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Hi all here are some pictures of one of the Gutbrod 1030s now set up with finger mower attachment of to do some mowing not sure if it needs adjustment but it was cutting ok try it in some longer grass next time

No real update yet and haven't had a chance to concentrate on test running this, but have primed the Carb float bowl to test the float valve which I 'Lapped' to ensure a good fit/seal. Left it for a week to see how it fares. I suppose I really want to cover all the points that will make it work before fueling it up. In the meantime, I wanted to give the Spark Plug stock a good going over. I have the original 8 COM in the engine currently, but don't really want to rely on it. So I have 2 other 8 COMs and a Lodge BBL. These I've stripped out and cleaned, as they all can be dismantled for cleaning. Did the Champions first, one is 1930s (left) and the other is 1950s. The 50s one cleaned up best, but turned out to be dead. No continuity in the central electrode. The 30s one is perfect, 0.5 ohms resistance top to tip- Had doubts about the Lodge BBL, but after sorting the loose body electrode, it cleaned up ok- Has a reading of just 2.8 Ohms, so also good. This one is on the higher temperature side of the 'Warm' range that 8 Com is in and is good for Oily running engines. Also have a good Vintage Lodge CV and hope to be able to test them all out on it, but I have to make 2 different threaded (Thumb Nuts) for them. 2 early ones are threaded UNC and the CV is 2BA !. Hope to update soon.

Found a garden machinary service workshop 2 mile away and they fitted a Wurth time sert insert for me, very pleased. Got another problem will get back to all after my holiday. Thanks again

Don't usually like to revisit old Topics, but this Tap came back to haunt me. I started dripping fuel out of the Tap and apparently emptied the fuel out on the floor probably over last winter. Having concerns that my workmanship, or the materials I had used were at fault, I took it back to find the cause. Glad to say the bits I did were not faulty, but found the fuel was leaking out of the lever end. So I stripped it down on the understanding that if I can't fix it, they will have to replace the whole unit (if they can find one). Talk about over engineered!. Seven separate parts just for the tap lever control !, including a plastic type seal which had dissolved/rotted which was causing the leak- So as usual, I hit the challenge and went for making a replacement seal from fuel resistant 1.5mm thick nitrile/nylon reinforced rubber. I had to make 2 special punches that could cleanly punch through the tough layers and in the correct positions- Glad to say that when the cleaned parts were assembled and the tap fitted , there were no further leaks. Hope I've seen the back of this one now.

A few more. Here we have the intrepid Smith family as can be found engaging in their usual rally activity. From the right. Ewan, (Meadowfields son). Mark, (Meadowfield) Frank, (Meadowfields father) Ian, (Meadowfields brother) Jake, (Ewans twin brother} That's your lot.

A few more. More to come.