Charlie Moore (aka charlie)

If I hav eread the engine number correctly 78 01 09 06 equates to 1978 Jan 9th the 06 indicates plant and assembly line. see Briggs & Stratton website for information about engine numbers.
To paint or not to paint will always be difficult to answer. It is your machine so up to you.

Spark plug recommendations as follows.
4/2 2.4hp Lodge CN
4/3 3.5hp Lodge CN
5 4.5hp Lodge CN
6 5.5hp Lodge CN
Looking on the Green Spark Plug company wevsite they list Lodge HPN, NGK A5FS and Bosch MA95T1 as alternatives. Lodge CN is out of stock.

Gordon, can you tell us which model of Villiers engine eg Mk25. Here in the UK the Gunsmith and Garner usually had JAP engines fitted.

Dave, the flywheel also contains the permanent magnets for the magneto.

My copy arrived today with the NVTEC code of practice enclosed. Thank you and well done Robert for getting magazine ready for printers in plenty of time.

Very interesting. I wonder how many, if any, of the milkfloat etc were sold? This would make a good article for our club magazine.

No we do not have a calendar for 2025.

My copy arrived in the post this morning.

pm sent regarding manual. The file is too large to post on the forum. Charlie

A photo or two of the tap might help us diagnose the problem.

Could you post a photo of what you currently have so we can identify what is missing.

For information about registration I suggest you look at the DVLA website. Will it be a first time registration or reclaiming an old registration? If a new registration, do you want (need) an age related number?

Whatever it is, it appears to have had a repair to the crankcase by the look of it. Photos of the other 3 sides would help.

Grahame, I don’t know if the tines are the same size. I am fairly sure Clifford either copied or produced the rotavator under licence from SIMAR as SIMAR held the patent. Geo Monro produced the Rototiller 56 under licence from 1948.

Copy of page from Rototiller 56 parts manual.

I believe the Clifford rotavator drive from rear of main gearbox back is the same as on a SIMAR. If it is any help I can post a copy of th erelevant page of the parts book which shows the various parts.

Many of these small machines only had an owners/operators manual and a parts list. The only machine I can think of that had a workshop manual is the Howard Gem. There was a workshop manual for the Villiers Mk10, 12 and 15 engines.

Don’t forget copy deadline for December issue is 15th November.

John, the magazine is not uploaded to website until I know memebers hav estarted to receive paper copy by post. It is then down to me finding time to upload it to the website.