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Andy. thanks for the advise. I am going down the road of getting a carb recon kit and although I have blown the carb out with high pressure air,all the new bits in the kit will add to hopefully things been correct. when this has been done will give it a try on the rope.I am also going to grind the valves just for good measure. will keep you posted on results.

[vhgmcbuddy]

Try Cherished Car Insurance 01252 713148 or email enquiries@ccins.co.uk, despite the company title I have all my ride on tractors insured through them…

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it seems ime not a payed up member again? i cant pm or speak to OTHER MEMBERS

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Just starting to collect bits, hope to start restoration in a couple of weeks once I have finished my Blackstone ‘No trouble’ engine.

A question about insurance. How do you insure a ransom MG, obviously not road registered but if you drive it around a rally field surely it must need 3rd party insurance?

[vhgmcbuddy]

Is it a cork tube you need or large felt washer??

What model Allen scythe do you have??

I maybe able to help if its the large washer

Chris

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Ok gareth and angus looks as if the engine has had a a lot of work in the past time for a major rebuild.

[vhgmcbuddy]

it does appear to be an N Briggs. If the makers kept up the original numbering system, the tags serial number comes out to one built in July of 1942. To verify this is the correct yr, Briggs always stamped the last 2 digits of the manuf yr on the back outer edge of the flywheel. You should find a small circle there with a 42 in it. This will also work for their model 6 and 8 engines.

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Hi.
I have just removed the villiers engine from an allen scythe and the cork gearbox gasket/insert fell apart. Any idaes about a replacement for the cork piece
Thanks Bob

[vhgmcbuddy]

Have you ground the valves? I’d bet the exhaust one is pitted and not totally seating.

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finally got the photos

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Great video, nice one sten 🙂

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its my own fault painted it one day dried it with heat, clearcoat next day, i should have known better, but you know how it is when your on the home run of a project you tend to do things that you would not normaly do and regret it later:S

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Have been able at lunch time, to try and see if it will now run after adjustments .Once I had got it to run ,I was showered with a grass box of problems. Firstly it would only run on full choke and constantly tickeling the carb[maybe this is why it was coked up]. secondly checked the float in the bowl just to see if level was low on the needle. slight adjustment required. re assembled every thing and proceeded to start up. More problems, 1. constantly flooding and would not run again except on choke even although it was wasting fuel ,which would have made an arab weep !!!!!! 2.with the choke fully open it would run for 20 seconds then stop. What is going on here could someone with a lot more knowledge than myself give me some advise. PLEASE.

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Click on members, then click your name then you will see messages on your profile. Hope this helps as I am still learning myself. Owen.

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real good video, thanks for sharing.

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