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Thanks, however it seems that inflation has caught up with belt prices, but Simply Bearings have supplied an A26 for just over a fiver and the machine is up and running.
While on the Howard theme does anyone have any info’ on the Dragon?
Also I have seen mention on this forum of a company in Cambridgeshire that acquired the Howard brand from Dowdswell but I can neither recall it nor find the reference – can anyone help?

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I opened the clutch case today to see how it all works and found one of the springs is broken ,hence the clutch drag.Are there any left hand threads or things i should know before attempting replacing the spring.???

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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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To set the ignition timing Jim first set the points gap to 012″-015″.Then set the piston at TDC.With the flywheel “loose” on the crankshaft turn it until the timing mark on the face of the brass flywheel is in line with the timing mark on the alluminium stator plate.Then carefuuly tighten the flywheel nut up but WITHOUT it turning the crankshaft.The points will then open at the correct advance.

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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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Hi Alison,

Yours looks in slightly better condition than mine and has the original wooden roller at the front, whereas mine has the later plastic ones, probably retrofitted; as the wooden ones can split and were generally replaced with plastic ones from the mid 70s on.

As to value; I’m not sure we can put prices etc., on here but, you could get about 5.1/2 litres of petrol for what I paid ! Probably under its value but, a look on that certain auction site shows they don’t fetch that much.

Still a nice little mower that can go on giving sterling service for decades. 🙂

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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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