MY SONS WD1....

hi all
here's the wolseley i bought for my son....
once i get all the bits,it will be stripped...
its seized solid at mo,the man that i got it from had it for 15 years..
I've got my work cut out with this one...





regards......mike

Hi Mike,

Some one sgoing to be busy,

Best of luck.

Paul

The WD1's a nice looking engine, I had a WD2, similar state, well mine was in bits.

I quite like the look of the WD1's now used to prefer the WD2's

Got you hands full there! havnt had one like that for a while!

Cheers Steve

She's gonna keep you well busy Mike.

very nice project though!!

Cant wait to see the finished article!!

Cheers

Mart.

rab wrote:Hi Mike,

Some one sgoing to be busy,

Best of luck.

Paul

hi Paul...
its unseized now....
got the tank+straps
just got to collect the other bits and it should be up and running...

i love doing them when there in this state...


regards.....mike..

Skankin_giant wrote:The WD1's a nice looking engine, I had a WD2, similar state, well mine was in bits.

I quite like the look of the WD1's now used to prefer the WD2's

Got you hands full there! haven't had one like that for a while!

Cheers Steve

hi Steve...
you should have seen the state of the Lister A i found 5 years ago,about the same state as the wolseley...

it turned out really nice,its still going to shows as far as i know in wales...

regards....mike..

BRASSO wrote:She's gonna keep you well busy Mike.

very nice project though!!

Cant wait to see the finished article!!

Cheers

Mart.

hi martin...

wont take long once I've got the rest of the bits...

only thing that mite hold me up is i mite be moving,to be nearer the mother in law now dads passed away...

apart from that its get the bits then run it up.
if its all OK,strip it down,shot blast it and then lost of paint.
new trolley and transfers ...and of to the show....yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

regards.......mike...

this engine is all up and running....

will get on and make a trolley now to sit it on...

mike...

have had a change of heart.....
ive now striped it bear,got my new valve springs thanks to MR CHRIS JONES....thanks again mate....
now got all the bits to put it back together now....
the trolley that ive sat it on is one i use to move them about on..so will have a new trolley as well..
looking forward to getting it done and on the rally field....

Do you mean this Lister I took theses after if you rember
Jonesey
It looket just like the Wolsley you made a fantastic job of that
Jonesey

yea that's the type....

hes in a rite mess with the valve timing...

can you send the pics to me via email...

thanks mate....

hi all...

finally got all my bits for my sons wolseley WD1....
the last bits finally arrived today so no excuses now...
so looks like i can now get on with it and get it painted and back together...
i do like these little engines....so simple and straight forward...
regards...mike..

I will be looking out for the smoke rings tommorow when you have it running
Jonesey

hold on mate..im a lot slower now a days due to my problem...
you mite have to wait a while for the smoke rings..
i need a large tap to tap a thread in the block for the exhaust,as the one in the engine is very well worn....
im hoping someone has one and it is possible to do,other wise im in the poo...
will have to see what i can do,some one must have one...
regards...mike...

some nice work there , i got a wd2 nice engine do like the wd1's as are less un common ... keep up the good work

HI MATT....
you sound like my son,he cant wait for me to get it back together for him....
thanks for the comments.....
regards...mike...

Dont blame your son your just as bad
You have slowed down a lot since I first met you and your make your own gasget now
Jonesey

CHRIS...
you know why Ive slowed down as of late,wish i didn't have to but cant do much about that....
but it would be nice to get it finished and onto the rally field...
i think im going to buy engines that don't need that much work from now on,as its going to be easier for me...
regards...mike...

Just drop them over I will Restore them for you
Jonesey

mike d wrote:HI MATT....
you sound like my son,he cant wait for me to get it back together for him....
thanks for the comments.....
regards...mike...

and how old is your son ? .... its like a bug once you have 1 you want more , ive already got plans on a extension on the back of workshop to store more engines in when i run out of space , i would say im good for around 5 maybe 6 in the workshop . But i would ideally like a Petter m a smaller one preferably a hopper cooled one .... one day . as on this subject does anyone know how wide they are ? as the 1.5 hp ones ?


sorry t go off topic

cheers , matt

HI MATT....
steady on there you nearly went of topic....LOL...LOL...
as for my sons age,hes now 16 and has been around engines since he was 3years old,but him and his 2 brothers have had there own engines for about 5years or so ,but his 2 older brothers have now given up as they have wives and children,one has 1 son and his other brother has 2 sons with another child on the way..so its only me and him at the rallies,but hes told me tonight he has a girlfriend now,so i guess its only a matter of time before he losses interest in the engines...i don't want to force them to show the engines as it mite drive them away from them for good.....im hoping that they mite want to start showing engines at a later date.....i suppose there is one blessing that comes out of the situation,i wont have to haul all there engines about for them and will save me on fuel...LOL..LOL..oh well we will see what happens....
regards...mike....

mike d wrote:HI MATT....
steady on there you nearly went of topic....LOL...LOL...
as for my sons age,hes now 16 and has been around engines since he was 3years old,but him and his 2 brothers have had there own engines for about 5years or so ,but his 2 older brothers have now given up as they have wives and children,one has 1 son and his other brother has 2 sons with another child on the way..so its only me and him at the rallies,but hes told me tonight he has a girlfriend now,so i guess its only a matter of time before he losses interest in the engines...i don't want to force them to show the engines as it mite drive them away from them for good.....im hoping that they mite want to start showing engines at a later date.....i suppose there is one blessing that comes out of the situation,i wont have to haul all there engines about for them and will save me on fuel...LOL..LOL..oh well we will see what happens....
regards...mike....

i can see where you coming from ...i had my 1st engine when i was around 13 and had many more and even a tractor as well but when hit 17 i sold the lot to fund for a car and insurance etc . well im 24 now and just got back in to it again , but this time its me hauling them around not my dad lol and even the other half likes it that intreated in vintage equipment and will be coming with me to the shows

You have a good lady there look after her, my better half would give all my engines away if she thought she would get away with it
Jonesey

JONESEY wrote:You have a good lady there look after her, my better half would give all my engines away if she thought she would get away with it
Jonesey

I plan to there and plus im aloud to do what i like to garden ... so shed or 2 might have to suddenly appear but allways have to keep her happy with decorating etc etc ...

HI MATT...
sounds like you have it all under control....
well done,a man that knows what he wants...
sounds like my back yard...3 sheds,all slabbed for easy movement of the engines...
even with 3 sheds i still need more room,but i think its the same with all of us...
the more sheds/workshop space we have the more we fill it...

regards...mike...