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Forgot to add the following useful info at Barnstormers:

Albion Gearboxes Part 1.

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Brand new in 1972. I dont think it had run for at least 25 plus years when I brought it. The guy who I got it from seemed to think it had been in a barn down Cornwall area near the sea. Hence why it so rusty. I was going to give it the works, but decided I wanted a tractor in working clothes in running order to use for what it was built for. The deck is from my other Bolens as the deck it came with was shot & would have taken alot to sort.

How many modern ride ons will make it to this age??

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Robust looking outfit, is that Bolens about 3O years plus old. I don’t see many modern machine being up to much at that sort of age.

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I just can say that the people at Merl is very kind and very profesionnal: I refer to Mrs Kristie Mills who helped me a lot about the english Model D Gravely

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Refurbishing the tracks, bit of a long job making the rubbers and plates, started welding 10x10mm steel to the tops to build the up a bit, I don’t think it looks too bad once painted, it gives me plenty of welding practice anyway!!

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I contacted her and it turns out its a 1963 build.
Have stripped down the engine and I need a coil. Anyone know how to get the coil out if the 2 ears that hold it ? No grub screw , just some weird arrangement on the ends ?

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I use to say, one thing with a briggs you can always get parts. But I noticed last year the same thing. I use to look up parts on the Briggs site and the list for the white 5hp horizontal shaft had gone. This is something we are going to have to live with, some call it progress.

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Well its all back together, and still no spark.
Sadly, there don’t appear to be any coils in the country so I’ll just have to wait with baited breath.

Guess I’ll have to get back to grinding paint of the 3-ton tipping trailer 🙁

Thanks for all the advice chaps.
Jim

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Cheers both.
Paul at Meetens went over timing with me too so that’s sorted.
I’ll wait for a coil, but will probably stick the old one in just to see. You never know.
I’ll get a cover plate and probably a lubricator pad while am at it.

Any views on VilliersService.co.uk vs VilliersParts.co.uk?

Jim

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Thanks Andy.I am doubly sure I’ve got it correct as if it was 180′ then the ring ends would be passing one of the ports which is unlikely. The head is back on now, with new rings in place. Phew. Bit of a schoolboy error not making a note of the orientation – still that’s what forums and the learning process are all about 🙂

Bad news is, I’m 99% sure the coil is fried. No resistance measure between the contacts, and a dead short between the input wire and ‘earth’ – the latter may be correct but nothing to the centre o/p connector is unlikely.

No-one has a coil in stock at the moment either. Doh!
Anyone got a spare I can borrow? 🙂

How important is the sprung lubricator that’s fixed to the points housing, as mine is missing, as is the points cover.

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Thanks Charlie.

Now I’ve made a booboo and cannot remember which way round I took the piston out 🙁
Can anyone confirm that the lower part of the piston crown faces the exhaust port? I’m guessing that, as it was the side with most carbon on.

Thanks. Jim

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OK so I’m going to get some non EP SAE140 for the gearboxes.
is normal SAE30 OK for mixing with the petrol or do I need something like this
https://villiersservices.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47_48&products_id=37

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I asked some friends in France those “who know a lot” and no more idea.
One told me that the hood looks like an Anzani one, but……

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Yes I had a quick search myself and found refernece to nothing like it and have been searching for pictures of anything similar and have drawn a blank

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Had a bit of a look on www and can not find anything like your tractor. No 2 stroke petrol engines, only two stroke diesel Porsche tractors, and none 4WD….you may have something special there, can’t find anything like it….if indeed it is a Porsche…..see these below…

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