[charlie]

Tom, have a look at the FBHVC website there have been numerous articles in their recent newsletters about registering vehicles, it has got harder since closure of local DVLA offices. Do you really need to register it?

[charlie]

Chris, Alan thanks for information. I just did a search for Allman and found E Allman Sprayers Ltd were dissolved January 2016.

[charlie]

Good news, carb now refitted to engine and it starts and runs, success.

[charlie]

If the carb has had water in it then you could have problems caused by corrosion, see my post Walbro carb . As your engine runs OK at high speed but not at idle it might be worth checking the slow running jet is clear and set correctly.

[charlie]

Thanks to Sean for pointing me in the right direction. I had a good poke around with a small screwdriver and found the hole shown in the last photo. It was completely filled with hard corrosion caused by float chamber having water in it some time in the past during storage.

[charlie]

Sean, thanks for clarification. I will have a good look at my carb and see if that hole exist, possibly corroded up.

[charlie]

Thank you both.

[charlie]

busman, the hole behind the plug is clear, but I can see no way for fuel to enter this passageway. In desperation I have removed the filler I used to block the hole in the brass plug that I made to remove it. After a drop of fuel in the spark plug hole the engine fired and then continued to run. This supports my theory that there should be a hole to feed fuel through from float chamber.

[charlie]

Has it always overheated? Is the engine the original? If not is the radiator big enough for the engine? Is there a thermostat which could be stuck?

[charlie]

Photos of carb, the float bowl fits between fibre washers, so fuel cannot enter via threads on needle, there do not appear to be any other holes for fuel to get into carb.

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[charlie]

Finally removed the brass plugs and cleaned out passage ways.
Looking closely at the carb I cannot see how fuel gets from float bowl to any of the jets. I am wondering if there is a small hole that has become blocked when float bowl filled with water.
Any one have any ideas?

[charlie]

Useful information about tines, may be one of the Howard experts will be able to identify which Howard from the part numbers.

[charlie]

A nice find, well done.

[charlie]

Welcome to the website and our world of old garden machinery etc. Your machine shows one of the great things about our hobby, not only is the machine collectable but can still be used as intended. I guess in your research you have found the story behind the change of name from Bulldog to Bullfinch ie the claim made by Lanz tractors to the bulldog name.

[charlie]

Monro Tiller made by Geo Monro fitted with Villiers engine, would have originally had a MK12 (side valve engine) not a MK15 (overhead valve engine). Machine s/n 5733 was despatched on 20/12/60 and delivered on 15/3/61 to customer in North Wales.
I have found the best way to set the timing is to remove cylinder head to ensure accurate measurement of tdc and then timing point 1/8″ before TDC (3/16″ before TDC for Mk10 and Mk12).

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