I've got two of these now. One more or less complete that I got at Sodbury SO last autumn that has resisted my blandishments so far and has no spark - as in nothing at all, no HT at the pick up. I was loath to spend as much as it cost me again getting the coil rewound and was therefore delighted to pick up another quite cheaply a few weeks ago whilst collecting the Norman T300 marine engine I got off E-bay.
This one is very complete, even to its canvas cover. From the look of it, it has seen virtually no use at all, the badge on the crankcase that says "EEC
1945" still in its yellowing varnish over brass. When I tried to get it running before, it to had a depressing lack of electrickery, so having despatched the B&S silencer job, I thought I'd have a go at this one as an encore ;o))
It is very nicely made and the tiny plug hides inside a fully shielded lead that runs in armour plated magnificence back to the black plastic ignition generator cover. It is a pretty major excavation to get at the points, the carrying frame, the carb, the heat shields and the plug lead all needing to be removed before it is possible to remove the generator cover. After that, it was plain sailing. The points are opened by a rising pin a'la B&S policy and I suspected the pin being seized or stiff, but it was OK. The points were clagged with storage oil though, but that soon gave way when faced off with 600 grit W&D paper and a blob of spit!
Re-assembly completed and a drop of petrol dribbled onto the air filter element to give the direct lift carb a head start resulted in a splutter - then it picked up and ran. Revved its little head off, actually and as it was getting late by now, I thought I'd call it a night - but not before putting a meter across the output terminals and finding that it was turning out 39 volts!
Ah, that's a pity, I thought they were 12 volt charging sets. I'll have another go at it tomorrow, but apart from the thumb screw on top of the carb which obviously acts as throttle and main jet restrictor, I cannot see any means of regulating it. Probably needs loading ...............
More news as it happens ;o))
Regards,
Kim Siddorn