mattblack 76 #26 Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) The cork seal on the tap plunger had dried out and the plunger was very loose, after doing some research (IE google) I put it in boiling water for 10 minutes and applied some petroleum jelly to the seal. It seems to have worked. Edited May 20, 2019 by mattblack 1 Stormin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattblack 76 #27 Posted May 21, 2019 Well, after some fiddling about with the carb and the old trick of squirting some fuel straight down the plug hole... WE HAVE LIFE! Really satisfying to get it running after who knows how many years... and without spending much . Next stage is to tackle the electrical side, I THINK I've sussed out how the governor works. 1 Stormin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattblack 76 #28 Posted May 25, 2019 The wiring was in a really poor state so was all replaced. The brushes and commutator were cleaned up as well and I made this somewhat Heath Robinson flexible coupling as the original was falling to bits. A local engineering suppliers came up with a new fan belt for £3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattblack 76 #29 Posted May 25, 2019 I put everything back together and tried to start it again, but had flooding problems. Despite cleaning the tank out, with no gauze on the tap debris had got into the carb and jammed the float valve open. So I ran some fuel through the pipe and made a filter for the tap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattblack 76 #30 Posted May 26, 2019 When I got it running again I connected a volt meter to the dynamo output... We seem to have some extra volts! This coil is wired in series with the output and the plate is attached to the throttle and closes it against a spring, the throttle was opening and closing but with the spring detached it wouldn't run at low speed like it did without the dynamo coupled, I'm wondering if the output is controlled by engine speed? Looking on youtube there is a video of a set like mine running, the guy says it over revved and blew 110v bulbs so he had a 230v worklight (100w?) connected. I replaced the old socket with this one I had in the shed so I can do the same and see what it's like with some load on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattblack 76 #31 Posted May 29, 2019 After a wipe over with an oily rag. Running and generating, I disconnected the governor spring and set the speed/output with the throttle stop screw. 2 pmackellow and Stormin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
