Reply To: 1922 Elto Ruddertwin timer repair

[Monte NZ]

Hi Tubs

Thanks very much for your reply Tubs……the photos are excellent!

Thanks for clarifying the “snubber’……. I thought it may have been rubber.

You are quite right in that the motor has had a very hard time and is a mess. especially the timer innards.

Whoever played around with it last, didn’t know what they were doing and I suspect that who ever was playing round, gave up and didn’t even bother to put it back together, resulting in the bits being lost.

I have managed to clean everything, but with the latch/lifter missing it won’t be running any time soon!

Mechanically it seems to be ok. There seems to be plenty of bounce at the flywheel and the gearbox is in excellent condition and full of clean grease.

Wiring and fuel pipes are a mess with some form of home made coil setup jammed under the tank.

One point in it’s favour is that it doesn’t  appear to have had any salt water use, or if it has, its been flushed out with fresh. going on the lack of visible corrosion.

Today I made up a replacement spring, so all I can do now is try my luck  getting a latch / lifter from the Penn’s……..keep your fingers crossed !Thanks once again.

Monte NZ