Weed wrote:Alan...you conveniently forgot the next line to your parable...

When he had finished practicing by creating Wales he started on England

And then, having got the hang of it, He made SCOTLAND

I eventually got round to stripping down the ignition system.couldn't find any thing wrong so cleaned everything and put it back and I now have a spark again.I remade all the inlet gasket joints using silicone liquid gasket. Then engine now runs after a fashion with a few backfires and some clouds o...

Hi Hortiman, thanks for all your advice and tips. i haven't had another go at the 700 yet apart from spinning it over without the plug in just to make sure there was still no spark. I'll have to have a search on the net to find out how the magneto works before I start stripping it down. I'm hoping i...

Didn't get round to tinkering with the rotavator on Sunday as I got a new toy off E-bay( a vintage Allam generator set with a Norton 4 stroke engine) so I had to spend the day to see if it worked- it did eventually. However I managed to spend most of Tuesday in the garage and adjusted the float leve...

Thanks for the explanation, so I assume the fuel has to be higher than the bottom of the tube to allow it to be sucked up. I have dismantled the carb, cleaned it out and blown through all the jets with compressed air. I wonder if I could have an air leak somewhere stopping the fuel being sucked up p...

Yes, the needle valve is clear and working OK. I don't really understand how the fuel gets from the bowl into the engine but I would have thought that by holding the float down it would allow more fuel in. I much appreciate your tips and will have a tinker with it this weekend. Ian

\\\thanks for your reply. The engine is a Villiers 28B. I have themanual but it dos'nt tell you how to adjust the fuel level in the float chamber. I had a pm from Pockets and he agrees that it seems like a fuel stavation problem so I think it's a matter of adjusting the level by trial and error.I'll...

I bought this rotavator a couple of years ago and it hasn't been out of the garage since. The problem is, if I pour some fuel down the plug hole it will start and run for about 15 seconds, then backfire like mad and stop.I have had the carb. down and cleaned all the jets etc but it is still the same...

Hi Tel, yes the stuff sets like cement. Just give it a tap and it will crack. Regards, Ian

Hi Tel. Could Gun Gum exhaust sealer be the answer to your leak. I use it for all sorts of things.It seals airtight and sets rock hard when heated up. Regards, Ian

Hi Allen/Clive. The Bartram Mowers Website has all the spares and diagrams for Westwood mowers. They list the T1100 and T1200 together so I think they will use the same belts. They have all the part numbers and prices listed. I have a T1200 and when I needed a replacement collector drive belt I took...

Hi, are there any Allen Scythe experts out there? I have an Allen Scythe model T with a ropey Villers 2 stroke engine. I also have acquired a Villiers 4 stroke Mk25 engine which I beleive was available as an option on some models. I am wondering if it is straightforward to change the two engines or ...