Can any forum contributor post a close up pic. of the James ML points assembly?....Ian
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Yep! Ron
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Thanks Ron...I saw some NOS ones for sale but didn't know if they were ML...That answers my question, they weren't...
.......Ian
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Well the enquiry was about the points, so I just used an ancient picture from my archive, and I don't think it makes any difference whether it's War time or post war. Most of the engine that is now in my ML was given to me by Steve M. Ron
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Ian, post-war Villiers went through at least three points assembly changes, although all units are interchangeable with the engine unit !!! This was in the late-1940s......
The unit shown illustrates the wartime assembly with brass, spanner-adjusted points.............these are unreliable and prone to earthing problems...............
Post-war Villiers introduced a revised points assembly (with a Mazak points box instead of brass) and then a year or so later a better one that incorporated a screw-cam for points adjustment that negated the need for spanners to adjust the points.............all advice would point to fitting the latter as far easier to adjust................points arms, condensors, etc, are all interchangeable however...........my own ML has the latter fitted...........
Key with any Villiers points assemblies is a NOS condensor........many on Ebay but buy from Villiers Services as made to proper specs...............also, ignition coil....again, buy a good uprated one from Villiers Services as this will produce a decent blue spark rather than that from a dodgy coil...........you CAN use any ;points assemblies but I would still recommend the later applications as far easier to adjust/maintain..............desperate cases contact me as I have a few spare assemblies..............correct earthing however, is key with all and time well-spent...........
Post-war ML's have a number above the gearbox..........not a feature of wartime ML's...........although internally, they do not differ a lot..............
Thanks for that extra detail Steve...it appears this may be the later points assembly with the mazac housing and cam adjustment of the points...Ian
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Ian, further info on those post-war Villiers points assemblies......
Hope this assists........
I have just being looking for for some 350 villiers parts, for one i have just sold, and came across the same points plate as Ron has here, its not as clean as Ron's for it up for a swap if any one wants it..
cheers curt.
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