David Bliss

Carb looks early and tank looks a late type, they spanned many years.

That flywheel is die cast, can all ready see one fan blade broken off, mostly the wico flywheel has cast in a centre steel insert, and shafts are normally parallel, mostly there are three threaded holes near the centre for draw bolts and if so just be careful not to screw any set screws through to far to catch the coil, if the alloy crankcase is…[Read more]

I have come up against all-sorts of barriers trying to get replacement parts for old machinery. often people are not interested its a one off so not worth there while, however there are ways of finding things just think out of the box, I have seen cam timing belts used turned upside down, they are very strong, I use them for making strap wrenches,…[Read more]

I don’t like small engines nowadays, what with plastic and catalytic exhausts, Ive had some really bizarre, like a briggs four stroke with a two stroke petrol mix and thought alright just to have oil in the petrol and poked a rod out the side, bore was ok though, just recently had a new Stihl to fix, good spark and wet plug should have gone, shot…[Read more]

Just a thought, carb to engine gasket, some have a hole in to allow crack case pressure to work the carb diaphragm, can be fitted up the wrong way.

Most have a main jet that the faster its run more it sucks fuel through, compensating is like a tank with a leak in it and runs into a bowl no matter how much fuel is sucked the bowl will only give whats running into it and no more, then there is a slow running jet with a adjustable air bypass to give ideal idling characteristics, this carb comes…[Read more]

Got this back from the supplier, If I read this right, they say the later for high altitude makes it run richer, well higher you go theres less air so need a smaller jet to run weaker,and this engine runs weak at hight speed 3600 rpm and rich at idle to half throttle. so main jets would be of no use.

Honda engine parts lists usually give you…[Read more]

Andy
Was going to leave it till winter but is so annoying it starts rich without choke and can snatch the throttle open and it instantly picks up without hesitation, whereas the other engine will just stop and once its been run a short while is fine, this morning I started it and seamed worse for a time so took the top off and had a good look and…[Read more]

I did try a bit of choke and it does stop the hunting, I would rather it was running weak at the lower rev range as it would keep the temperature up but at the moment running it fast to keep the plug clean it gets very hot, so have to let it idle some while or it sounds like a bird scarer a few seconds after turning it off, then at the lower speed…[Read more]

The only thing that came with the engine was a few sheets with assembly diagrams for conversion to add dual drive shaft drive and oil filter adaptor with torque setting for the set screws, absolutely nothing on service intervals, I think the jets are just pressed in will have a look if I get time or end of season, its a easy carburettor to get…[Read more]

I now have re-engined two Bolens with a V twin, because of the V configuration no need for the UJ joints that fail only need just flexi-joint couplings as it sits down in the frames lower with a strait drive line and won’t knockout the hydro charge pump bearings. First re-engine one I done was 22 years ago and still runs as good today, its a made…[Read more]

Sorry all parts have gone.

All my 1960 Britool tools are stamped the same.

Chocolate is supposed to work on the traps very well but I just use cheese and works, as for spraying things my father was grumbling to one of the spray people in the early 60’s about the blackbirds getting his currants, spray chap said got the very thing, we still never got any blackcurrant jam ether that year, as although there were huge strings…[Read more]

Rodent mischief seem to escalate last year, I put it down to lack of moister as the number of cars and trucks really went up with screen washer rubber pipes eaten and the filler washer bottle tops, were the little devils hooked on screen washer?, so yours was the first petrol primer seen nibbled until took my strimmer down for the first time this…[Read more]

I went down the safe route and fitted the relays, as done same conversion before, there were two single cylindered engines, one Tecumseh and Briggs, both with same wiring set up, when the twin cylindered Briggs engine was fitted, it effected both ignition units, I was just curious and like to know why so know what not to connect to cause a…[Read more]

Are there any electronically minded wizards out there, as would just like to know why this happened when replacing a single cylinder engine with a twin cylinder that uses two ignition units, as most people know to stop an engine with magneto ignition it is just grounded to earth. Now doing my engine swap all the original wiring for alternator and…[Read more]

looks like the type used on the early Verdistat? seed drills, even if worn and had let go, welded new ears on, new pins and away, the uj’s on the cars steering column are more durable if theres room to fit them.

I now have mowed my grass twice (nearly two acres) although was dry the grass is still very mushy and turns into a sticky green mess, however scrapped the thick lumps off and left the thin coating on to dry, this I gave another coating of rust preventive as if left long enough will dry to a very sticky coating and as it wicks into the grass coated…[Read more]