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Atco Standard Rebuild Desperate !

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johntech Mon, 18/12/2017

Hello All

Please see the attached picture of my Atco Standard cylinder head.

I am in the throws of rebuilding the machine as to as near new condition as possible.

I am desperate to find a replacement working decompressor !

Although the remains are gas tight it would be nice to have it working.

I am sure someone somewhere must have an old engine or machine with a complete decompressor they would like to sell.

The problem is finding them !

Any help greatly appreciated thank you in advance.

Best Wishes John (Yorkshire Dales)

 

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hdtrust Wed, 20/12/2017

Dear John,

What size is your Atco Standard? Give the width of the machine, we may well be able to help from our vast wealth of spares

From an exiled Yorkshireman

johntech Wed, 27/12/2017

Hello

Hope you have had a nice Christmas and thank you for your reply.

The machine is a 16inch although I imagine the Villiers engine used the same decompressor across the range ?

I am amazed how difficult it is to find one because I imagine a lot of these machines will have been dismantled for parts.

Any help gratefully received best wishes John