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As above , BIDE your time and don’t rush things , at least you have nothing to lose , being fourstroke with aluminium piston I would say your chances of recovery are very good.

Andy.

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And mine , MANY thanks to all involved.

Andy.

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First and foremost , remove the Magnetos , and have them properly tested , your local reputable garden machinery dealer should have a purpose built ignition tester.
Spares for the various Wico mags are readily available.

Andy.

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Wise move Geoff , you’ll part with far less sweat starting it.

Andy.

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“The E and AE have a wico magneto 56A not.”

Strange , every 56A I’ve seen have had wico magnetos.

Andy.

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Jon , they plough surprisingly well , I did all my winter ploughing with mine , BEAUTIFULLY balanced , and they grip really well.
I would assume your latest one must be one of the last made , I saw it had the CJ type magneto , and the later type choke arrangement.

Andy.

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Was that the one on the auction site? , that one had a conventional GP plough…only one I’ve seen , mine along with two others that I’ve seen have a quite weird digger type plough.

Andy.

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Glad to hear you have her up and running. The 700 was without doubt the best machine Howard ever made.

Andy.

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“Starting to wonder if fuel is leaking at the fuel pump into the sump”

I would say that is definately your problem.

Andy.

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Sorry to hear of your problems , let’s hope things turn for the better for you.
As regards to your ModelL , sadly what we spend on our machines can never be clawed back when and if we decide to sell them , we just have to be prepared for a loss , and a substantial one at that.
Best of luck with your sale.

Andy.

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“Having cut my teeth rebuilding a Trusty, the Simar is in a different league when it comes to complexity!!”

And engineering standards, although as you say they are quite complex .

Andy.

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I’m fairly certain the 300 was discontinued before Briggs introduced their magnetron range of engines , so as Geoff says it will , or at least should have the conventional , Coil and points/condenser.
Very cheap and easy to replace , a very good and novel idea from Briggs , replacing the condenser means you have brand new points to go with it!!

Andy.

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How new was your “new” condenser , there are some sharks around selling 50 year old ones as new stock.
First and foremost in my book on any problem is to have the ignition system PROPERLY TESTED , get it tested/repaired , try it , and report back to us.

Andy.

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Peter , it’s a no brainer , it has to be the Simar…………are you bringing it to Stanfield this year , would be nice if you could , I will have mine ploughing there.

Andy.

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Chris , sorry only just seen this , the nearest match I found was LEAF GREEN.
George Shead at Villiersparts did have some new(non original made to pattern) ones recently , I have a few of them but as per usual , they are either badly dented or corroded, they’re not overly difficult to source , and frequently appear on that site.
I have quite a number of engine spares if you find yourself wanting any let me know.

Andy.

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