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Will do, Thanks for the info.

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Try simplybearings.co.uk ,failing that when I wanted an odd ball bearing (imperial centre and width yet metric outer )I got the next size down outer in imperial and had a sleeve made that fitted around the outside with a dollop of loctite.

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Thank you for that, I think you are right, I will report back

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Yes both machines owed by me, I realised that I probably would not realise full value selling together, and now have decided that they would be best sold privately to fellow collectors so there location remains known, instead of going off the radar as things usually do.

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Yes both machines owed by me, I realised that I probably would not realise full value selling together, and now have decided that they would be best sold privately.

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Thank you Chris. I hope to build on the success of this year. All who attended this year have said they would like to return next year. I have a few ideas to improve the section for next year.

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Just looked at 3 gems I have to hand in the workshop.
The jap one has type A1041BZ
The British Junior one has type A948B
The twin cylinder one has type A1483H
All of these run well.
In my own experience though these old engines will run on just about any mag of this size. So long as youve got a good spark I’d stick it on and see what happens.

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Unfortunately I can’t get it to move, the only thing I can think of is to burn it out, but am a bit worried about damaging this type of tank as it was only available pre 1944.

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IT WILL ONLY RUN FOR A MAXIMUM OF 1 AND HALF MINUTES ONCE I HAVE TURN THE TAP BACK ON TO PETROL.

That could possibly be the case of it to hot but it still a pig to start when the manifold is Luke warm. I have to fill the carb three or four times with petrol and drain it out then it will start after some time.

I am making my own tvo using 28 second Kerro at the ratio of 3 gallons of Kerro to one gallon 95 petrol with a splash of redex in. Seems to run sweet as anything on the mix it’s just the changing back.

It runs on petrol but gets very hot and will not ideal or run slow enough to select gears hear some people just run on straight petrol, but I’d like to keep her on tvo.

Stew

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Yes I turn the tap back to petrol to fill the carb back and flush the lines but after a minute or so it cuts out and have to drain the carb and flush it by hand

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Also thinking back I had some Wacker weights cast from originals about 15 years ago, it was a firm in Bristol, but I’m sure they shut up shop when the old boy retired. Wasn’t that expensive, but after all this time can’t remember the exact costs involved.

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Could a very good welder perhaps tig it?

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Given that the Wico 955 was the original magneto for the Howard “Gem” and we know that they will work with other Wico mags. Can I ask other owners of “Gems” with the Howard B.J. engine if they can let me know what number of WIco mag they have fitted to their machine? I ask because I have a couple of other “Wico” mags, and I would like to know which ones members have used on their “Gems” Plonker

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The BSA 120cc coil can be very temperamental I did have a couple of scrap engines that I weighed in a couple of months ago. I wish there was somewhere that I could of advertised them so someone could of had some use of them for nothing but I needed them gone ASAP and couldn’t wait for the cultivator to come out and people I find generally mess about to much on eBay. If I find anymore I’ll let you know and you can have them but I’ve nearly got to the bottom of my clear out. I think George at villiersparts had some at one time, maybe worth a try?

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You are a total muppet if you cant tie down a load. You should not be towing a trailer if you cant

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