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And at the show itself…

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Here she is on her way to the show…

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Need a photo really Nige, then we can have a go at identifying it

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Shay incorporated tanks in handles but you say the tank is on the handle. Nice if you could put a photo on, someone might have one in there shed and come up with the answer.

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sorry andy yes its a rotorvator

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Good to see you again Titch and a handsome display in the big hall,hope to see you next year.

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Thanks go to all well wishers for the great feed back.And the preparation for the next years special event Colwood ,is on my to do list but there is a full year to go so a little pacing is called for.

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Have just been rummaging through the unit next doors scrap bin(with permission) and have found a few off cuts of steel plte that will be ideal for the rear flap, hopefully I can replicate the original.

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Thanks Charlie, Always pays to lay out the parts in the order they are removed. Just reverse that order on re-assembly. And take lots of photographs! This was the 3rd of these Wico mags i’ve rebuilt, getting pretty good with where all the bits go now. Not sure on the costs of rebuilding Magneto’s, but as with any professional service’s offered, Im sure it wont be cheap!

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good effort!!!

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They look great TITCH!! Just sorry I could not make it up there.

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The only parts of this Magneto which I will have to purchase will be some new Points cover clips, a new copper core HT lead and a spark plug cap. I will also purchase a pair of new stop buttons as one of these has a crack in the brass.
As I said earlier, Tingly fingers! Note to self, When testing Impulse mechanism, don’t let the exposed output tab of the coil come into contact with palm of hand, Shocking, quite literally!!!

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The Cap also has a Brass Terminal nut, through which passes the HT lead. This nut also should have a waterproof gland preventing moisture from travelling down the HT lead. This I replaced again using a larger rubber grommet.

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The Aluminium cover screws originally had a rubber washer to prevent any water ingress down the screw shaft. These had completely perished. New ones were made by cutting small rubber grommets in half and placing on the screw shaft.

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Now comes the Breaker assembly housing. Its easier to fit the points and condenser into the housing before putting the housing into the magneto body.

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