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Yes , it’s worth a call , EG COLES in Dorset used to do some Kubota spares ,so maybe they’re worth a call also , as well as Small Plant and Garden Spares.

Andy

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Have you tried L$S Engineers.

Andy

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I think you’ll find the HS40 engine is an Aspera.

Andy.

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I’m not 100% certain , but I think they may be available from their website.

Andy.

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Try Briggsbits , they will need to know the model and sortcode , it’s stamped in the cowling.

Andy.

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If yours has just failed through duff electrical components , they’re very easy do do yourself , I’m now in the process of doing one myself , new coil/condenser and points , and it will see my lifetime and the next persons out.

Andy.

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Geoff , thanks for your reply , would be great if one ever turns up.

Andy.

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David , all my life I’ve had a love affair with twostrokes , and still to this day love getting my Howard 700s out , if nothing more than to hear that lovely sound , I also have a Holder E6 with a Sachs 201 twostroke.beutiful machine.
On the subject of Wartburgs , in my youth we used one for night time Rabbit shooting , sounded lovely and would go almost anywhere.
The Villiers you mention does rev higher than the Blackburne fourstroke , remember that at the age in question Villiers of this type were designed as motorcycle units , although some (eg Atco mowers) did find their way into some industrial uses.

Andy

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Indeed there were David , I had thought of that , but figured the revs difference between those and the Blackburne fourstroke would have required different gearing.

Andy.

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Geoff , out of sheer curiosity you say that early Trustys had a Villiers engine fitted , may I ask which model that was. The reason I ask is I’ve never seen Viiliers industrial fourstrokes that were made in the mid to late 1930s.The Mk40 that would have had enough power was a post war engine , I’m baffled what engine it could have been.

Andy.

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Roger at WMT is a first rate man to deal with if yours is imperial then the ones he sells as imperial are the ones you need , but once again you need to check your housing.

Andy.

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A couple of days in the workshop on the Emery , valves re-faced and re-seated , bore honed and cleaned , it now turns over quite nicely. Magneto sorted , nice blue spark , just waiting delivery on one or two very minor parts , and I see no reason why the engine shouldn’t be up and running quite soon
As for the worn rotor shaft issue , Emery’s engineering takes a bit of a dive , the rotor drive case is a sealed/welded unit , and doesn’t come apart , I’m only guessing that back in the day they offered service/exchange or even just brand new units . I looked at the chains and primary gearing , there is no bronze evident , so in went some 00 grade grease , after it settled a small leak was evident , but nothing severe enough to bother me.
Work in progress as they say , but all being well I hope to bring it to Weeley this year.

Andy

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The only machine that springs to my mind that had an optional “proper” difflock was the Howard 700 , as Charlie says all manner of manufacturers offered the ratchet style.

Andy.

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Morning Charlie , no mine is different to yours , it has what I think is a JAP 350 sidevalve engine , it’s definately JAP , crankcase is stamped , and JAP embossed in the cast alloy cowling. It looks exactly the same engine as one fitted to one of the early Atco mowers , which had Atco-JAP embossed in the cowling.
I haven’t looked close enough yet to see if it’s actually a dry sump engine , as the oil appears to be in a resevoir built into the bottom of the crankcase , whereas yours has a seperate oil tank.
As for spark plugs , mine has an 18mm , I seem to recall that you said yours had a 22mm plug , Fordson N and E27N tractors had 22mm , so it may be worth you getting in touch with some vintage tractor boys.
It’s pouring with rain here today , so it will be a workshop day today , I’ll hopefully start work on the Emery.

Andy.

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Thanks Robert , I have seen and looked into those , same model as I picked up today.

Andy.

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