The Blues Brothers

Suspected the crankcase bearing are shot  so looking for new to crankcase bearings

like your new shed very  smart is that Kens strimmer

The engine has been rebuilt still more work needing done

New piston rings have been gapped and fitted

Work shop opened  and nice weather on  Saturday and  few visitor popped in started work on blackburne engine honed the cylinder barrel 

Now the new piston rings have been gapped and fitted

Hey  dave thats a braw  machine you have there. Are you going to make an  allotment with that large bit of ground and put in tatties ( 1st top photo )

OMG kens going to be busy planting  seed tatties.

New replacement smallend arrived for the blackburne engine soon be running again 

New piston rings arrived today. 

As suspected  the Blackburne Engine needs new piston rings. And the wee end is showing sign of wear. new valve guides fitted 

new piston ring have been sourced. 

I think ken bought it for is son to help with garden jobs very nice display 

It's in the tub for  a scrub had new valve guides put in cylinder head  next job to grind in the valves. Workshop shut now

New seat fitted first class job done by first class seat upholstery done

By local company in Edinburgh 

Number plate now fitted  this project is now comming to an end soon 

Ken can demonstrate the Ransome mower @ Wimbledon and have strawberry and ice cream.

Picked this mower up yesterday

Has anybody  any Information  on this engine 

Number plates fitted, New log book arrived, 

I have the Howard dragon operating  instruction and part list

After a bit of searching now have Road legal number plates.

Now have new warning lamps

the fire breathing dragon is a live keep ken away is he fire retardant nice machine

now its time to see if the engine will spark and bypass  the fuel tap and fuel pump needs cleaned out pipe work full of old crap

That will be the next job to overhaul  the fuel pump  and tap leaks. Sparkplug is sparking now to put a small amount of fuel down plug hole

Yes it offered to fire. I just tied a spare old  fuel tank that was kicking about the workshop connected  up fuel lines and it now running.

That's enough  for today still more to do the next few weekends

New points have been gapped new sparkplug gapped 

Started to rebuild front of the engine

Here we are back at  the workshop today starting to find out why we have no spark at the plug

Started to remove   front mask to get into the point

Starting to remove flywheei

Have now removed flywheel found more snail 

Here I have got to  the bottom of the problem  points dirty  so whipped them out will clean them later. Replaced them with new points.

The day was coming to an end fitted the mud wings 

That's all folks  stay safe enjoy the rest of the Bank holiday weekend

Hame time now.

The next job was to fit dashboard surround and fit petrol tank bracket  battery tray. Refit rear lift frame  then refit petrol tank. Refit the all the odds and connector  up clutch brake  pedals 

Great  weather on Saturday work continues on Gutbrod 1032  refitted top of the transmission tunnel with steering column and new brass brushes fitted into socket

Next job to tackle was to refit the swivelling  rear hitch

Thanks for you comment  stormin the cylinder  and bore  appears  to be very slightly scored  this tractor  hasn't  be running for 10yrs

But it will come alive again over the next few weekends..

Some new parts arrived today replacement  indicators 

Found more snail shell under the seat thats all I keep finding.