lucas sr1 implulse

ok got me a wolseley as per:
http://www.stationaryengineforum.net/t5880-a-wolseley-at-last

one other thing I picked up on is the impulse on the lucas sr1 mag doesn't work, anybody know how they work before I pull it apart?

Sometimes they just need lubricating, the one on my Petter didn't work so I kept spraying WD40 or similar into it and eventually with rotating it the mechanism freed off. There is a coil spring and a couple of weights inside and the weights get stuck up with congealed oil that lodges there. Earth the HT lead when you spin the mag or it could damage the coil.

Pete.

Foden wrote:Sometimes they just need lubricating, the one on my Petter didn't work so I kept spraying WD40 or similar into it and eventually with rotating it the mechanism freed off. There is a coil spring and a couple of weights inside and the weights get stuck up with congealed oil that lodges there. Earth the HT lead when you spin the mag or it could damage the coil.

Pete.

Nice one Pete, good heads up with the coil spring, it would have got me

and if you decide to remove the end moving bit on the mag be careful as the spring is strong and can send bits flying into the deepest of dark places in a workshop/garage/lounge..and they can be fun getting back together but not impossible just fiddly holding the spring in place while trying to do up the nut..

jay wrote:and if you decide to remove the end moving bit on the mag be careful as the spring is strong and can send bits flying into the deepest of dark places in a workshop/garage/lounge..and they can be fun getting back together but not impossible just fiddly holding the spring in place while trying to do up the nut..

jobs like that are best done in a small tent, or under the duvet with a torch Watch this space lol

[quote="blackvanman"
jobs like that are best done in a small tent, or under the duvet with a torch Watch this space lol[/quote]

I think someone must have been in the scouts

Good luck and good hunting

Stu.

FUDGE IT!!!! there are no springs...........
anyone have any drawings anywhere that show the impulse and how it should look?

blackvanman wrote:
jobs like that are best done in a small tent, or under the duvet with a torch Watch this space lol

I spent 5 weeks touring France with a small tent, & believe me, you can still lose things in small tents!