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I’ve got on of these early Bonsers too, with the engine under the handlebars. I desperately need Points and a Condenser to get the engine running. Has anyone got any ideas where I can get them from?

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Hello Iain
No problem, look forward to seeing photos of the finished cover and toolbox.
Rob

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The flote is home made. It is amazing that she run at all the wood soked the petrol and sunk
The simar has been sitting around for up to a year . Still hopeing to get running for simar centenary at weely.

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Will do i will have green land rover with odd looking caravan. Hope the ground is not to hard

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Hello Rob.

I can’t thank you enough for the pictures and drawing you sent.
I now have enough information to fabricate the cover and the box.
I will post pictures once it is completed.

Best regards

Iain

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I removed the engine and with a good puller and a lot of heat finally got the flywheel off to reveal a sheared key,after looking online it appears the keys can shear for no other reason than a backfire,hopefully when I have sourced new keys I can have another go at sorting the carb out,many thanks to all who replied.

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Hi Iain
Here are the photos of my MG5 showing the cover and toolbox. The dimensions are in the PDF file.
The cover looks to made using 16 gauge steel sheet. I have not given dims for the toolbox lid, it is a clearance fit over the top of the toolbox. The lip round the side is approx 10mm.
Hope this help.
Rob

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The rotor shaft seals on my old Howard 200 leaked badly. I replaced the oil in the gearbox with liquid grease and all I got was the occasional drip coming out.

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Thanks Jim ! I’ll pick it up on Tuesday.

By the way, you were right re. the old clutch: the friction ring had become detached and was stuck to outer drum. Came off in one piece, so all I need to do now is clean it all up and re-assemble it, after glueing the ring back on.

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I’m not an expert, but every SIMAR I’ve had the carb bowl off has had metal float. Possibly yours is home made?
Unless seals have been replaced in the past it’s inevitable they’ll leak. All mine do. I just top up oil before every outing. But admittedly I’m a bit lazy when it comes to taking them apart!

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See you there. Look out for the orange Commer and SIMAR!

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have an arm with holes you can have found, it in my spares pile.

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ok we will have another try
pete

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for some reason i cant download a picture of it on here sorry

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hi there darren
its pete james again i contacted you sometime ago regarding a howard gem rotorvator head gasket set for a british jounior engine ,,i have been very careful in looking after them as it took and age to get around to fitting them i took so good a care looking after them i cant find the darn things ,,do you still make them if so can i order a nother set if not do you know where i can get another set please
many thanks pete
peter.j.james1965@gmail.com
01934834222

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