[charlie]

The FBHVC have revamped their Fuels information page a lot of details about various aspects of modern fuel, eg ethanol, volatility etc. Well worth a read.

[charlie]

Sounds like a step in the right direction. Have you cleaned out the carb? Make sure new fuel line is suitable for the E10 petrol coming in later this year.

[charlie]

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[charlie]

Mel,
When you hold the bare lead to the engine block do you get a good bright spark that should jump a gap equivalent to plug gap or is it a weal spark that barely jumps any gap?

[charlie]

You have come to the right place. I am custodian of the factory records and machine 955A was delivered on 18-11-52 to W Tysonell (if I have read the hand writing correctly), Holmewood, Kirkby Muxloe, Leics.
The series one machines were produced from March 1951 to Dec 1952, when they were replaced by the series 2 machine. One sales leaflet I have says they were available in a choice of 6 colours, but it does not say what the colours were, most I have seen are green.
Whenever I have problems with Villiers engine and no spark first job is to give the points a thorough clean to remove all trace of oxidation and corrosion. Then check for spark at end of lead to rule out a faulty plug. If I need to replace the coil I also replace points and condenser, that way I know everything is good and only have to reset timing once. I use Villiersparts.co.uk for coils etc, other suppliers are about.
I can supply scanned copies of manual for MK10 engine and series one Monrotiller, send me a pm with your email address if you want them.

[charlie]

It could well be. When I set the timing on these engines I remove the cylinder head so I can measure the distance from TDC accurately. To find point at which contacts open I have invested in a magneto timing light, but before buying that I used a very thin piece of paper between the points to determine when they just start to open. When tightening the flywheel nut I check the timing to make sure the flywheel has not moved. Finally to make sure the flywheel nut is tight I give the spanner a good hard whack with a hammer, fortunately I have the correct flogging/slogging spanner which is designed to be hit with a hammer.
Is the points gap correct? Check this first as it the easiest.
Are the valves set correctly and are the valve seats and faces in good order, no pits or burning?

[charlie]

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[charlie]

Sounds like it has slipped into gear. Have you checked to see if this is the case?

[charlie]

Sounds like it has slipped into gear. Have you checked to see if this is the case?

[charlie]

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John,
I have found a photograph showing the underside of the gearbox.
The drain plug can be seen at the bottom of photo, with the oil pump fixing bolt towards the middle.

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[charlie]

John, I have sent you a pm regarding operators manual.
Gearbox oil should be a non EP grade,( ie GL4 not GL5), sae 140, I use Morris Oils AG140
To drain the gearbox oil there is a drain plug located towards the front of the right hand half of the gearbox casing, near the join between the two halves of the gearbox case. DO NOT attempt to undo the bolt towards the rear as this holds the gearbox oil pump in place.
Fill gearbox through the hole for long dipstick, operators manual details how to check levels. The level on the short dipstick can only be checked after running machine in neutral for 2 minutes as the oil is pumped up by the oil pump.

[charlie]

Fully understand and support the decision.

[charlie]

I believe the only difference was the name. Howard had to drop the Bulldog name after a legal challenge by Lanz tractors, Bulldog was one of their tractors.

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