villiers " the V engine " mk10 year 1945 W/D war deparment spec engine

hi sorry not been posting as normal
long story made short for you
1. serious money issues
2. wife pregnant again   bloody postman:stick lol:  :stick lol: 
3. wifes heart issues started again and getting worse
4. ive been having health issues also stress related  
5. been over run with fuel tank repair jobs for other engine collectors "but all done for the time being"
also been restoring some of the fuel tanks and other parts off my spares shelfs that i will not need for the future of my engine collection
and listing on the flleebay ,plus 5 engines up to know have been sold

anyway engine was stripped repaired and serviced then started up and shelved again 2 yrs back
so got stuck into it again

cleaning ,painting and brackets ect to make to finish it off
repaired the tank filled dents in and top coated
same for the cowling as tank
made the missing brackets for the fuel tank mountings
pics will follow soon as
kev

some of the fresh painted parts after drying for a few days and  the blue tank is for the next one to finish off

changed the head from high temp black to a h/t alloy effect silver



the engine must be after we won the ww11 as the engine has started to have some villiers details back on i.e just villiers on block and cowl ,but no mention of the birmingham or england on the sump or castrol on the sump caps or plugs like the others
the seriel numbers on plate block and flywheel all tally up to one and other as does the date stamping on the big comonants







big old 18mm sparkplug for a little wee villiers

thinking to plain and to silver in the flywheel area :chin: 

think the paints will be out again tomorrow ,and recork the fuel tank tap and make up a fuel pipe also
thanks kev

That villiers looks great!

Nice colour !

Looks really good.  I particularly like the silver head peeping out of the back of the cowl.  

Joe.

jake joe and lewis
thanks for the comments
,i like to add the extra little details ,as villiers are a modern looking design even to todays standards
ive now just been painting the missed bolts and touching up the silver and painted the flywheel center green  ect
just got the tap appart and the plumger is now in three parts ready for the new cork and rebuild ,once  ive give it  a hone out and a buff up


kev

Sweet little engine.
Nice job kev.

aussiemike wrote:Sweet little engine.
Nice job kev.

cheers mike
its the smallest 4 stroke they made back then  ,but will go well with the
villiers mk25 vapourizing oil 1945  there largest  4 stroke at the time
and there largest   2 stroke series  villiers wx11 lzha water cooled  1930s
 and there on the  right  as my  avatar pic ------------------------------------------->
just about to sell  the villiers  d415  diesel      1 of only 200 - 300  ever made
kev

well its all back together ,had a few other things to get sorted before i had time for this one again
all fuel piped up and ignition cable shortened to suite
will take some more pics as i just deleted from and not sent them to computer memory    
so will be banging a base together and then its video time hopfully
kev

Lovely job you've done there Kev

Have you got something to run off it?

looks like your a villiers collector
and i like the colours you use ,this and your others looking very nice on the other posts ive cum across
do you have a villiers wx11 c shape tank ,or know to one
as i need one for mine and my little 12yrs old lads were trying to complete
or if you or anyone else knows to one please let us know
thanks x
vdr1983

vdr1983 wrote:looks like your a villiers collector
and i like the colours you use ,this and your others looking very nice on the other posts ive cum across
do you have a villiers wx11 c shape tank ,or know to one
as i need one for mine and my little 12yrs old lads were trying to complete
or if you or anyone else knows to one please let us know
thanks x
vdr1983

hi there
that also is somthing im looking for at this time
but im looking into making copys as close as i can , if you have your engine tank remains ,i could use them on a new one worst case or just repair or replace panels on your old one ,as i know i can do it as restored the one for my complete wx11 set up ,just my second wx11 is needing a "c shape tank"
as the original i do have but is 2 1/2 gallon round tank on floor mounted leg frame ,just not rally practical  
kev

Lewis MacRae wrote:Have you got something to run off it?

not at this time ,dont know what to run it too ,but do you mate
kev

well this one is all most done, touched up paintwork ,detailed and tightened every thing back up ,
and made up the timber frame work
just should need  fuel and a pull to get going again








also just finished the villeirs E30 this weekend so other post if your interested
kev

That looks like a nice, neat little engine Kev.  Just the thing for someone starting out in the hobby or scaling down to a smaller engine as they get older (no cheeky comments please!).  Are you off to Malpas Yesteryear again this September?  My pass arrived on Saturday morning.  

A Lister wrote:That looks like a nice, neat little engine Kev.  Just the thing for someone starting out in the hobby or scaling down to a smaller engine as they get older (no cheeky comments please!).  Are you off to Malpas Yesteryear again this September?  My pass arrived on Saturday morning.  

hi jules mate
yeah should be going to malpas ,but not got my tickets yet  
so i suppose i will be needed to help load a lister A and acorn mill again mate   
good to hear for you again jules
kev

I'll see you there then Kev, and the answer to your question; probably!  So make sure you take plenty of shredded wheat with you for your breakfast just in case your services are required!    Are you taking your Amanco to Malpas?

A Lister wrote:I'll see you there then Kev, and the answer to your question; probably!  So make sure you take plenty of shredded wheat with you for your breakfast just in case your services are required!    Are you taking your Amanco to Malpas?

jules
i still havent got my tickets yet ,been told everone one else has theres though   
but i think so ,may require a bit of trailer space for the frank pearn pump  ,only if your up for it ,  
think it was you that offered for malpas ,if not so who was it then ???  
kev

It might be worth giving the engine steward a call and asking where your passes are?  I know it's the 40th anniversary show so they'll probably be busier this year so I wouldn't leave it too late!  I'd be happy to give you some trailer space but I'm limited on weight.  It's a 7 foot x 4 foot un-braked trailer, so I can only tow a maximum weight (trailer including load) of 750KG.  

I'll be taking the Lister A and corn mill.   With the weight of the Lister A plus the corn mill legs (the rest of the mill goes in the back of the Land Rover in bits) I only have enough weight capacity left for something up to a Lister D in weight (absolute maximum).  From what I can remember your pump is pretty big so I think it might be too heavy?  Would any of your engines be lighter for me to take instead, so you'd have room for your pump on your trailer? Failing that, maybe we could take another engine instead of your pump?

jules
did and the results were not great ,but me and about ten other regulars that have emailed or called me ,have been told the same answer
tuff sh*t ,things get lost in the post " pleasent man
1 form lost i understand but me and wife sent in 2 each at different times and zero arrived, i find that hard to believe
kev

well this little villiers has gone to a new shed and going onto a rotavator  
kev