Deliverance

[Olds]

It's from a Massey Ferguson tractor. Mrs Olds nearly peed herself laughing when she found out as she thinks the trike looks like one
At £21 including delivery wasn't worth making one. A magnet behind the bed holds the lid up when open.

[Manky Monkey]

Very nice Dave. Made for the job!
Not melting the points by using the wrong coil are you?

[terry t]

Went for a ride yesterday and performance started to drop off. Ignition felt retarded.
When I pulled off the distributor cap I noticed small specs of blue inside. The heel of the points are wearing at an incredible rate, yes the points cam is smooth and the felt pad is oiled.
The points are the ones that came with the engine. They looked new ( just like the pistons, valves etc.) so I left them in.
I know there are some dodgy points sets out there, so today will look for some of better quality and maybe look into electronic for the future.
One day I will ride the thing and not find another problem 

its taken me 4 years Dave. think its ok now just under 800 trouble free miles since Jan this year

[Manky Monkey]

100 trouble free miles in my truck -now I've got to replace a bent pushrod.
The joys of customising!

[triker_Chewie]

toolbox looks great! like it grew there

[Olds]

  Not perhaps the best location access wise but it's out of the way and the styling suits the trike. Would have made a good battery box with a bity of work.

Not melting the points by using the wrong coil are you?

Nope, 12v coil, no ballast resistor. The points show no signs of burning, just the heel feels like it made from recycled Tupperware.

[fifer]

I have had the heel on a set of modern points wear down in a couple of days .
When I checked the heel I found that it was so soft that I could dig my nail into the material  
Is your distributor the newer type with the sliding points operated by the plastic white fork which sits over the pin on the baseplate { often usually coloured Blue } or the earlier points { often usually coloured Red }?

EARLY POINTS
LUCAS ................. PART NUMBER ....... DSB108
CI........................ PART NUMBER ....... CS132
INTERMOTOR ....... PART NUMBER ....... 22580
MINISPARES ......... PART NUMBER ....... GCS2118
MOTAQUIP ........... PART NUMBER ....... VCS108
QUINTON HAZELL . PART NUMBER ....... XCS132
UNIPART ............. PART NUMBER ....... GCS3004

LATER SLIDING  POINTS
LUCAS ................. PART NUMBER ....... DSB191{C}
CI........................ PART NUMBER ....... CS179
INTERMOTOR ....... PART NUMBER ....... 23451E
MINISPARES ......... PART NUMBER ....... GCS2261
MOTORCRAFT ....... PART NUMBER ....... EDP109
QUINTON HAZELL . PART NUMBER ....... XCS179
UNIPART ............. PART NUMBER ....... GCS3005
.
.

[Olds]

When I checked the heel I found that it was so soft that I could dig my nail into the material 

Same here
It's the newer type with the plastic fork.
Just spent Half an hour reading your site and getting part numbers. 
Must admit I'm generally not a fan of electronic ignition conversions after having a couple fail on me At least with points I can see what's happening.

[Olds]

Just been out enjoying an evening bumble around, when there was an horrendous racket coming from the front of the trike. I pulled over straight away, thinking something drastic / terminal had gone wrong. Seems a small stone flicked up from the front wheel, got into the fan cage and as  the fan smashed it around  was merrily trying to destroy the radiator fins. Luckily no real damage has been done
Looks like a fine mesh guard will be the next thing to fit.
Must admit, that despite a few teething problems, riding the trike is fun. Folk smile and wave and when I'm parked up, come over and ask daft questions. Mrs Old would say, they are laughing at the old fool, on his three wheeled tractor.
But I don't care.

[Manky Monkey]

That's the whole point ain't it Dave. They are fun.
I used to get bike riders telling me that only cripples rode trikes -their words not mine -& that they were the worst of both worlds cos you got wet like a bike & stuck in traffic like a car. But my little Reliants were as nimble in traffic as most 2 wheelers & were a completely different riding experience to a bike. I loved just going up & down through the gears & steering into corners etc.
I used to have a girlfriend who wasn't into bikes at all, but would come out for the occasional Sunday pub lunch trip on the trike. She knew nothing about the Reliant, but soon learnt the answers to all the usual questions cos she'd get asked them every time we stopped for petrol or whatever.

[trikerpete]

I have had the heel on a set of modern points wear down in a couple of days .
When I checked the heel I found that it was so soft that I could dig my nail into the material 
Is your distributor the newer type with the sliding points operated by the plastic white fork which sits over the pin on the baseplate { often usually coloured Blue } or the earlier points { often usually coloured Blue }?

EARLY POINTS
LUCAS ................. PART NUMBER ....... DSB108
CI........................ PART NUMBER ....... CS132
INTERMOTOR ....... PART NUMBER ....... 22580
MINISPARES ......... PART NUMBER ....... GCS2118
MOTAQUIP ........... PART NUMBER ....... VCS108
QUINTON HAZELL . PART NUMBER ....... XCS132
UNIPART ............. PART NUMBER ....... GCS3004

LATER SLIDING  POINTS
LUCAS ................. PART NUMBER ....... DSB191{C}
CI........................ PART NUMBER ....... CS179
INTERMOTOR ....... PART NUMBER ....... 23451E
MINISPARES ......... PART NUMBER ....... GCS2261
MOTORCRAFT ....... PART NUMBER ....... EDP109
QUINTON HAZELL . PART NUMBER ....... XCS179
UNIPART ............. PART NUMBER ....... GCS3005
.

Please look at following photos, would you say these points/dizzy are of the "early" or "late" type?

[trikerpete]

Any idea what year would they change from being "early" to "late"?
 
Fifer......any chance you can make a new thread (sticky) showing part numbers/years etc of consumable reliant parts?

Sorry for jumping your thread Dave 

[Olds]

Thems is early 

[tbone]

Any idea what year would they change from being "early" to "late"?
 
Fifer......any chance you can make a new thread (sticky) showing part numbers/years etc of consumable reliant parts?

Sorry for jumping your thread Dave 

you mean like this one?....http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=6726.0

I REALLY AM NOT GONNA BOTHER ANYMORE

[terry t]

what engine cc and number is yours Pete
DISTRIBUTOR
750cc engine up to no 7941  lucas 23d4
750cc engine from  no 7942  lucas 43d4
850cc engine                     lucas 45d4
type 23d4 and43d4 centrifugal
type 45d4             centrifugal and vacuum

like tbone say its all on here just do a search