You might have seen a couple of first war ABC engines on epay last week. I managed to get one & collected it on Tuesday. It is a 500cc Lyons 1kw generator set & the last owner but one was a good deal of the way through the restoration of what must have been a very derelict engine when he shuffled off this mortal coil. The vendor had purchased it from his estate but told me it was more or less as he'd received it.
Carefully boxed & some parts in plastic bags or wrapped in cling film, it is actually most of two engines & one set of barrels & heads have been rebuilt & assembled to a carefully cleaned crankcase & base & the tappets etc have been assembled. There are four pistons & three complete sets of rings . There are various ball races, the old ones & apparently new replacements. Two small covers I cannot yet identify have been recast in aluminium & await machining. It is obvious that all the small parts, nuts bolts & washers have been kept - which makes a nice change!
There are two crankshafts, one having a mainshaft that has been ground & resized with DHC. The dynamo lacks brushes & new brush holders have been fabricated from copper & brass sheet. Where work has been completed it is a high order.
Funnily enough, the rusty fuel & oil tank is the best bit despite it gaping hole in the rusty bottom! I need to get one made for my other engine & now I have a pattern ;o))
Don't expect to see it running anytime soon though ..........
Regards,
Kim Siddorn