Hi Ian, The brass pipe idea is a good one, I will keep that one filed away for future use :-). The engine is all good news, it seems to have had a set of rings fitted before it got parked for 30 years. Stripped the flywheel and electrics off and removed the top case, removed the cylinder to have a look.
Rings were good and there was a watermark in the bore where the piston had been sitting, it was nothing major so I honed the bore, cleaned out the crankcase, lubed up the bearings and refitted the cylinder.
This picture shows the governor linkage, the set up was all bent so I hope I got it right now
The top case that holds the ignition was fairly corroded inside but salvageable, the ignition coil plate was not. The whole of the ignition was buggered, nothing I could salvage at all. I have some spares so I will have to find a good one, the flywheel is pretty manky as well but it's the only one that I have. Luckily the magnets are nice and strong in the flywheel, it's a good feeling to bring an engine back to life.
