Pinion valve kit

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cauchoiskev
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Pinion valve kit

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I bought this

http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/001/3f/9e/8d82_35.JPG

on ebay recently. What on earth are those funny coloured bits at the top of the photo for ? :roll:
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They’re colour-coded pinion top covers to identify the pinions by number of teeth, or pitch, or something. :?
The old cover gets replaced with a new one of the same colour.
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Colour-coded, eh ? Very clever, many thanks Clogzz all is clear now !
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