with two of them stuck solid in their grooves. The exhaust valve had definitely seen better days too.

So now I’m on the hunt for a serviceable original OEM cylinder. Once I find one, this Chief is getting a complete new top end.

Old Indians never die… they just look that way. 😆
 
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