RIBBED VILLIER'S FLOAT BOWL

[supersaint61]

has anyone seen 1 of these before

[Charles uk]

That's a new one on me & definitely didn't come from a lawn mower!

[Oyster 49]

No I've never seen one of those either. There again there have been one or two oddballs show up occasionally.

[Oyster 49]

Is it plastic? Could it be from a very late engine where numbers were low perhaps?

[Keith.P]

Looks like an S12 float bowl.
atco lawnmowers used them.

[supersaint61]

yes it's plastic with 2 bleed holes i either side .. i think a good idea much easier to tighten / untighten

[Charles uk]

An expensive job for a toolmaker in the pre CNC days, if it's that early, putting that Seagull text onto the tooling, perhaps a prototype to encourage Seagull not to move all their carb purchases for the 64cc models in the Amal direction.

[Oyster 49]

One of these perhaps? Looks very similar?

[supersaint61]

more pic's in situ

[Oyster 49]

The "Made for British Seagull" makes it official. So an interesting find. I suspect from the later days of seagull perhaps.

[headdownarseup]

Yep, i'd guess possibly towards the very end of the Villiers carb era before the change to a Bing.
Very late 1970's possibly.

Having the seagull scripting on it does make it look rather official doesn't it, but they do turn up on other applications as well, not just outboard motors.

Jon

[cobbadog]

I have seen that style of float bowl used on Villiers stationary engines and quite possibly ones made here in Oz. Also I have seen them on early Atco mowers but are alloy and not plastic.

[flyguy]

One of these perhaps? Looks very similar?

I'm still recovering from my opp and watching TV, I just saw one of these on an Villiers excelsior motor bike freeview shed and buried
I need to get out more

[Collector Inspector]

I just love an oddity aye!

BnC

[Nudge]

It's ribbed for extra pleasure!