Villiers 4 stroke

Where's your sense of adventure gone, you'll know what it looks like once you take it apart

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John, As a restorer of stationary engines I can describe it for you, the cam shaft is geared direct onto the crankshaft and once you have removed the head and barrel it will be easy to see the problem.

Martin P

Thanks Martin, seems like I have to remove these to diagnose then. If you know anyone who needs access to info on the two stroke engine gear units marks 9E 2L 31C & 31-34A then I have a manual, tho' I noticed quite a bit on the web about the two stroke bike engines.

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Fair point- but I was rather hoping there might be a little inspection port under all the gunge, & I'm anxious to get to play with my new gritblaster on the rest of the Bantam! Having said that, both the dishwasher & the tumble dryer have packed up this last week, so apparently these have a higher priority, if I want any grub this week - I hate working on these bloody things- all self tappers & sharp edges & silly plastic clips yuchh.

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It's pretty much the same inside as the Mk10 and Mk12 engines, but the little pushrods and valves are really small so be careful with them.

The camshaft gear and cam are in one piece, but the crankshaft gear is keyed onto the crankshaft itself. I have seen a two-part camshaft but not on the Mk15, and I do have some new Villiers spares if you get stuck.

The crankshaft gear is a tight fit on the crank so I can't see anything making that come loose, so it does sound like a mechanical derangement :-((

Peter

-- Peter & Rita Forbes snipped-for-privacy@easynet.co.uk Engine pages for preservation info:

Hi John, You can download a Mk15 manual (free) at

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Internal Fire, Museum of Power, Wales

John,

You will find a manual and parts list for this engine on

-- Stationary Engines Scotland

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Perfect!! Thanks Paul, & others

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There is a club called The Vintage Horticultural & Garden Machinery Club. Try their site at

Have a look at

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If you want to know what it'll look like after it has exploded, there's a much easier way!

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