Hey Darryl, thanks very much for shedding a little light on all things Bonmow. Being a complete newby I think I may have picked a slightly obscure machine to be my initial restore. I mean, mechanically it's pretty simple but trying to work out little things like, missing starting mechanisms, original paintwork and catcher decals etc is very difficult. My sole source so far has been a full page add printed in Gardening Australia magazine (1956) heheheh..
Anyway, the restore is charging along at full steam.......although I do have to leave the shed some nights in order to eat, sleep, stay married etc...
At the moment I'm just winding up the painting leg of things and moving on to engine detail while all the paint cures.
I'm quite certain now (after MUCH confusion) my litle Villiers is a '3G'. It definitely has a 43mm bore and fortunately I was able to get a set of new piston rings for her from a shop here in Perth the other week....talk about a compression upgrade...heheheh On the flip side of that this has now highlighted every weak point in the sealing of the crankcase, which I'm still working through at the moment, but overall she's running a lot crisper and I'm able to get a much lower idle which was definitely needed.
Keep on truckin'
Craig
