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Have you tried George at villiersparts.

Andy.

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It’s certainly a MK20 or 25 , it should be stamped on the cowling ID plate.

Andy

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A picture paints a thousand words.

Andy.

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Mine arrived OK today , very interesting reading , a HUGE well done to all involved.

Andy.

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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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