When Honda replaced the Super Cub push-rod engines with a new overhead cam model in the mid 1960s they needed to deal with the problems arising when using a chain to drive the camshaft from the crank.
Cam chains tend to elongate as the bushings and pins wear with use and - without a mechanism...
When Honda replaced the Super Cub push-rod engines with a new overhead cam model in the mid 1960s they needed...
Given that the cam chain is one of the components that determines cam to crank timing thereby preventing your piston and valves from colliding they get very little attention in the Honda workshop manuals.
Cam chain stretch
Although I was aware that chains 'stretch' with use, I confess I had a vague notion...
Given that the cam chain is one of the components that determines cam to crank timing thereby preventing your piston...
If you want your website to use HTTPS you'll need an SSL certificate. Read on to find out what this all means, starting with a bit of history.
HTTP
When Tim Berners Lee launched the first ever website in 1991 it was accessible using a protocol called HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). The protocol...
If you want your website to use HTTPS you'll need an SSL certificate. Read on to find out...
Right, you've got your server up and running and it is being backed up regularly. Your next job as an amatuer server administrator is to put in place some monitoring and logging capabilities so you can be notified in case it stops working.
Resource monitoring
The good news if you are using Amazon...
Right, you've got your server up and running and it is being backed up regularly. Your next job...
Introduction
If you can't use snapshot technology to backup your web site, or would like something more flexible, then you'll need an automated process that creates an archive of your data and copies it somewhere safe. Simpler options are available! If you want to see what's involved, read on....
Introduction
If you can't use snapshot technology to backup your web site, or would like something more flexible,...
Hosting your own web site comes with a number headaches, not least sorting out backups so you can recover your data should disaster strike. A relatively painless solution for those of us with servers deployed on a cloud platform is to use snapshots.
To be honest it is a lot easier to use a third...
Hosting your own web site comes with a number headaches, not least sorting out backups so you can recover your...
The recommended web server for Ghost installations is Nginx. The software has a number of features in addition to its HTTP server capabilities - including caching, load balancing and more - but the bits we are most interested in when running a simple blog site are the web server and reverse proxy.
As the name...
The recommended web server for Ghost installations is Nginx. The software has a number of features in addition to its...
Over the past couple of weeks I have been moving this website from Wordpress to Ghost.
Modern web technology
Moving to a modern solution based on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript seemed like a good opportunity to learn some new things, since I haven't done any front-end development before (well, apart from in the...
Over the past couple of weeks I have been moving this website from Wordpress to Ghost.
Modern web technology
Moving...
When learning how to repair my 1978 Honda Super Cub c90 I was surprised to discover that original printed copies of the Honda shop manuals are still in circulation. Unlike the Haynes and Clymer publications that were aimed at the general public, these are the instructions used by the Honda mechanics who mended and maintained...
When learning how to repair my 1978 Honda Super Cub c90 I was surprised to discover that original printed copies...
Timing
The cam to crank timing is initially set when you assemble the engine. Timing refers to the regulation of the parts of a mechanism to ensure it works as designed. In this context it a reference to the mechanism by which the crank turns the camshaft and the valves in the engine are made...
Timing
The cam to crank timing is initially set when you assemble the engine. Timing refers to the regulation of...