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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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Thanks for that Stuart. Lets hope my gears are OK.
What oil do you suggest for the gearboxes?

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Thanks steve dont forget where you have stored it i bet there a few unearthed across the country !

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As Nigel says it looks like a Porches to me…..same bonnet, and they did a series of small single cyclones engined tractors, which I think were two-stoke air cooled, and had some odd starting procedure…..but they looked more like a skinny traditional tractor, big back wheels, small front, so I bet this is a 4wd Version.

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Hi I have just sold one for £85 but although in nice condition that’s with no attachments.

Swampy.

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