Found a couple of places for the ignition stuff, don't really have the time to drive to Staffordshire ATM to find a carb gasket or jets etc.... Hoping there's an online place that does Zenith carb spares but given Zenith's carb numbering scheme (it's a 24 T2) I can get an awful signal to noise ratio from google as it will pull up everywhere that does Zenith stuff and not just the obsolete specialists.... finding it hard to track down.... anyway I'm hoping that I can do it without needing the bits.... chrisc > -----Original Message----- > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of I.D.PRIEST. > Sent: 06 October 2009 15:27 > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [modeleng] Re: OT (slightly) JAP 4/3 stationary engines > > Chris, > > Thought about the Staffs Classic Bike show - mid october held at the > Staffs > County Show ground there is usually a whole load of bits and pieces up > for > sale. > > Regards IDP > > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in > sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, > body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a > Ride!" > > "Never drive faster than your gaurdian angel can fly" > > Priest & Sons Model Engineers > http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Crosskey" <chris.crosskey@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 12:58 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: OT (slightly) JAP 4/3 stationary engines > > > I've learned a fair amount in the last couple of weeks and should now be > able to make a crack at it... you're right about the stone-age > technology and the weight.... it's a grunt to pick up and it's a > side-valve.. Plenty of compression on the engine that's fitted and its > got a spark as I discovered when it backfired and sprained my wrist.... > Picked up a spare mag at an autojumble that apparently has a good coil > (for 3 quid I'm not gonna complain if it doesn't, it'll give me an > excuse to learn how to wind them ) It needs an oilchange (where do I get > 20W from?) a new plug and cap (got) and I've got a spare carb coming > (need to sort out a source for things like gaskets, points, condensors > and jets etc...) > > chrisc > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Dave Beaman > > Sent: 02 October 2009 23:41 > > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: OT (slightly) JAP 4/3 stationary engines > > > > Hammer and chisel technology, > > > > Yaw cor bate it ...... as we say in the Black Country whilst quaffing > > pints > > of Bathams ales and eating Black Pudding..... Also a small shot of > > Faggots > > and Grey Pays, .......... salivating in my seat!!!!! > > > > Dave. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 8:45 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: OT (slightly) JAP 4/3 stationary engines > > > > > > > Rather belatedly, ... > > > my only experience with JAP engines was long ago, but they used to > be > > > built > > > like battleships, weighed a lot (for their power) and ran for ever. > > > > > > The engineering was, perhaps still is, very basic, and could be > fixed > > > without any particulay technical training or special tools. > > > (Other than a big hammer!) > > > > > > Unless things have changed since those days, I would expect that > > whatever > > > the fault is, itwould be something basic and able to be found with > > normal > > > fault-finding. > > > > > > Alan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Chris Crosskey" <chris.crosskey@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 12:01 PM > > > Subject: [modeleng] OT (slightly) JAP 4/3 stationary engines > > > > > > > > > Anyone know much about them?... I've just bought a Howard 400 > rotavator > > > for my allotment that has one of these fitted (plus a spare) and I > > > bought it in the knowledge that although it will fire up it won't > rev > > > up. I'm assuming a carburetion fault from storage (it worked earlier > > > this year apparently) The spare engine has a dead mag and > unfortunately > > > doesn't have a carb or I'd rebuild the spare and swap it over. IIRC > the > > > carb is a Zenith 24T... doess anyone know owt about these sort of > > > thigns.... a bit of me is telling myself to just get a s/h Honda > GX160 > > > or a new cheap Chinese copy thereof off ebay but TBH I'd rather have > the > > > side-valve JAP. I can live with it only being 3.5HP, my ground is > pretty > > > light.... unless someone has a JAP 5 they'd be willing to do a deal > on > > > in exchange for my two 4/3s > > > > > > chrisc > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > This e-mail, and any attachment, is confidential. 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