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unless your machine has had a repaint In the past. I know my landmaster has been repainted twice so I will not be able match to original.

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Hi Merry-tiller / J, thanks for your response and link. I live in North East Derbyshire.

Do you know if the exhaust from a 1032 fits a 1030 (£200 ouch).

Cheers

Paul

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Hi Charlie, just a quick note to pass on my thanks for your reply and most useful link. After further investigation it appears the exhaust valve is burnt out and probably led to someone constantly cranking the engine and knackering the dynastart. Also it looks like someone has wired the coil wiring to the battery wire on the dynstart and might explain why the coil isn’t working… think I’ve found a company that can repair.

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That is the same set up as on my Shay. Fortunately my coil was ok and the condenser dud. I used a Briggs condenser which worked OK but a Meco module would replace both the points and the condenser.
Have you actually had the coil tested on a proper ignition tester – or just jumped to the conclusion that it has failed?

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Okay…. we’re in business! Neil – thanks for the condenser replacement, i’ve replaced it and given the points a polish while I’m at it and there’s a good spark now when holding the HT lead to ground.

Just need to get back to the allotment and get it back on the machine…. re-do the timing…. fresh petrol…. moment of truth.

Watch this space (although doubt it will be for a while yet).

Thanks for your help this far.

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Thanks Charlie for the clarification – a reminder of the BAVCC safety code will certainly be good to have.

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Thanks Charlie I will give them a try

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Hi there,
Impressed you got the flywheel off! I was told the dynastart was similar to that used on a grey Fergie but I cannot confirm that. My machine has a coil so can’t help about the mystery black wire but I suspect Charlie is correct if it is a flywheel magneto type of spark generator as it needs an earth kill switch to stop it.
Exhaust, take a deep breath and try https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/product/1?q=gutbrod+exhaust&safe=strict&client=safari&hl=en-gb&biw=1194&bih=728&tbs=vw:l,ss:44&prmd=sivn&prds=num:1,of:1,epd:8297311519325425545,paur:ClkAsKraX5iX4ij_U8qe5ICRlGNddx7W-IotiltxYBmtsDLPoC6Fo4w0homtyXBaregKpk9LowEG7kLzMkN6bOURjM-sElYBC4ZzYepZPccFtfgC1Wsebhdm6RIZAFPVH700Sqkk2Pz_e34c2dxK75HVy7gMAg,prmr:1,pid:8297311519325425545,cs:1

No spark may mean a dead coil, try the chap I recommend in my forum posts.
Best of luck,
Where are you based btw?
J

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The reason the points wouldn’t adjust was because a piece of the brown insulating material was wedged behind so that was easily corrected. The coil seems to show the right amount of resistance and I have cleaned everything up so I can’t work out why there is no spark. Is there anything else I can test? I presume the insulating material is only to act on the breaker spring and therefore has no need to be behind the fixed points?

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One handed use? That’s got trip to A&E written all over it. It does sound expensive, must have been two or three weeks wages?

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Does anyone on the forum own a unihorse

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I cannot post photos with my phone on this forum. Its an early one, with the original style gearbox. Seat on a spring not the metal bonnet type, but same everything else.

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he took the photo a new Scottish rep will be needed when I catch him

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Again, this helps a lot Neil and very much appreciated. I have found this on a well known Auction Website and it seems to be the sort of thing I am after and not for huge money at this stage.

I think I will get it and see whether it fits the bill.

Keith

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Neil

This is really good information and very much appreciated. It maybe that what I am trying to grease I should be oiling so this is in itself really good information. I can’t find any information or manuals on the Kerry lathe that I have but that’s a different story.

I assume for all three types of grease nipple you mention, there must be different sizes and therefore different size connectors. Is this assumption correct or am I well off the mark? Also can you or anyone else suggest where I can get a good push action pressure oil gun by any chance? I’m starting to build up my toolset now piece by piece so any advice would be welcome.

Many thanks for the info so far.

Keith

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