Vintage Horticultural and Garden Machinery Club

Your right Charlie the drive is 13 teeth and the rotor is 26 teeth. 2:1 reduction.

The part in the diagram looks like a proper rotor arm and will just fit straight on to the main drive, where on this mag it is a round cog type rotor and this is where I can’t figure out how to fix the rotor back so the timing is true.

if I could find any witness arrows or mark to line up with the main drive, I don’t know if I am explaining this…[Read more]

Yea Charlie, it is the A1483HZ but my problem starts with him taking the rotor arm out without making a note of where it should syncronise to. There is no mark on the rotor although there is a witness arrow on the small drive shaft, opposite the keyway. The rotor has been damaged in the past but it did work until he decided to leave it out in the…[Read more]

Yea Charlie, it is the A1483HZ but my problem starts with him taking the rotor arm out without making a note of where it should syncronise to. There is no mark on the rotor although there is a witness arrow on the small drive shaft. The rotor has been damaged in the past but it did work until he decided to leave it out in the rain, this is when he…[Read more]

Hi Andy, The weight was on the outside of the flywheel, when I first saw it I thought it was the cover to allow access to the points. It had a spring that was pushing on a screw that seemed to serve no purpose.
The running of the machine is a mystery. The machine runs like on tick over and the speed improves very little when I open the throttle, I…[Read more]

By all means use it, I just want everyone to know how serious getting a shock through the body off and engine is. I don’t just mean the odd jolt of the spark plug but if you have a shock like mine and you cramp up like I did, get to hospital ASAP.

Phil

Steve, Don’t put your private email address on this as it is a public Forum although people have to sign in to reply. You are better keeping private information in the private message section.
Just click on the member you want to connect with and it gives you the option of sending a Private Message PM.
If I were you I would remove your email…[Read more]

I’ve got one Andy but I am not that confident yet to cut a thread like that, I am only just getting into outside threads and the nut could do with being hardened although I suppose that wouldn’t matter.
Phil

I know that I can down load it but is it possible that someone could check for me on the mailing list, I have not received the last two editions.

I know it’s a long way to Wigan from down south but the postman still knows where I live.

I miss it 🙁

Phil

Keep your tyres dark and in a damp place, not wet. A cellar is a good place or somewhere similar.

Phil

No problem Charlie, it’s just not quite the same as sitting in the conservatory with your feet up reading the hard copy. 🙂

Phil

Hi Charlie, I haven’t got mine yet Charlie but I did have problem with my last copy I had to shout out, I think it’s because they don’t know where Lancashire is, or how to spell it.

Phil