Will it Start? Old Villiers.

[@clearprop]

Just lovely stuff!! She sounds great too. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@NorfolkMancave]

Yeah. Sounds very good. 😀

[@scousewillo62]

Never doubted you for a minute. What a little beaut

[@NorfolkMancave]

A bloody plugged main jet. I really should have checked carb before removing that engine again. Lol.. ow well. She's running nicely now. 👌

[@ivanfernyhough3851]

Looks great and sounded great.amazing just how blocked that jet was.

[@NorfolkMancave]

Ow it was jammed mate. Solid.

[@andysaunders3708]

Nicely done, my friend.

[@meknownothing]

Been busy so just had a binge of the Villiers engine rebuild enjoyed each video . And thanks for the entertainment and glad it all paid off.

[@NorfolkMancave]

Thanks my friend. Glad you enjoyed the vids.

[@stephengunrunnerhanson3550]

Great motor sounds good great video

[@andysaunders3708]

Timing a Villiers is an art. A black art.

[@nicolabooth6075]

Absolutely great work Adam, she sounded absolutely great, great work getting the old girl back up and running, music to my ears, keep up the great work my friend

[@NorfolkMancave]

Aw thanks very much buddy. She is sounding nice. 👌

[@scamp7441]

New subscriber here, really enjoying the videos. You've probably already heard this you sound just like the dentist in the movie finding Nemo.

[@listerfunwithmarcus6177]

Sounds great mate

[@NorfolkMancave]

Thanks very much 😀

[@stevesalvage1089]

Well all is well with the atom , bet that flywheel bolts tight now at least , great project never seen one , thanks for sharing Adam !

[@NorfolkMancave]

Yeah she will be nice when done.

[@kt3537]

Great to hear it going🤠

[@topbloke60]

Sounds like it's a lovely sweet running engine now Adam. Well done - keep up the good work mate

[@NorfolkMancave]

Cheers mate. 😀

[@DragonPlauge2806]

Great sounding little thing has such a lovely note to it, I bet that thing had plenty of punch left in it to tow that little truck around, and yes I have been buzy this week I just got myself a little norlett rotavator with a briggs 3hp on it for a resto project 👍

[@NorfolkMancave]

She's sounding great mate. Am liking this little engine.

[@1969longshanks]

Well done Adam, everything is working our

[@NorfolkMancave]

Yeah she's coming along nicely 👌

[@andrewlittle7668]

With my past experience with Villiers engine's don't just run them on unleaded put a lead additive or you could burn the valves out Andy from devon

[@NorfolkMancave]

No I will add an additive.

[@EntraVenuS]

i wonder if it was out of time and he sneaked it back in off camera 😛 😜🤭

[@NorfolkMancave]

Lol.. No timing was spot on. Scouts honour 🎖

[@JasonKane77]

Hi adam, What do you do with theses engines you get going?

[@bufordsims6286]

Adam, are the old engines metric, imperial/SAE or some other size i am unaware of? The tool sizes?

[@kevinasarlauskas3261]

These old engines tend to be either Whitworth or the later ones UNC threads, so Whitworth or AF tools do the job.

[@NorfolkMancave]

Like Kevin said mate. Mostly Ww or AF. You can normally find a metric that will work on bigger bolts and nuts. But on small nuts you really need the correct size.

[@whitesapphire5865]

So, it's now an "Up n' Atom"?! Well, I am so chuffed to see that engine running. I have no idea why. It's not as if it were mine, but by God am I chuffed to see it and hear it - Put a nice big smile on my face anyway! Next thing would be to see it mounted on the Atom, and moving under its own power. It's a pity old Jack couldn't be here to see it. If anyone ever knew his way around those old Barfords, it was Jack. He thought nothing of taking his on a ten miles or more jaunt on the road, and that thing wasn't even registered, let alone insured and taxed! Seems a pity to cut those axle shafts, especially if the old machine has a good box and shafts? Not for me to say, but I'm thinking it would be nice to have full length axles so that you could, if you wanted to, change your mind and run the Barford as a two wheeled tractor again. Just my own thoughts of course. Excellent work, well done!

[@NorfolkMancave]

Lol.. Hope so.

[@eskimojulie]

Really pleased for you Adam and didn't she sound nice , however I waited with baited breath when you were testing for a spark because I once had a small outboard which would not run so I checked for a spark and like you I had it near the plughole , problem was it was flooding and the plug sparked and the next thing I had a bit of a fire , no problem to put out but made me jump I can tell you !

[@NorfolkMancave]

Lol.. early done. I had a mate had a inlet manifold explode on a Honda gen a couple of months ago because he used Deodorant as a starting gas. Lol..

[@davidforsdike4343]

Mine starts ok . Then stops after afew seconds.

[@NorfolkMancave]

Sounds like a blocked carb. Or your loosing spark. You tries a different plug?

[@davidforsdike4343]

Cleaned out the carb. All running fine . Should get tators in today. Thank for spot on advice.

[@mechanicalmoron2251]

aney updates on the start o matic or is it too col to work on naw?

[@NorfolkMancave]

Bit cold now. But it's not forgotten. I will get her done next year.