nigel

Yes mk1 running boards arnt original 

Nor is the exhaust

Can you tell which ones bill and which ones Ben ? Chris 😂

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPH!

Looking good Norm, good call on powder coating the frame 👍🏻👍👍🏿< ime not racist,

Happy birthday Andrew 🎂🎂

Nice to here from you Tom, Harrys got one

I put this up for sale the other day, a bloke from the far end of Cumbria bought it , then he had a 14 hour road trip to pick it up.🙄

So your not going to powder coat it then Norm

Powdercoat then lacquer 

Nice project though Norm, I did an old beamish Suzuki once but had to drastically change the gearing for the road

Rims and spokes look ok

That’s a nice find Norm👍🏻 Are you going to restore it, 2 stroke ?

Has it a rotax engine in it

That is luverly I hate to think of the cost though Tomo

What paint have you used ?

4 minutes ago, Wristpin said:

Right area but more round the cylinder fins the head. If the engine is back on the machine fitting the screw will require patience and dexterity as it will be right under the the cylinder. the circular cutouts go round the intake manifold between the carburettor and the block.

I meant the cylinder fins 🙄

It wraps round the head fins

Sounds about right to me, that’s about 300 British pounds

9 hours ago, Gdarton said:

Anyone?

Hope these help

Happy birthday Dave

Foote did make gearboxes you can split but on the mustang they were sealed like I said before it only has 1 forward and 1 reverse gear I have owned ten of these machines over the years, they all had stiff gearboxes and every one of them freed up with a small amount of use, my opinion is you will be opening a can of worms for no gain by splitting it, why don’t you get the thing running and drive it first ?

4 hours ago, Wristpin said:

Shibaura ?

Yes angus

1 hour ago, Roy said:

Hello, thanks for the reply.

 

As far as I can tell so far, it is a Foote 35  that was a bought in component. 

 

All help appreciated. 

 

Thank you.

 

Roy. 

Hi Stormin, thanks for the input. As far as I know so far it is a Foote 35 geabox. Circa 82 may be earlier. Currently having trouble finding out about it. Looks to be a sealed unit, 2 gears 1 f and 1 r. Mine is a bit tired and very stiff. I suspect it needs stripping and old grease washed out and replaced with modern stuff. 

All wisdom appreciated. 

 

Roy. 

 

Yep your right it is a Foote gearbox they were used on lots of cheap mowers in the 70s and 80s including some huffys  and falls mowers My advice would be to warm the gearbox up a little and then keep moving it between gears, you will find it will loosen up

Bought this today

6 hours ago, Roy said:

Thanks Paul and Nigel for your comments. 

 

Is it possible to "split the case" open up the gearbox, give it a clean out, replace oil and rebuild?  As anybody done it? 

Thanks, Roy. 

There is no need Roy they are made to me sealed, why do you want to strip it ?

10 hours ago, nigel said:

They are a sealed unit

And you won’t find a workshop manual

15 hours ago, Roy said:

Hi all, I  am in the process of rejuvenating a Mowett Mustang 8.  As anyone got any ideas how to change or add oil to the gear box, and what grade? I have not been able to find a fill or drain plug on it?  Is it a sealed unit? Also a workshop manual would be handy. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Roy. 

Roy if you type in mowet mustang in the search bar you will find lots of posts about them

4 hours ago, Roy said:

Hi all, I  am in the process of rejuvenating a Mowett Mustang 8.  As anyone got any ideas how to change or add oil to the gear box, and what grade? I have not been able to find a fill or drain plug on it?  Is it a sealed unit? Also a workshop manual would be handy. 

 

Thanks, 

 

Roy.

They are a sealed unit

And you won’t find a workshop manual

1 hour ago, Stormin said:

 All the Best, Nigel.  Have a good day.

 

Thanks Norm 👍🏻