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MO3MINI
Registrace 1. 04. 2008
Welcome to my channel.... home of hundreds of small engine videos. With a few car and vintage equipment related videos thrown in.
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1974 Ford Cortina Mk3 Estate - Returns to the road after 15 years gathering dust in a garage
Our 1974 Ford Cortina has been locked away largely untouched since 2007. A couple of years ago you’ll recall us getting to running to move it whilst getting the old Reliant Regal loaded up for transport. I said then that i would get the Cortina back on the road. Last minute plans to go to santa pod ford show left me 3 weekends to fix the car.
We did the callipers, brake hoses, pads and rebuilt the master cylinder.
The carburettor was leaking so it got rebuilt.
The timing belt was 20 years old! We replaced it along with the tensioner.
And finally wrapped it up with a new set of tyres.
This was the cars first venture out. Just days before Santa Pod.
We did the callipers, brake hoses, pads and rebuilt the master cylinder.
The carburettor was leaking so it got rebuilt.
The timing belt was 20 years old! We replaced it along with the tensioner.
And finally wrapped it up with a new set of tyres.
This was the cars first venture out. Just days before Santa Pod.
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1946 Maytag 72D - First start after 2 years
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After 2 years of sitting we fire up the 1946 Maytag. This was the first maytag I purchased back in 2011! Such a reliable little engine. Shes a little worn but still sounds lovely.
Weirdly designed 1980’s Home-lite Strimmer
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We found this weird little Home-lite ST-80 Strimmer on facebook this after and had to grab it! With its weird front mounted engine, direct coupled strimmer line, handle bar fuel tank and exhaust/base it’s certainly the weirdest strimmer i’ve ever seen! Soon we will clean it up and return it to weekly use!
JAP Model 55 - 1st Run - MO3MINI Back for 2022?
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Picked up this old JAP Model 55 unseen a few weeks ago. A few minor issues to resolve with the magneto and carburettor in order to get her running for the first time in a far old while. In time this engine will get a repaint at the least. But for now we shall focus on getting her mechanically right and running at her best.
Pulling down the barn with the 1956 Fordson Major Diesel!
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One of my last videos with the major diesel. The owner allowed me to use the tractor in aid of removing the barn that it has spent most of its life in! On the other side of the barn was an oil tank which we was keen to avoid... after getting used to the biting point of the clutch on this old girl the barn was history. Kind of poetic that the barn fell under the power of the very tractor it had ...
Eachine ET6 - Running improvements - New base - Water leaked fixed!
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We’ve had the ET6 apart this week.. it’s beautifully machined! The water leak was a simple O ring seal which we lubricated with silicone and reassembled. During reassembly we noticed that one head bolt will pinch the rocker shaft for the exhaust valve preventing the latch out from engaging. Simply slacking off this bolt has really improved the running.
Will it move? - Abandoned Fordson Major Diesel Moves under its own power!
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This old Major Diesel has been sat untouched for over 20 years! Last time we got the old diesel engine running again and today we are back to drive the tractor out of the barn which is due to be knocked down in the next few days. Will it move from its grave after 20 years?
ET6 Working Model Hit & Miss Engine - First start!
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First run of a model Hit and Miss engine that fits in the palm of my hand!
Will it start? Abandoned Fordson Major Diesel - First start in 20 years!
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First start @ 9.25! Today we finally get the old Major Diesel running! We bled the fuel system, added fresh diesel, a charged battery and a new battery terminal and she started instantly! It was only my lack of knowledge on the controls of the Fordson that meant it kept cutting out. Just me trying to idle it too soon. She runs... but will she move out of her grave for the 1st time in 20 years!
Abandoned! Fordson Major Diesel - Last ran 20 Years ago! Will it run!? - Part one first inspection
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Ive been asked by the owner of this all original early 1950’s Fordson Major Diesel to see if it will run after 20 years resting! The tractor hasn’t turned a wheel in 20 years. Maybe even longer. In this video we inspect the engine. See if its complete and if it does actually still turn over. We then turn our attention to the 20 year old diesel fuel. Stay tuned to see this old girl run for the f...
Is a cheap strimmer worth it? £145 - 7 years on!
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Ive had this 42cc True shopping 5 in 1 multi tool for seven years now. For £145 i wasn’t expecting much but after 7 years all i have replaced was the spark plug. Something id likely have done on any more expensive machine too! I don’t look after it all. But it just keeps on going. Thinking of getting one? Do it!
1945 Wolseley WDII - Vintage stationary engine
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Starting the wolseley for the first time in a number of months. It wasn’t too bad. But the worn oval bore is now starting to make an audible rattle! Its not a happy engine. I do have an oversized piston. With some considerable honing it should fit. Will give that a try in the future
Farewell to my dads 1959 Reliant Regal Mk5
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After nearly 50 years in our families ownership it is time to let the Regal go for the restoration it deserves! I hang on until finding the right person.. Lewis from Scotland has had the Regal for little over a week and already has it stripped to its chassis! Incredible work. If you’d like to see this regal being restored please Subscribe to Lewi Buch Productions czcams.com/users/LewiBuchProduc...
1960’s Shay/Webb Rotosythe - Cutting the grass in the 1960’s
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Cutting the grass with a 1960’s lawnmower! This is what lawnmowers used to look like! Built to last! Designed to be stylish and functional! This is a Webb Rotosythe built in the 1960’s with a Shay 120cc BUX 2 stroke engine! We cleaned the points and changed the HT lead and she genuinely fired on the first pull!
A quick drive in my 1952 Fordson E83W
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A quick trip out in the Fordson to test some of the work done during lock down. Electric fuel pump New choke cable New indicators New alternator All working well. Much nicer now to just hop in and have her start straight away without having to go under the bonnet and prime the float bowl and work the choke from the outside!
1959 Reliant Regal - 2nd Run and repairs!
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1959 Reliant Regal - 2nd Run and repairs!
Will it start? 1959 Reliant Regal Mk5 - First start in over 20 years!
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Will it start? 1959 Reliant Regal Mk5 - First start in over 20 years!
1941 Briggs & Stratton Model I - Repainted
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1941 Briggs & Stratton Model I - Repainted
1955 Suffolk Iron Foundry Model 1A - Restored
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1955 Suffolk Iron Foundry Model 1A - Restored
Very worn out 1950’s Suffolk Iron Foundry Engine
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Very worn out 1950’s Suffolk Iron Foundry Engine
1942 Briggs and Stratton Model N - Kick start!
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1942 Briggs and Stratton Model N - Kick start!
Jesus that liner is toast. Taking a file to the rod......
I'm looking for a 3.6L cylinder head for a 63 Super Major in U.S. Thanks for any help.
That’s so cool! I do have a vague memory of these….I turned 1 year old, the year this was made.
I used my grandpas in the early 70s.
Lovely old girl
My model o has a very old abd tired water pump that I may do away with, it's been sat in a shed since the start of covid and is probably wrecked by now, iam probably going to restore it. Maybe in green or gray not sure, BTW that sounds stunning
They are nice little engines. Definitely worth restoring. Might be interesting to try and keep the pump as well.
My plug keeps going black with soot after every cut. I have read that it means it’s running too rich. I am struggling to find the solution as to which way I turn the air/fuel mixture screw ? My mower only has one adjustment screw however I have just bought a new carb which has another adjustment screw on the bottom of the bowl under the main jet so hopefully this will help me ? Any advice would be great 😊
The other thing I have read is that I may be my piston rings need changing but again I am not clear which ones I need as someone has painted the whole mower in it’s past so can’t tell which engine size I have . Oh it’s very challenging and I don’t want to have to give up on it
If its burning oil the plug will be black and wet. If its running rich it will be black and dry. Is it one of these Suffolk engines you have?
Proves that when something is made in the USA, it will last!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
YOU REMOVED ALL ITS PATINA AND THE KICKSTART SPRINGIS MISSING
Wasn’t original paint. Had a cracked block… plus I already have an all original one anyway 😏
That's a nice way to brake the flywheel fins, all you have to do is put a piece of hard wood on the piston and hit it until it moves!!!!!! That's what I do and it always works:-))
You’d have to be apply a lot more force to damage that flywheel!
@@MO3MINI Well if you say so:-))
The Ford Cortina is now aged 50 years old in 2024. In 10 years time 🕰️, the Ford Cortina car 🚘 will be aged 60 years old. Very good 👍 condition and does extremely well on the roads 🛣️ 🛣️ everyday. It’s an estate car 🚙. 👍
Yeah a fuse, I need to add that to my E93A
DONT SCEAM A COLD ENGNE
Its a 2 stroke. Really doesn’t matter
In 1963 we bought a Sears Craftsman lawn mower that had a windup spring starter. It was better designed than that one and worked for 13 years!
Being offered an HCB35 fitted to a rotorvator with optional grass cutting blade. Got photos if interested.
Did you get round to restoring it? Ive just got lucky and managed to buy a j.a.p 55 with the large oval fuel tank, flywheel gaurd on the front and an aircleaner fitted, all be it in pieces but these engines are so rare i couldn't help myself
What a beauty. Always loved the Mk3 the most.
Hi!! did you fix it?
They are loud! I’m guessin the exhaust design has something to do with it?
Sounds like a tight tappet. Check the valve clearances
I just bought a Biltmore Crank push mower. 3.5 hp. Starts and runs. $25. Very happy.
Thanks
Niterói RJ Brasil
We have two of them, the easiest diesel engines ever to start. The best tractors ever built. Buy the way one has a reg AVX 932, could someone tell me what year that is.
Nice! Your tractor hasn’t been registered on the road for over 4 decades! So it’s no longer on the dvla database. So can’t tell the year. You should try applying for a log book
Hi, where do you take the lighting power from ? Cheers.
I have taken the power from the positive and negative terminals on the top of the generator. They run down into the case and through a voltage regulator before running off to the lights and coil pack.
my first lawn mower is a briggs engine( 3 H.P. mod.# 80906 with the first generation( old style) wind up starter made in 1961. this mower was bought used in 1973, and I still use it today with 9 thousand hours on the mower/ engine
Can not beat an old briggs and stratton. I still use one every season from 1972. Lord know its owners. Its very tired but still has more power than any new push mower you can buy today
@@MO3MINI I agree with you 100%, I collect the old briggs cast iron engines that date back to the first mod. P engines that were built in 1919.
that is a commercial mower, with ball bearing wheels. the engine does have a loose connecting rod/ worn crankshaft that can be rebuilt. 1968 was the last year that briggs offered the wind up starter( killed by the U.S. federal government), also that is the second generation starter. the first generation starter was used from 1960 to 1964, and it used the flywheel teeth with the holder assembly mounted on the side of the starter blower housing to stop engine rotation so you could wind up the starter. the mod. # of this engine is a 92906 , the engine build date is the" code "#, and the first two digits are the year, the next two digits are the month, and the last two digits are the day, if there is another set of digits, that would be the hour that the engine was built. example: 66032205, translation: 5th hour of mar. 22, 1966.I mhave been doing small engine work for the last 50+ years, and I collect/ restore briggs engines
Thanks. You know your stuff about Briggs and Strattons 👍
@@MO3MINI I started working on small engines in 1971, and went to work in a small engine repair shop in 1973. back then , these engines were a" dime a dozen." thanks for the kind gesture!!!! I now restore these engines back to their former glory.
The rod knock sounds cool on this old beast. You can file the rod caps using common sense and "feel" and tighten the clearance back up no problem as long as it's just normal wear and the rod and crank pin aren't smoked. A set of rings, a new rod and a quick valve touch-up would really bring the one in this video back to life. These 1960s "Kool Bore" engines were MUCH better made than the later flatheads were.
@@scdevon ``when I do an engine rebuild, everything is checked and brought back to factory specs. I have all of the special tools to install valve guides/ valve seats/ main bushings,. I also have the tools to re bore cylinders, and reface valves. when an engine is torn down for inspection of piston, cylinder, valves( burned/ stem wear), connecting rod crankshaft/ camshaft, all parts are restored and reused. anything that can not be saved are replaced. I never cut rod caps, however I will take a new .020 undersized rod and machine the rod/ crank to .005, .010, .015 undersize, and maintain a .002 oil clearance. if I have to go to.020 on the crank to get it to clean up, then the crank only needs to be under cut. you also need to check the piston for scoring/ galling, due to the fact that the chrome plating does wear off, and expose the aluminum piston. all of this is topped off with a fresh coat of factory paint, and decals to finish the job( carburation/ ignition systems get the same treatment.) lastly, the engine is started and run and adjust the rebuilt carb ."BRIGGS" really pissed me off when they stopped installing cast iron sleeves in their aluminum engines in 1964( brought back in 1979 as the "I.C. series engine".
@@gregoryclemen1870 I appreciate your abilities. I was just pointing out how forgiving these engines are in everyday life with backyard repairs like filing rod caps and fitting stuff by "feel" the way people would have fixed stuff during the Great Depression. Eyeballing ring gaps...feeling bores with fingers...giving a plain main bearing bushing a whack to compress it and close it up a little and ream / hone it back to size, etc...
Where can i buy one
You’ll have to trawl facebook market place and ebay to get one of these babies. There are 60 years old so hard to find. And most got scrapped as the engines became notoriously harder to start with the wind up starter as the engine got older and more worn out
These are very well made machines. The circular attachments on the impellor are actually the cutters. The impellor never did have sharp edges - the circular cutters were designed to be rotated when the leading edge was blunted, and eventually they could be replaced.
Very week made. And i love the styling as well!
Have you got her back on the road yet ? Hope you have 👍🏻👍🏻
Not yet. She is undercover now awaiting her turn
Why were you laughing when it almost started?
Never been excited before? Lol
Those post-war Zenith carburettors were made of a very nasty alloy. If you remove the bowl to replace the gasket or clear out the jets, the material of the body distorts so that it is almost impossible to achieve an airtight joint thereafter. Moreover, it is fatally easy to strip the threads on the two bolts which retain the bowl if you try just a little too hard to tighten them. This one looks as if it has been leaking fuel between the bowl and its cover - and of course, if fuel can get out, air can get in. I learned about this when running a slightly later Devon (the 1951 version with column change and central instrument-panel, like the Somerset which succeeded it) as everyday transport some 45 years ago.
Is it still running in 2023?
Sure is!
Hey! I have one of those!
Funky little thing isn’t it. Horrible to use with dreadful weight distribution. Can see why it didn’t can on!
Did you get a Bongo. Lost your email and tel number. Cheers from Mick (George)
Hey Mick sorry for late reply! Are you still on the same number? I’ll message you. We didn’t get one in the end. All the ones we saw had horrendous corrosion. We are going to see a caravan today 👍
Great vid! Fab engine. Just one question though, don’t they run in a clockwise direction? (Ignore me, you’re starting it from the back of the engine, hence clockwise 😊)
Haha spotted the answer yourself. I really should spend a bit more time on this one to get it running a bit better.
Машина моего детства.
Very cool old mower. I’ve never seen a wind up starter before. They should be putting those on modern small engines today here in 2023. This would make someone who is “less able” to still be able to start their mower/power washer/generator/whatever. I’ve got a generator that will start on the first good pull but you gotta be able to give it a really good pull. This would equalize that issue and make more people…more independent.
that was the idea behind the wind up starter, so less able people who lacked the strength to use a pull rope starter. the wind up starter went into production in 1960, but was killed by the U.S. federal government in 1968.
It was a good idea. But i have heard that as the engines got older and a bit more troublesome to start the wind up starter basically had little hope of ever starting the engine. So most got scrapped
@@MO3MINI most engines( BRIGGS) that became "hard to start" was due to no valve stem clearance, and as the valve face would "dish into the valve seat", you would loose valve stem clearance, causing a loss of compression.as you stated, ( 100% correct) engines that were being used on "discount house mowers" did get scraped. on high end mowers like TORO,, those engines would get tune ups valve jobs and rebuilds.
Ha-ha! I was yelling at you "Cold start button! Cold start button - on the injector pump! Jesus, use the bloody cold start, why don't you!" Fact is, I bought an abandoned 1951 E1A, and used to fight with the damned thing until an old boy, a retired farmer, saw me struggling to get the tractor started, and kindly educated me in the finer points of early Fordson diesels. Interestingly, unrestored but keeping an eye on essential maintenance, I used that machine pretty much every day for ten years until I sold my 'hobby farm'. The tractor I gave to my nephew who uses it on his Northamptonshire property to keep the grass down in the paddocks. Still running well - looks like sh*t - and at 72 years old, is still a reliable work horse.
Thankfully someone did tell me about the cold start button. So on day two i found it and got her running. I lost contact with this one. I suspect sadly it’s just rotting away again. I tried to buy it. But owner could not see past the sentimental attachment he had to his grandfather. I hope he has kept it dry and in this condition. Had it of been mine I would never restore it
Austin
Kool. Now don't shut it off until your done mowing
Looking at videos to see how to mount my 72 on a wood skid for running. Thank you!
Perfect starts 1st turn. I like the back tyres. 😊
Seems only fair that the old girl got to have her revenge on the barn after being locked up in there for 20+ years!
Wow the gas tank right up there in your face!! 🔥 But love this old mower!!
Its always been the petrol line running though the grass box right next to the glowing hot exhaust thats worried me with this one 🤣
For the last 18 months I've not let the lawn crew edge or use a weed eater in my back yard. czcams.com/users/postUgkx_rBCFuDW1zD6blTGhLkvAkxU657uR_lG I didn't like the fact that they just kept cutting the edge of the lawn further and further from the rock lining the flower beds and leaving bare ground. And the grass was trimmed or scalped several feet around trees, etc. It was a constant battle with them so I told them to just mow and no trimming. I have Zoysia grass so it grows pretty slow. Obviously after a while it could use some trimming. I'm in my 80's so I can't do much of it myself.Finally I decided that if I could find a lightweight battery powered trimmer I might be able to do some light trimming. I decided to buy the LST201 20V trimmer. And it works great for my needs. I have back yard with about 150' of flower beds and several trees to be trimmed. I can lightly trim the whole yard with a single charge! The grass I trimmed was only a few inches high but the trimmer was more powerful than I expected.
The assembly of the lawn mower could be done without any problems czcams.com/users/postUgkxTPN04aT-Qdjr_KS3ql7ng8wnU3wwsCqk also recommend I just puzzled something about the red strange “key”. However, it quickly turned out that this creates a kind of contact bridge between battery packs and lawn mowers. An additional backup as a father of a 1 year old nephew is great!! :-)
I wish that type starter would make a comeback! I like that, I think it's a good idea!!
This brings back memories of my childhood and the mower that my father had. Thanks for sharing!
I have one just like it but the motor is white It will run also and engine is great shape to 😊😊😊