Flange for a Honda

[Chillitt]

Yes please do you have a photo of the complete engine?.

I dont, but will have shortly. Might be able to get the thing to Warwick if that helps

 

[Robotstar5]

I dont, but will have shortly. Might be able to get the thing to Warwick if that helps

That would help as they've cancelled one of my usual shows at South Cerney so I would have been down the start of August.

 

[Chillitt]

That would help as they've cancelled one of my usual shows at South Cerney so I would have been down the start of August.

Yeah thats a shame, as I would have been there too.

 

[m_c]

You sure a Honda engine really has an imperial sized shaft? . . .

Some standards have never changed.
Metric output shafts do exist, but IIRC only for relatively uncommon applications.

 

[daf45]

They do loads - straight, tapered, 3/4", 20mm outputs for gx engines. Probably others too

 

[merryman]

Picture on original post won't show on my browser but Villiers used an unusual hole spacing and centre height for engine mountings. Honda copied Briggs & Stratton as did most others so altering a machine from Villiers is not straightforwards. Usually far easier to get the Villiers going.

 

[Chillitt]

Picture on original post won't show on my browser but Villiers used an unusual hole spacing and centre height for engine mountings. Honda copied Briggs & Stratton as did most others so altering a machine from Villiers is not straightforwards. Usually far easier to get the Villiers going.

The mounting on the mower couldnt be simpler and the spacing is pretty close as is so I cant see there being much problem fitting the honda. The villiers has either a kick start or a knotted string to start it, and its a pretty random affair to time it up, captive nut on the flywheel and no woodruff key or even timing marks, and to be honest I got sick of it kicking back and barking my shin.

 

[Robotstar5]

Picture on original post won't show on my browser but Villiers used an unusual hole spacing and centre height for engine mountings. Honda copied Briggs & Stratton as did most others so altering a machine from Villiers is not straightforwards. Usually far easier to get the Villiers going.

I have a compressor that I believe had a Briggs engine originally fitted, the mounting slots have been modified with an angle grinder to suit a Villiers engine.

 

[Chillitt]

Still looking for the intermediate fitting for the clutch, but in the meantime I set the tank to de rust. It is now free of rust, mostly, and Ive fitted the new fuel tap. One of the seams is now weeping....