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[hortiman]

Angus
I think I have a handbook somewhere for a dragon, is there something specific you need to know?
Chris

[vhgmcbuddy]

Well its all back together, and still no spark.
Sadly, there don’t appear to be any coils in the country so I’ll just have to wait with baited breath.

Guess I’ll have to get back to grinding paint of the 3-ton tipping trailer 🙁

Thanks for all the advice chaps.
Jim

[wristpin]

That’s the one – the sugar beet harvester people!
Thanks

[stuart]

Angus…..the company i mentioned in a previous post was Standen Engineering of Ely,Cambridgeshire.

[wristpin]

Thanks, however it seems that inflation has caught up with belt prices, but Simply Bearings have supplied an A26 for just over a fiver and the machine is up and running.
While on the Howard theme does anyone have any info’ on the Dragon?
Also I have seen mention on this forum of a company in Cambridgeshire that acquired the Howard brand from Dowdswell but I can neither recall it nor find the reference – can anyone help?

[charlie]

Not used Villiers Service so cannot comment, but I have used Villiers Parts and had good service.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Cheers both.
Paul at Meetens went over timing with me too so that’s sorted.
I’ll wait for a coil, but will probably stick the old one in just to see. You never know.
I’ll get a cover plate and probably a lubricator pad while am at it.

Any views on VilliersService.co.uk vs VilliersParts.co.uk?

Jim

[stuart]

To set the ignition timing Jim first set the points gap to 012″-015″.Then set the piston at TDC.With the flywheel “loose” on the crankshaft turn it until the timing mark on the face of the brass flywheel is in line with the timing mark on the alluminium stator plate.Then carefuuly tighten the flywheel nut up but WITHOUT it turning the crankshaft.The points will then open at the correct advance.

[andyfrost]

Personally I’ve never regarded the lubricator as being vitally important , but the points cover is , they are readily available.
You would be as well to be patient and wait for a new coil to become available. I’ve been through the topic of testing coils/condensers with a multimeter before , and I’ll say it yet again , they are a waste of time , that is the reason purpose built ignition testers are made.

Andy.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Thanks Andy.I am doubly sure I’ve got it correct as if it was 180′ then the ring ends would be passing one of the ports which is unlikely. The head is back on now, with new rings in place. Phew. Bit of a schoolboy error not making a note of the orientation – still that’s what forums and the learning process are all about 🙂

Bad news is, I’m 99% sure the coil is fried. No resistance measure between the contacts, and a dead short between the input wire and ‘earth’ – the latter may be correct but nothing to the centre o/p connector is unlikely.

No-one has a coil in stock at the moment either. Doh!
Anyone got a spare I can borrow? 🙂

How important is the sprung lubricator that’s fixed to the points housing, as mine is missing, as is the points cover.

[andyfrost]

Yes , that’s correct Jim , be EXTREMELY careful to get the cylinder dead inline before lowering onto the piston (making sure the rings are correctly located in the pegs in the piston) twisting the cylinder to line it up will result in broken rings.

Andy.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Thanks Charlie.

Now I’ve made a booboo and cannot remember which way round I took the piston out 🙁
Can anyone confirm that the lower part of the piston crown faces the exhaust port? I’m guessing that, as it was the side with most carbon on.

Thanks. Jim

[charlie]

An ideal oil would be Castrol Classic XL or Morris Lubricants Golden Film SAE30 classic oil.

[vhgmcbuddy]

OK so I’m going to get some non EP SAE140 for the gearboxes.
is normal SAE30 OK for mixing with the petrol or do I need something like this
http://villiersservices.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47_48&products_id=37

[vhgmcbuddy]

Thanks for that Stuart. Lets hope my gears are OK.
What oil do you suggest for the gearboxes?