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Both of the above plus controlled cooling - in its simplest form, burying it in dry sand. Also, as has been alluded to, short quick spaced tacks extended and joined in turn contains local heating, expansion and contraction.

Talking gas flow; while the manifolds are off its worth checking that the passages exactly match the gaskets and head ports - same with the inlets. Back in the day the alignments on some engines was so bad that grinding a bit off here and there was the cheapest extra couple of horses to be found.

Not another Robin Reliant!!! It's a Merry Tiller Titan! Rant over. The book says " 22" sickle mower, MT2146 not recommended for a Titan, but an A29 for the 36" sickle mower attachment pt no MT3757"

Is it such a good idea to publicise that valuable kit may now be housed in less secure premises? Not everyone watching the forum may have honourable intentions.

Sue the father in the small claims court for the sum needed to put you back in the position you were before his son demolished your van.

Can quite believe it. it was a regular spring job replacing chewed up fuel lines and primer bulbs.

I bookmarked this a while back with the intention of making one for my blast cabinet - time for action! Simple Dust Trap for your Blast Cabinet -- less than $20!! - page 1 - She Shore Is Purdy!! - The Garage Gazette

Thought that sand was virtually outlawed due to risk of silicosis (if that's the right word?)

Brick acid on alloy will produce a spectacular reaction and liberate some noxious fumes. Not advisable.

Or fright!

In which case Soda blasting should be fine for your job albeit a bit messy. You will need plenty of soda granules but there is a number of auction site sellers doing it by the sackful rather than the rather expensive small buckets from the likes of Machine Mart and Sealey.

I have managed to dig out the relevant 600 series information and you will see that the 668 is listed with no sign of the right angle box which supports my original theory that it was an "add on". Peerless made a bewildering assortment of right angle drives so it may be that with a bit more scrubbing your box may reveal an id plate of its own. If it does I may have the parts break down for it. Going back to the variations within the 600 series family the difference between the individual variants is often just the axle lengths or the type of keyway on the axles. https://www.dropbox.com/s/t3zrvz6q4ochd96/Peerless 600 series transmissions0001.pdf?dl=0

The term 600 series is the general description of that style of transmission and the 668 is a " sub species" within that category so it's quite possible that the 68 identifies it as having that right angle drive . I have one other possible source of information but at present it is somewhat inaccessible!

I was looking for something else this evening when I came across this which may be of interest to anyone trying to id a Peerless box. Interestingly there is an illustration of a 600 series transaxle and also one of a right angle drive box but not both fixed together. It makes me think that the set up posted on the forum may have been a modification by a machine manufacturer or user and not a Peerless option. Peerless transmission model id0001.pdf

Yes, I've used it with a total loss pressure pot blaster but its quite messy and extravagant on soda. I usually clean up alloy castings and carburettors etc using fine glass beads in a cabinet. When the beads start to loose their effectiveness for paint removal etc I drain them into a sealed bucket and then reuse them for delicate items. Never caused any damage.

Throttle cable. You just need a bit of piano wire . Put a "dog leg" in the control end of it , split the control box and hook it into the lever and poke it down the outer with a couple of inches protruding , clamp the outer onto the BS throttle / governor plate and eye up the appropriate length before making the final dog leg to hook into the throttle lever. A lot easier than it sounds! The original part number was 746-0503 P.S. BARRUS are showing available stock!! £8.53 + vat

Yes, a Peerless, as used in the Westwood Lawn bug. A 600 series , I believe, but I've never seen one with that right angle drive box strapped on the side. Unfortunately I left all my Peerless literature at my old business which has since closed .

As Nigel says, but what has been holding the throttle open against the governor's (automatic rev system) desire to close it? Was it a new engine that came with a fixed link to hold the throttle open? I fitted a good few Sprints to Hayterettes over the years and cant recollect encountering any difficulty. An image of your engine with the air filter removed will facilitate a more meaningful answer.

Years since I've seen an Osprey but fairly sure that it will have a mechanically operated choke operated by the throttle cable going past full speed. It was sometimes a bit of a balancing act obtaining both full choke at one extreme of the throttle lever throw and the Stop position at the other. Take the air cleaner off and you should see the choke butterfly. Take an image or two with the air filter removed and post on the forum

This was sent to me by another forum member . Reminds me of the day when most village garages in the UK had a vulcanising machine for tyre repairs.

Just as the original Austin / Morris Minis did. First indication was a stiff / seized choke cable.

A neighbour has just asked me to sort out a Howard Rotavator that has stood unused for twenty years and the fuel tank was in a similar state. Clean now but with more perforations in the bottom than a certain brand of tea bag! Thanks for the birthday wishes from forum members - celebrated with a visit to the dentist for a crown, £££!!! OMG!

You have what was originally called the Hayter 12" Rotary Mower that subsequently acquired the Hawk name. As supplied it would not have had front wheels but just a large diameter anti scalp roller. The wheels were an optional extra. Your comment about it not having any height adjustment is not strictly correct - as you say, there is no lever or other on the move adjuster but if you look at the sides of the chassis there are alternative mounting positions for the wheels and / or the roller. The original machine was then joined by the 19" Hawk Major , the Briggs 13 prefix to the model number signifying a 5HP engine instead of the 3.5HP engine on the 12" machine. Confusingly the Major parts list shows an optional 16" blade. Not sure why anyone would want to put a 16" blade in a 19" chassis. Why was it called a graveyard or cemetery mower? That is what the original machine was designed for ; narrow to get between the headstones, the anti scalp roller to deal with humps and bumps and the nylon rubbing strips to prevent damage to both itself and the masonry. I was told, but cannot confirm, that the original 12" machine was designed at the request of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for maintaining the orderly and close packed cemeteries both in the UK and in foreign parts. Confusingly Hayter re-used the Hawk name on a light weight version of the 16" Harrier which was mainly sold through the sheds and by mail order leaving the Harrier model name mainly the preserve of the mower trade. https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0qgwb5nfcq725q/Hayter Hawk 12 and Major190001.pdf?dl=0

Think that most points have been covered but what exactly is " caustic acid"?

Very unlikely to be Cycle Thread in that diameter. No reference table for Cycle Thread goes any where near 2" . My guess would be a manufacturer's special.