Darren Portsmouth (Darmic1)

Hi Shaun
I would also like a manual for the Minor…… Unfortunately I haven’t been able to.find one either. I used straight sae30 non EP in my gearbox, there is a filler at the top of the gearbox…….
Darren

That would be great Alan, at least that way the information will be saved in a stable, less fragile state. As I said, I did find it again this morning, yet last night Google didn’t find it??? Most peculiar!

Answered my own question and have now found it! Odd that ‘google’ didn’t find it last night though, yet this morning its the 2nd item down on the list!!!
Could a link to the old site be put on here?

BS592 is the colour code……

Mr Postie delivered my replacement ratchet springs yesterday…. The company who made them specialise in small batch production. I sent an original rusty spring as a template and a ratchet/pawl assembly for them to ‘test fit’ the replacement to. Really pleased with what they sent back……

The original fuel tank was rather rusty inside, after it had soaked in some rust eating acid it had become a sieve…… So I etch primed it just to prevent flash rust forming. I then soldered up the 13 holes! Filled the worst of the dents and primed it again. It’s now been treated with a good dose of POR15…. It will do as a ‘spare’ tank, as I…[Read more]

Not received mine yet……… 🙁

Hi Angus
The brand is Pro-XL, supplied by Automotive Paint Supplies. I believe they are mainly in the south of UK, I have a branch 5 minutes from me. Have used these products on all my restorations and used the 1k laquer before on my Alloys when I refurbed them. It lasted 7+ years on them before I sold the car. Oil/salt/detergent/acid resistant!…[Read more]

Finished painting the fuel tank this afternoon. Small dents were filled and then etch primed, before top coat was brushed on. I will be clear coating the fuel tank with a 1k lacquer, as the enamel is not fuel resistant!

Replacement Oilite bronze bushes have arrived! Also made a spacer plate from some 8mm steel plate, this should give me around 10mm of clearance for the new, larger tyres…..

Made a new gear case gasket, made from oil resistant 1mm gasket paper. I will also use some RTV sealant either side of the gasket to ensure there are no leaks!

The ploughing wheels are fitted with ratchets and pawls, unfortunately the pawl springs are shot! I was only able to salvage one complete spring, although badly corroded, it has been sent to a company who will be reproducing a batch for me, so I will have some spares!

Have been out in the garage again today…… inspecting the flywheel, looking for numbers! I have found 2 numbers. 51 is stamped into the brass next to the flywheel nut and M49 stamped onto the face about halfway between the nut and the outer edge. Anything to confuse the dating of a machine! However, I’m leaning towards 51 as the series 2…[Read more]

Also removed all the old paint and gunk off the gearbox casing, found the brass ID tag and its numbered M4694…… I have no idea on the date of this machine, however the engine has a brass flywheel, but I’ve yet to find a number stamped on it…..

Have now stripped the gearbox down to investigate some excessive play in the driveshaft. The bronze bushes are worn to excess on one side and the shaft itself has some minor wear…..

Sorry, Not quite sure what’s happening with the last picture in each post? Its putting them upside down, despite being the right way up on my PC. I’ve even tried turning it through 180 degrees, it still posts it upside down!

Painted the rotor cover and fitted it……

Painted the rotor cover and fitted it……

Painted the rotor cover and fitted it……