Rebuilding a classic 50's Triumph twin engine

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I was seeing metal particles in the engine oil and a build up of silvery detritus in the oil tank, on my 1959 6T Triumph Thunderbird.

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It was 27 years and 52,000 miles riding, since I last rebuilt this engine. S

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