John E-W

Good day all
Timing all fine now, tweaked it very slightly. The only problem is that it’s impossible to check the points with the brass cover on the points housing with the flywheel fitted – unless there is a crafty way of removing/replacing it that I haven’t discovered – any ideas??

Does the Monroetiller have sufficient power to drag this through the soil? I guess it depends on soil type – it might struggle in my clay based soil.

John E-W

Wow! my dad used to have one exactly the same as in your picture – depending on your location, I wouldn’t mind having a go at restoration. I’m just outside Sevenoaks in Kent.

Regards
John E-W

Now I have the rotovator up and running, the only problem I have is when I stop it after 45-50mins work and it’s nice and warm. It stops OK but in doing so it backfires quite alarmingly. Does that mean that it is too far advanced or too far retarded. I must say I’m not a fan of adjusting the timing by the placement of the flywheel on the tapered…[Read more]

Thanks for info Charlie

Having posted my message on the forum, I then read some of the backdated newsletters, only to find that back in the day you were advertising “User Manuals” for sale. Is this still the case and if so could I purchase one please.

Unfortunately I’m not really clued up on the new “digital speak” – what is a pm?

Regards
John E-W

Good-day all

I have just rebuilt (successfully) the Mk15 engine for my rotovator. Now I need to know about the oil requirements for the two (gear trains?) just in front of the tiller unit. How do you drain the emulsified oil out as there doesn’t appear to be a drain plug, and what oil do I refill them with (20-50??). I was also surprised that…[Read more]

Hi Charlie – the red paint laps over the edges of the engine plate – underneath it is a sort of “rusty grey”. Interestingly the plate is held on with two brass self-tapers.

John E-W

Does anybody have a service manual/exploded diagrams for a Mk3 Villiers engine fitted to a Monro rotovator. I am just about to venture into the “rebuild world” and would like to have some idea of what I will be letting myself in for.
John E-W

Hi Charlie
It was a tad warmer this afternoon so I ventured into the garage. There is a plate on the engine cover that says:- Type S3 Machine No 034069. Is that the info you are after?

Having taken the head off last year to find out how much play there was in the piston and noted that it said +40 on the top of the piston, you would think that…[Read more]

Thanks Chris
When it warms up a bit I will venture into the garage and have a look. I thought the engine number would be the one you wanted.

There was the number 15 just under the number I provided, so I assume that it is a Mk15 rather than a Mk12. However, it is a side-valve and I thought I read somewhere that the Mk15 was an overhead valve -…[Read more]