Ray Hogben (hillsider)

From memory the impeller will have a parallel shaft with a square section keyway and the nut is separate from the impeller and has a lock washer securing it.
I have just been having a rummage among some books that I have from my days working on such things and found a cross sectional parts diagram for the pumps that Lister Blackstone used and…[Read more]

I have seen Pegson pumps as fitted to Blackstone marine diesel engines and just to be helpful they can be left or right handed dependent on the engine direction so tread care fully when you attack the impeller nut, I would suggest you lock the impeller (not the engine) and shock the spanner or socket with a hammer to release it. The two holes in…[Read more]

According to information contained in the book Seventy Years Of Garden Machinery by the author Brian Bell the Ransomes Model Fourteen (petrol and an electric version) was introduced in 1964 and was in production until 1969 when it was withdrawn.
The book also states that earlier versions of this mower used a BSA 65cc four stroke engine but was…[Read more]

Pleased to help and good to hear that all went well with the seal fitting.
Ray.

Consulting the manual is always a good way to go, we shall then see if my ideas hold water.

Whilst not familiar with the sealing arrangement used on your Honda, to fall back on general engineering experience I would ask what material is the inner seal carrier made from? If it is metal then I would use a sleeve and bush retainer from the likes of Loctite or Granville, but you will only get one chance to position it correctly (this may…[Read more]

If you suspect that the ignition coil is causing problems then going to the breaker less ignition is the way to go I recently converted the B&S engine on a Mountfield garden tiller and it transformed its starting reliability. Be aware though that here is more than one coil to choose from so be careful to order the one to suit your Model,Type and…[Read more]

Guarding against spammers must a bit like painting the Forth Bridge I suppose!!

Apart from causing problems to a site that they chose to latch on to I find it difficult to understand their objectives, this particular batch seemed to consist of a whole bunch of links to sites all gathered together and for what reason? your guess is as good as…[Read more]

On the subject of diesel injectors one way to test them and be able to see what is happening at the nozzle end is to remove the injector from the engine, reconnect it to the injector pipe then crank the engine over while observing the fuel delivery pattern from the nozzle.
All is fine so far but due to the high operating pressure of the injector…[Read more]

We often had contractors in at work building new terminal buildings or installing heat and vent systems and walking around their site towards the end of a contract there would be nuts and bolts,lengths of threaded bar(studding) etc all laying around left over from the job and about to be skipped. We used to gather up such treasures and return them…[Read more]

Understood re news in Cultivator, some cracking photos of the exhibits though.
Ray.

I have not tried it myself (yet) but I have heard good reports from folk who have used undiluted traffic film remover as used in pressure washers to clean commercial vehicles for cleaning metal parts.

The folk that I have spoken to tell me that parts left to soak in the product will come out with no rust or paint left on them so if you do try…[Read more]

The pot maker looks an interesting tool, has anyone tried to make pots with one and is it a slow job turn out usable pots?

https://www.iseki.co.jp/english/products/prod-12.html

Hello John it looks as though you may be able to contact Iseki at Ipswich, they may have info on your machine.
Ray

I don’t know about stale fuel but that first picture could easily be gnat’s pee – or was that Bee Pee?

Ouch!!!
I think many of us can hold our hands up to the sin of wearing our slippers in the shed so let’s all learn by your misfortune.
It won’t make your foot feel any better but I have worn safety boots throughout my working life and the one time that something heavy fell on a foot it landed behind the area protected by the steel toe cap,…[Read more]

You are quite correct in your thinking Kevin, the confusion appears to have arisen when we all registered for membership to the new forum site. I think you will find that the renewal date given will be the anniversary date of the new forum.
There have been several messages re this subject assuring us that all is well and that you can still renew…[Read more]

Fingers crossed.

Maybe a daft question but how did you remove them? was the roller in place or had it been taken out.