[charlie]

It may be possible to unseize the piston, but it could take a while depending how badly seized it is.

[charlie]

I have the wire tines on my 56, not used the slasher type although they are very similar to normal digging tines on MonroTillers. On the Rototiller the springs are different for wire and slasher tines, the later have a casting that sits inside the loop of the spring. The wire tines are prone to straightening out if they catch on a tree root and are almost impossible to bend back into shape.

[charlie]

So long as the ground is not too wet you will find it produces a very tilth.

[charlie]

Mike I may have a drawing for the exhaust, let me know if you would like a copy.
Rather than pull the lead off push pliers tight onto cylinder head then whilst applying pressure touch them against plug top a lot less painful. That is how I stop my Trusty Earthquake.

[charlie]

Sounds good. What did you have to do to get it running?
Is that a Rototiller 35 I saw in the video

[charlie]

Do you have then cowling that goes over the flywheel and magneto assembly? If so a photo of that would help.
Any part numbers on the sump or engine block which you could tell us would help with identification.

[charlie]

And of course the mug (available here) we should all have in the workshop. I already have a T shirt with this on.

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The following flowchart is one I am sure most of us have seen but does fit in with previous discussion on here.

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[charlie]

Very interesting, never seen one of those before.

[charlie]

Could there be a spring that would go between the cup with chain and end cap missing?

[charlie]

A useful how to guide. There is something very satisfying about making repairs like this.

[charlie]

Good news. I have made various gaskets but never attempted a head gasket.

[charlie]

What’s the tractor in your profile image anyway? An Anzani maybe? In working order?
It is a Swiss made SIMAR rototiller. An ongoing project, the engine has had new crank seals (it is a 2 stroke) and a new big end roller bearing made, new cone clutch lining, magneto rebuilt and various other jobs. All paint and tin work are still original. It has run once but was a pig to get started so timing and fuel delivery need checking.

[charlie]

What’s the tractor in your profile image anyway? An Anzani maybe? In working order?
It is a Swiss made SIMAR rototiller. An ongoing project, the engine has had new crank seals (it is a 2 stroke) and a new big end roller bearing made, new cone clutch lining, magneto rebuilt and various other jobs. All paint and tin work are still original. It has run once but was a pig to get started so timing and fuel delivery need checking.

[charlie]

Over recent years I have noticed there is, or appears to be, a growing trend towards keeping machines original rather than the better than new restorations some seem to go for. As I remember someone saying to me, ‘its only original once’.

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